Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.
Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.
If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.
CookUnity is redefining the way people experience food at home by connecting independent chefs with customers through a unique, chef-to-consumer platform. As the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), you will serve as a key strategic partner to the CFO and executive team, bringing financial discipline, forward-looking insights, and deep business understanding to help scale a vertically integrated, multi-marketplace business. This role requires a hands-on and data-driven executive who can lead a high-performing FP&A team, partner cross-functionally with senior leadership, and provide financial insights that shape the company's strategy.
📍 Location Note: Please note that this is a hybrid role based out of our Brooklyn headquarters.
Responsibilities:- Lead the corporate financial planning processes, long-range planning, and rolling forecasts.
- Serve as a thought partner to the CFO and executive leadership, offering actionable insights on business performance, risks, and opportunities.
- Build and maintain strategic financial models and scenario analyses that inform decisions across pricing strategy, capacity planning, culinary investment, new market expansion, and customer LTV/CAC tradeoffs.
- Own company-wide financial dashboards and KPIs, ensuring timely, accurate reporting on business performance.
- Present financial results, forecasts, and business drivers to the executive team and board of directors.
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing FP&A team.
- Drive automation, scalability, and rigor in FP&A systems and processes, enabling faster decision-making across a complex operational model.
- Partner with leaders across Culinary, Growth, Product, Operations, and Supply Chain to align resource planning with business priorities and deliver financial accountability.
- Support go-to-market strategy, resource planning, and pricing decisions with rigorous financial analysis.
- Partner with the accounting team to ensure alignment on reporting, close processes, and variance analysis.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required.
- MBA, CFA preferred.
Leadership & Personal Characteristics
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and high intellectual horsepower.
- Excellent communicator with the ability to simplify complex data into compelling narratives for executives.
- Operates with a high degree of integrity and ownership.
- Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with a bias for action.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and leading through change.
Success Metrics
- Timely, accurate, and insightful financial forecasts and performance reporting.
- Strategic impact on key business decisions.
- Scalable FP&A processes and systems implemented.
- Engagement and development of a high-performing FP&A team.
- Improved financial transparency and alignment across departments.
We believe great leadership starts with alignment on vision, values, and ways of working. To give you deeper insight into who we are and what we’re looking for, we invite you to explore CookUnity's Leadership Principles – The values and behaviors that guide how we operate, collaborate, and scale.
We hope this provides valuable insight into our culture and product vision. If this excites you, we’d love to connect!
Benefits🩺 Health Insurance coverage
🌅 401k Plan
📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1
🌟 Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus
⛱ Unlimited PTO
🗓️ 5-year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
🐣 Paid Family leave
🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises
🥘 A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly
🧘🏽♀️ Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle
👩🏾🏫 Personalized Spanish coach
🌟 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!
If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application, and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!
CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
A quick note for all candidates
We’ve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry, and we want to make sure you (and your data) stay safe while applying to CookUnity. We also want you to know that we take this seriously — sometimes, as part of our process, we may ask for a brief “proof of humanity” to confirm that we’re connecting with a real person, not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us:
- Apply only through our official channels. All open roles are listed on our official careers page: careers.cookunity.com
- Our recruiters are real people — and easy to verify. You can always find them on LinkedIn with verified profiles. If you’re unsure, feel free to reach out to us on our official LinkedIn Company Page.
- We only communicate through official CookUnity channels. That means emails ending in @cookunity.com and interviews held through official company platforms (Google Meet or Zoom) — never WhatsApp, Telegram, or SMS.
- We’ll never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does, please don’t share any information and let us know right away.
If something ever feels off or you’re unsure about a message, we’d much rather you double-check with us. You can always contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We appreciate your interest in joining CookUnity — and we care about keeping your experience (and safety) as genuine as possible.
CookUnity Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CookUnity and has not been reviewed or approved by CookUnity.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is presented as broad, with unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, and a four-week paid sabbatical after five years.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is positioned as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision plans stated in job materials and postings.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle perks are highlighted through monthly meal credits, wellness subsidies, and language coaching, alongside other culture and food-related benefits.
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CookUnity is the first Chef-Direct Subscription service—a chef-to-food lover marketplace connecting the country's most talented chefs with eaters (consumers). We’re changing meal delivery by bringing small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters across the country. Every week, a diverse collective of all-star chefs craft their signature, ready-to-eat dishes for an elevated at-home dining experience.
