Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Job purpose

Key accountabilities

• Lead the end-to-end FP&A process and publish the annual, rolling forecast, business planning, close, and reporting calendars.
• Lead budgeting and business planning across Retail, Cafés, and support functions, including assumptions, templates, consolidation, and management presentation.
• Prepare rolling monthly and quarterly forecasts for the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow, with risks, opportunities, and landing positions.
• Drive the monthly financial statements closing process and review reporting packs for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and quality of commentary.
• Lead monthly management reviews with the CFO, CEO, and divisional heads and track agreed actions to closure.
• Perform variance analysis and act as finance business partner to Retail, Cafés, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Production.
• Lead outlet and café profitability analysis, including P&Ls, footfall, transaction value, contribution margin, break-even analysis, and underperforming outlet reviews.
• Prepare business cases and feasibility studies using NPV, IRR, payback, and sensitivity analysis and conduct post-investment reviews.
• Drive product, category, and menu margin analysis, including pricing, promotions, recipe costing, production costs, gross margin, and mix impact.
• Transform FP&A reporting through ERP and BI automation, process redesign, control improvements, and shorter close cycles.
• Support audits, capital expenditure planning, cost control, working capital analysis, and cash flow management.
• Develop the FP&A team through knowledge sharing, cross-training, process documentation, objectives, and quality reviews.

Experience requirements

• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or business finance, including managerial or team leadership experience.
• Big Four professional firm background with strong audit and financial reporting grounding is essential.
• F&B industry experience is essential, ideally with retail and multi-outlet operations.
• Manufacturing or production experience with product costing and cost of production analysis is essential.
• Experience handling statutory and internal audits end-to-end, including schedules and audit query resolution.
• Experience with monthly financial statement closing and reviewing reporting packs for consolidation or corporate teams.
• Track record of finance process transformation and automation with measurable improvements.
• Advanced financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis capability.
• Hands-on ERP experience with SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics and BI experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills and the ability to produce board-quality analysis and presentations.
• Working knowledge of IFRS, internal controls, governance frameworks, and delegation of authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, commercial, prioritization, and team leadership skills.

Qualifications and licenses

• Qualified Chartered Accountant, ACCA, or ICAEW credential is mandatory.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or Economics.
• Power BI certification.

Language and stakeholder skills

• Proficiency in written and spoken English is required.
• Arabic proficiency is an advantage.
• Ability to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders and explain financial results to non-finance audiences.

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