Financial Analyst - Development

The Financial Analyst is responsible for providing analytical and financial support across all areas of the Business with a focus on the Development team, including Real Estate & Asset Management, Construction & Design, and Facilities support teams. This position will play a key role in the company’s financial planning function as well as driving operational efficiency through reporting and analysis. The role will partner with leadership and senior managers to analyze new site opportunities, monitor key performance metrics, analyze the company’s financial results, and identify business trends.

The essential functions in this job description are not all-inclusive of this position’s duties and responsibilities. Reliable and dependable attendance is required.

• Business & Operations Analysis: Perform ongoing analysis of business results, focused on variance versus expectations, understanding changes in trends in both company, restaurant and category performance, and identifying and elevating potential issues. Support all business analysis with accurate analytical models, using a variety of data and assumptions, and easily explained to executive management
• Data Gathering: Query various data sources using SQL and systems to support recurring and new reporting and analysis, including P&L, performance metrics, restaurant attributes, organization structure, etc.
• Data Maintenance: Maintain and clean various data inputs and sources to support the acquisition and updating of restaurant attributes and related documentation supporting company-wide data sets
• Reporting: Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting to support the Development Team, Finance Team, executive management, and others across the Company, including Board Decks
• Project Support: Provide support to key members of teams working on executing company initiatives and analysis of component level performance, including location intelligence initiatives
• Planning: Provide support to the Development Finance team preparing annual operating and financial plans
• Ad Hoc: Provide ad hoc analytical support to the Development Finance team, including Earnings Call support

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or analytical discipline with 1+ years of corporate financial planning and analysis, data analytics, or performance measurement experience
• Intermediate Excel skills and proficient in PowerPoint
• Solid understanding of corporate finance and performance reporting
• Analytical skills and ability to understand First Watch’s business model through metrics and analysis
• Effective communication skills in presenting results

First Watch is the leading Daytime Dining concept serving made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch using the freshest ingredients available. Guided by its “Follow the Sun” culinary philosophy, First Watch’s chef-driven menu rotates multiple times per year to feature the highest-quality flavors at their peak, offering elevated executions of classic favorites, fresh juices like the Kale Tonic, and fan favorites such as the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Quinoa Power Bowl and signature Million Dollar Bacon. For every kid’s meal served, First Watch proudly donates a portion to organizations and causes making a positive impact to our communities – raising approximately $2.0 million to date. A recipient of many “Best Breakfast” and “Best Brunch” awards, First Watch was voted #1 Best Breakfast by Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2025, and also named 2025 and 2024’s #1 Most Loved Workplace in America by the Best Practice Institute – an accolade most recently featured in The Wall Street Journal – after appearing on the list in 2022 and 2023, as well. With a commitment to quality, hospitality and community, First Watch is redefining Daytime Dining across more than 630 First Watch restaurants in 32 states. For more information, visit www.firstwatch.com.

First Watch is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, First Watch will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.