Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Requirements

• An undergraduate accounting, finance, business or related degree is required.
• MBA or other advanced finance degree (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, financial forecasting, modeling, strategic planning, and financial analysis experience in a multi-location organization with progressively greater leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated proficiency communicating verbally and in writing both within the corporation and externally.
• Experience in hospitality/retail industry is valuable.
• Pro-active and a self-starter, with an ability to manage key stakeholders.
• Good leadership and management skills with a proven ability to motivate and develop others, resolve conflict, and manage time.
• Strong interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability create and maintain collaborative professional relationships.
• Available to travel throughout the Americas, on occasion (for on-site support where needed).
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Advanced Excel skills associated with large volumes of data, data management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Leading FP&A, including budget, forecasts, reporting and business support for designated sites (currently 4 sites, scope may increase or change in the future).
• Compiling Income statements, provide comments and highlight key takeaways and issues.
• Leading weekly and monthly meetings with General Managers of the sites and Managing Director of Operations, covering business performance, areas of opportunities and risks.
• Developing and preparing monthly financials reviews vs budget and prior year, for Income Statement and Balance Sheet. Working closely with the accounting team to ensure financials are accurate (including accruals).
• Developing relationships with sites key stakeholders and advise on financial issues & concerns. Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and scenario analysis as needed.
• Tracking and reporting KPI metrics to formulate business decisions on sales price, volume and cost structure.
• Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
• Spending time with sites teams to understand their challenges and supporting them.
• Working closely with sites’ General Managers to develop budgets and forecasts in line with HQ guidance. Areas of focus: sales daily / weekly phasing accuracy, food & beverage margins, wages and direct operational expenses.
• Document assumptions for forecast and budget.
• Reporting data into TM1 on a timely manner (i.e. meet deadlines provided by HQ).
• As requested, involved in defining revenue and costs assumptions for new openings.
• As needed, work on special projects for the Americas region.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality/retail industry is valuable.