Financial Planning & Analysis / Business Finance Manager

We are hiring a Trading FP&A / Business Finance Manager to lead performance reporting, dashboards, forecasting, and strategic planning across outlets, CPU and roastery.

You will build structured reporting and analytics that enable Operations and Leadership to act weekly with clarity on profitability, productivity, and cash impact.

Own the weekly trading cycle: performance analysis, insights, actions, and follow-through

Produce outlet performance scorecards and rank performance across key KPIs

Lead weekly trading reviews with Operations (clear actions, owners, deadlines)

2) Dashboards, KPI Framework & “Single Version of Truth”

Design and maintain performance dashboards (e.g., Power BI / similar) for:

Sales (transactions, AOV, mix, daypart trends)

Margin (category margin, price/mix effects, waste/variance signals)

Labor productivity (hours vs sales, efficiency KPIs)

Leakage controls (discounts, voids, refunds, comps)

Outlet contribution and profitability drivers

Define KPI definitions, data mapping, and governance (outlet/CPU/roastery/projects)

Improve automation and consistency of reporting across ERP/POS/inventory inputs

Lead rolling forecasting (12 months forward), including base/downside/upside scenarios

Build driver-based models: transactions, AOV, mix, COGS inflation, labor productivity, rent, utilities, capex, working capital

Lead annual budget process with cross-functional inputs (Operations, Procurement, CPU, Roastery, Projects)

Build and maintain a driver-based 3Y/5Y plan (outlet expansion, CPU/roastery capacity, capex, profitability and cash impact)

Track performance vs plan and translate gaps into measurable initiatives and targets

Support pricing decisions, promotions, and menu changes with ROI and margin impact analysis

Support outlet openings and capex proposals (payback/ROI and ramp assumptions)

Partner with Procurement and Cost Control on savings initiatives, supplier price variance, waste reduction and yield improvements

6–10+ years in FP&A / Trading Finance / Business Finance (multi-site retail or F&B strongly preferred)

Demonstrated experience building dashboards and reporting frameworks (Power BI or similar)

Strong forecasting, budgeting and driver-based modelling capability

Able to partner with Operations with confidence and credibility; high standards and strong follow-through

Advanced Excel/Sheets and strong financial communication

supporting CPU/commissary/roastery/manufacturing economics (yield, shrink, batch costing, transfers)

improving reporting automation and data quality across systems

Abu Dhabi, UAE (with regular outlet/site engagement)