Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

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At Shake Shack, our mission is to Stand For Something Good in all that we do. From our teams to our neighborhoods, we're committed to always doing the right thing. As one of the fastest-growing hospitality brands, we're all about crafting unforgettable experiences for our guests. We offer endless learning opportunities and the chance to make a lasting impact on our business, restaurants, and communities. As a member of the #ShackFam, you’ll have access to hands-on mentorship, training, and growth potential, all in a fun and inclusive environment.

Join us and Be a Part of Something Good.

The 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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About Us

Beginning as a hot dog cart in New York City’s Madison Square Park, Shake Shack was created by Danny Meyer, Founder and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group and best-selling author of Setting the Table. Shack Fans lined up daily, making the cart a resounding success, and donating all proceeds back to the park beautification efforts.  A permanent stand was eventually built…and the rest is Shack history! With our roots in fine dining and giving back to the community, we are committed to high quality food served with a high level of hospitality. Our team members enjoy a positive work environment that is deeply committed to the philosophy that we "Stand for Something Good."

Shake Shack is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability (mental and physical), sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital, military and veteran status.