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Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Americana Restaurants · Sharjah, Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates

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Job Purpose:The Manager – FP&A is responsible for preparing accurate and timely financial actuals, budgets, and forecasts across multiple markets and brands. The role analyzes P&L performance, validates results, and explains variances to ensure numbers are reliable and actionable. By sharing insights and action plans with the leadership, and brand and country teams, the role supports effective decision-making, strong financial governance, and consistent business performance aligned with the organisation’s objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual actuals, budgets, and forecasts across markets and brands to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting.Analyze P&L performance across revenue, costs, and margins for the restaurant network to identify key drivers and performance trends.Validate financial results through detailed checks, reconciliations, and reasonability analysis to ensure data accuracy and reliability.Explain variances versus budget, forecast, and prior periods using root-cause analysis to enable clear understanding of business performance.Consolidate and summarize financial results across Americana to provide a coherent and comparable performance view.Present financial insights, key risks, and action plans to leadership, Audit Committee, Board, brand and country teams to support informed decision-making.Partner with brand and country stakeholders to address performance gaps and track actions to improve financial outcomes and execution discipline.Support continuous improvement in FP&A processes, reporting, and tools to enhance efficiency, consistency, and insight quality.Qualifications and Experience:Chartered Accountant, CPA, CFA qualification from a reputed institution.5–8 years of experience in FP&A, financial planning, commercial finance, or related roles.Hands-on experience in preparing actuals, budgets, and forecasts, with strong P&L analysis exposure.Experience supporting senior leadership and engaging with multiple stakeholders across markets or business units.