Panera is looking for an individual with a strong finance or financial planning background to serve as a key member of its team responsible for financial planning, forecasting and analysis efforts.

Personal competencies for success include the ability to master both strategic and operational issues, the ability to handle multiple competing priorities, outstanding teamwork and collaboration skills, excellent communication and relationship skills, a positive "can-do" attitude, good judgment, flexibility, curiosity, and knowing what you don't know.

If you have strong quantitative abilities, a keen attention to detail and enjoy applying those skills to solving complex business problems, we'd like to hear from you. We will ask you to leverage your talent and experience to contribute meaningfully to our business and culture; and we'll give you the information, tools, and mentors you need to succeed.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Plan and forecast financial results using a variety of data and assumptions.Leverage new and emerging tools and technology to drive improvements in the planning and reporting processes.Deliver impactful weekly and monthly reporting packages to company leadership leveraging analytical and data visualization tools.Communicate key findings to senior business leaders both in person and via presentations.Own end-to-end financial analyses in support of critical decision-making and collaborate broadly across the organization.Bring a Finance perspective and understanding of your area of responsibility to cross-functional teams and decision-making processes.Adapt quickly to changing organizational and team priorities - be ready to quickly jump into intellectually challenging problems facing the broader organization.

Qualifications (Education & Experience):

3+ years in either a corporate finance or planning role, an accounting firm, consulting, or investment banking firm.Strong strategic, analytical, and problem-solving skillsHigh level of demonstrated quantitative and finance skills in educational and professional records.Proficiency in Excel and other analytical softwareFamiliarity with planning, dashboard, and data visualization software toolsPersonal commitment to excellence and appetite for successGreat sense of judgment and the humility to ask for advice.An attention to detail, a willingness to roll up your sleeves, and an intense drive to "get it right"
 

Working Conditions:

This position will work out of our Newton Support Center on a hybrid basis.

Physical Requirements:

While performing this job, the incumbent is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, & use hands and fingers to operate keyboards.

Direct Reports:

This position will have 0 direct reports.

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