FP&A Manager - Commissary
At Call Your Mother we believe that great food is made even better with amazing service and having fun together. CYM is a neighborhood bagel shop and deli with locations in the DMV area, Colorado, Chicago, and Philadelphia on the way! We're looking for new team members with positive attitudes and an eagerness to learn who are as excited about good food & GOOD VIBES.
We’re hiring a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager based in Washington, DC!
This FP&A Manager plays a critical role in supporting the financial performance of Call Your Mother's Commissaries (our bakery locations – where all the magic–and dough–is made), supply chain, and production operations. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role will partner closely with Operations, Commissary Leadership, Culinary, and Supply Chain teams to provide financial insights that improve profitability, efficiency, and decision-making.
This position will own financial planning and analysis related to commissary production, recipe costing, food manufacturing economics, inventory, and distribution. The FP&A Manager will help develop production forecasts, analyze labor and throughput efficiency, support menu pricing decisions, and ensure the company has clear visibility into the true cost of goods produced.
As CYM continues its rapid growth, this role will help build scalable financial processes and reporting tools that support a growing commissary operation while also contributing to broader company budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning initiatives.
The ideal candidate combines strong financial modeling and analytical skills with a curiosity for operations. They enjoy partnering with cross-functional teams, digging into data, identifying opportunities for improvement, and translating complex operational information into actionable financial insights.
Company Core Values & Expectations:
- Vibrant – You are abundantly happy, fun, passionate, playful, and kind
- Integrity – You are honest, caring, real, and always strive to do the right thing and take pride in what you do
- Belonging – You will work as a team to make people feel welcome
- Energy – You are active, proactive, and work hard to make things happen
- Seize the Moment – You make the most of every guest opportunity by saying yes and by trying new things, and by being original
As a CYM team member, you’ll make an impact by:
- Creating extraordinary moments for guests
- Contributing to our business with your ideas and feedback
- Supporting and lifting up our communities and neighborhoods
- Being yourself and making genuine relationships with other team members and guests
Your responsibilities will be:
Commissary Costing & Profitability Analysis
- Own recipe and product costing models, including ingredients, packaging, production labor, and distribution costs.
- Partner with Culinary and Commissary teams to evaluate new products, recipe changes, and menu innovation through a financial lens.
- Develop and maintain standard costing methodologies to improve visibility into product-level profitability.
- Support menu pricing decisions through detailed margin and cost analysis.
Production Forecasting & Capacity Planning
- Partner with Commissary and Operations teams to develop production forecasts based on sales trends, seasonality, and growth plans.
- Analyze production volumes, yields, and labor requirements to improve forecasting accuracy.
- Support capacity planning and investment decisions related to commissary growth and expansion.
Supply Chain Finance
- Monitor commodity, ingredient, packaging, and freight costs and assess impacts on margins.
- Develop reporting on key supply chain metrics including purchasing trends, inventory performance, waste, and distribution costs.
- Partner with Supply Chain leadership to identify cost savings opportunities and operational efficiencies.
Operational Performance & Efficiency
- Analyze commissary labor productivity, throughput, yields, waste, and other key operational metrics.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase profitability across commissary operations.
- Build financial models that quantify the impact of process improvements and operational initiatives.
Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Support company-wide budgeting and forecasting processes with a focus on commissary, supply chain, and cost of goods sold.
- Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support strategic planning and decision-making.
- Monitor actual results against forecasts and provide actionable insights to leadership.
Management Reporting & Decision Support
- Build and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and reporting packages that provide visibility into commissary and supply chain performance.
- Present financial analyses and recommendations to Commissary Leadership, Operations, and Executive Management.
- Support board, investor, and leadership reporting related to gross margin performance, supply chain initiatives, and operational investments.
You’ll be a great addition to the CYM team if you have:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in FP&A, operational finance, supply chain finance, manufacturing finance, or related analytical roles.
- Experience supporting food manufacturing, commissary operations, restaurant groups, consumer packaged goods, distribution, or multi-unit retail businesses strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of cost accounting, product costing, inventory, labor analysis, and gross margin management.
- Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills with expertise in Excel and business intelligence/reporting tools.
- Experience building forecasts, operational dashboards, and KPI reporting.
- Ability to partner effectively with both operational and finance teams.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial information into actionable operational insights.
- High level of ownership, attention to detail, and continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, sitting, standing, bending, and moving intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.
You’ll love working at CYM because:
- Competitive base salary of $130,000/year plus bonus opportunity.
- Exciting opportunities for growth and development! With CYM’s continued expansion, this role offers a strong foundation to grow your leadership skills and take the next step in your career.
- Great people, real support, and incredible VIBES. We’re focused on a positive, people-first culture where everyone feels they belong and they’re supported. You’ll find a team that’s welcoming, celebrates wins together, and most importantly, keeps things fun every day!
- Great benefits (our team agrees!) Health, dental, and vision insurance (for full-time staff averaging 30+ hours/week), 4% employer match 401k, paid vacation, and paid parental leave, Employee Assistance Program, free Call Your Mother staff meals, free fitness and wellness classes, free English/Spanish classes and DuoLingo reimbursement, team building activities, and more.
We provide equal opportunities to everyone who works for us and every applicant. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We enthusiastically celebrate the diversity of our team and believe that talent, passion, and experience are the only relevant criteria for considering new team members.