Sr Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Department Overview

The FP&A Senior Manager will be part of the Technology Finance team within the Corporate FP&A Group. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide financial expertise, direction, and strategic thought partnership to our cutting-edge Global Technology team. 

As the Senior Manager of Technology FP&A, you will play a critical role in managing the financial performance and planning of one of our largest and most complex Global business units.  

Duties

• Business Case Development: Develop comprehensive business cases for major technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and financial objectives. This includes analyzing costs, benefits, risks, and alternatives to support decision-making processes as well as modeling restaurant impacts and working with accounting. 
• Business Case Value Realization and Management Reporting: Lead financial analysis and evaluation of value realization for quarterly presentations to Global SLT for transformational business cases (e.g. Edge, GRNT, Archie, etc.).  This will require the ability to navigate complex work streams and lead high-impact financial modeling in addition to sharing clear insights to Senior Management. 
• Strategic Planning: Manage ongoing communication and engagement with stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of projects, providing regular updates on financial performance, risks, and opportunities, and adjusting plans as needed to ensure successful outcomes. 
• Financial Business Partner: Collaborate closely with key stakeholders across various departments and levels of the organization, including senior executives, department leaders, and project teams, to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and secure buy-in for proposed initiatives. 
• Leadership and Team Development: Proven leadership ability to inspire and develop high-performing cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to drive organizational success. 
• Cross-Functional Team Management: Lead cross-functional teams to deliver results through both direct employees and indirect reporting relationships. 
• Change Management: Manage organizational change and drive process improvements to adapt to dynamic technology and business environments. 
• Financial Analysis: Proficiency in conducting detailed financial analysis, including variance analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and scenario modeling to support strategic decision-making and financial planning. 
• Data Analysis: Skill in correlating large amounts of financial data into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations, leveraging advanced analytical tools and techniques to support informed decision-making. 

Qualifications

• Strategic Leadership: Lead and oversee complex financial models and business cases for large scale multi-year initiatives within Global Technology. 

• Effective Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders, including senior management. 

• Team Development: Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented work environment. 

• Change Leadership: Ability to navigate and lead through organizational change, including process improvements, system implementations, and business transformation initiatives. 

• Strategic Insight: Strong strategic mindset with the ability to translate financial analysis into actionable insights and recommendations to drive business growth and efficiency. 

• Cross-Functional Influence: Ability to manage through cross-functional teams to deliver results from direct employees and indirect reporting relationships. 

• Problem Solving: Strong and thoughtful analytics to solve problems and resolve conflicts. 

• Stakeholder Management: Ability to influence stakeholders with a collaborative approach to building trust and credibility across the organization. 

• Independent and Collaborative Work: Desire to work independently amid ambiguity, while also collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve collective goals. 

• Adaptability: Proven track record of managing competing priorities, meeting tight deadlines, and adapting to rapidly changing business environments. 

• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with all disciplines, levels, and cultures and build relationships. 

• Analytical Storytelling: Strong analytical skills and storytelling abilities, with experience in synthesizing complex financial data into compelling narratives and actionable insights. 

• Proactive Mindset: A strategic mindset, bias towards action, and skepticism of the status quo, with the ability to identify opportunities for improvement and proactively drive initiatives to achieve business objectives. 

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $130,434.00 - $163,042.00 per year
 
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.