FP&A Manager - Bethesda, MD

Dufry Careers•East Rutherford, NJ

64d•Onsite

About The Position

Purpose: The Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for leading business and financial analysis for F&B and retail business, conducting analysis to identify cost optimization and efficiency opportunities, managing budget targets and periodic/quarterly forecast processes, leading analysis for strategic and tactical initiatives of the operations group, interacting with senior field management to facilitate operations decision making process.

Requirements

Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 5 years:
In a technical role: Requires 5 years of experience engaged in delivering financial analysis programs
A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 2 of the 5-year requirement
An MBA or a master’s level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 1 year of 5-year requirement
In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience
Training that leads to an in-depth understanding of the SAP Financials and/or other Enterprise Resource Planning systems experience (Anaplan / Hyperion / Business Warehouse experience preferred)
Requires advanced Excel and financial modeling skills (VBA, Power BI, Power Query strongly preferred)
Proven experience in managing, transforming, and analyzing large, complex data sets to drive actionable insights
Business acumen and also has the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of FP&A planning and to advance the organization’s goals
Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstances
Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through working with team members to achieve common goals

Responsibilities

Supports financial and business analysis for F&B and/or retail business
Conducts analysis to identify cost optimization and efficiency opportunities, prepares associated actions plans and follows up on their execution
Independently prepares ad hoc business analysis to proactively anticipate potential business opportunities and challenges
Prepares analysis to explain business performance, also on a pro-forma and normalized basis
Supports budget setting process and quarterly/periodic operations forecasts; supports planning system development and completeness
Manages preparation of business key performance indicators, with particular focus on industry and traffic trend evolution (e.g. capture)
Provides support to Corporate Finance and Business Analytics teams as well as to other departments in terms of financial analysis