Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis is the strategic financial conscience of Shake Shack: a forward-looking, business-fluent leader who partners directly with the Chief Financial Officer and the broader executive team to shape how we grow, where we invest, and how we deliver against our long-term commitments to shareholders.
This role owns enterprise FP&A, long-range planning, unit economics, and the strategic finance partnership that underpins meaningful decisions across the company. It does not oversee controllership, treasury, tax, or investor relations; instead, it works hand-in-glove with those functions to ensure a unified financial point of view reaches the boardroom, the analyst community, and our operators.
Job Responsibilities & Duties- Enterprise Financial Planning: Serve as the principal FP&A partner to the Chief Financial Officer; build, run, and continuously evolve the annual operating plan, quarterly reforecast cycles, monthly close commentary, and the multi-year long-range plan.
- Strategic Business Partnership: Act as a true business partner to the executive team, translating operational ambition into financial commitments and translating financial constraints into operational priorities.
- Unit Economics & Operating Performance: Drive deep, repeatable analytics around price/mix/traffic, labor productivity, food and paper, four-wall margin, AUV ramp curves, cohort performance, and channel profitability, surfacing the insights that drive same-Shack sales and margin expansion.
- Long-Range & Strategic Planning: Lead the Strategy & Enterprise Planning function; develop the multi-year financial framework that connects strategy, capital plan, P&L outlook, and shareholder expectations, including scenario, sensitivity, and risk-adjusted views.
- Board, Earnings & Investor Narrative Support: Partner closely with the head of Investor Relations to develop the financial narrative for earnings, guidance setting, Investor Day, and Board materials; ensure FP&A produces decision-ready analyses for every quarterly cycle and major external event.
- Team Leadership & Talent Development: Build a best-in-class FP&A organization, creating the bench of next-generation finance leaders; act as career sponsor and coach, and ensure thoughtful coverage planning during team transitions and leaves.
- Systems, Tools & Process Excellence: Continually upgrade planning systems, reporting cadences, and the financial data model; champion modern tooling (Workday, Workday Adaptive Planning, Tableau, Snowflake) and embed a single financial language across the enterprise.
- Cross-Functional Finance Partnership: Partner closely with Controllership, Treasury, Tax, and Investor Relations to ensure FP&A outputs are auditable, defensible, and consistent with external disclosures and capital structure decisions, without owning those functions.
- Culture & Values: Model and reinforce Shake Shack's values and Enlightened Hospitality in every interaction; bring high standards, optimism, and a bias toward action to a publicly traded, growth-oriented business.
Qualifications & Experience- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related quantitative field required.
- 12+ years of progressive corporate finance experience, with a clear track record of FP&A leadership at scale.
- 5+ years managing managers within a finance organization, including building, mentoring, and retaining high-performing teams.
- Public company experience required; demonstrated ability to support earnings, guidance, Board reporting, and SOX-relevant FP&A processes.
- Deep expertise in long-range planning, unit-economic modeling, and ROI analytics for capital-intensive growth businesses.
- Proven success serving as a credible thought partner to senior executives and operating leaders, with the executive presence to influence at the Board and Investor level.
- Strong working knowledge of modern finance systems and analytics tooling; direct experience with Workday, Workday Adaptive Planning, Tableau, and Snowflake is a plus.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to make complex financial concepts simple, actionable, and motivating for non-finance audiences.
- Ability to travel up to 10% across Shake Shack offices (New York, Atlanta) and Shack locations as the business requires.
Preferred Qualifications- Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., MBA, CFA, CPA) is a plus, though not required.
- Multi-unit restaurant, retail, hospitality, or consumer experience, with deep familiarity with four-wall economics, AUV ramp, labor models, and food cost dynamics.
- Familiarity with international licensing economics is helpful.
- Experience operating in a growth-stage, founder-influenced, or values-led public company culture.
- Direct collaboration with Investor Relations and Treasury in support of earnings cycles and capital markets activity.
- Track record of developing finance talent into Director and VP-level successors.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities- Strategic, enterprise-level thinker who naturally connects financial outcomes to operating decisions and brand strategy.
- Strong executive presence and gravitas; persuasive in both small executive forums and large all-team settings.
- High ownership orientation; comfortable making the call, defending the analysis, and updating the view as facts evolve.
- Outstanding coach, teacher, and developer of people; builds finance leaders, not just finance reports.
- Calm and credible under public-company scrutiny; comfortable navigating ambiguity, deadlines, and competing priorities.
- Curious, intellectually honest, and deeply commercial; treats finance as a tool for better decisions rather than an end in itself.
Physical Requirements- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Primarily office-based at Shake Shack's New York, NY Home Office, with prolonged periods of sitting, keyboarding, and screen-based work.
- Periodic travel between the New York and Atlanta offices, Shack locations, and external Board, investor, and conference engagements.
- Occasional lifting and/or moving of up to 25 pounds (laptops, presentation materials).
- Must possess hearing, visual, and sensory abilities sufficient to participate in extended meetings, presentations, and operational site visits.
Benefits at Shake Shack:A work environment where you can come as you are, share your ideas, have fun, and work collaboratively:
- Weekly Pay and Performance bonuses
- Shake Shack Meal Discounts
- Exclusive corporate discounts for travel, electronics, wellness, leisure activities and more
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance*
- Employer Paid Life and Disability Insurance*
- 401k Plan with Company Match*
- Paid Time Off*
- Paid Parental Leave*
- Access to Employee Assistance Program on Day 1
- Pre-Tax Commuter and Parking Benefits
- Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts*
- Development and Growth Opportunities
*Eligibility criteria applies
Pay Range - $255,793.75 - $342,606.25
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