FPandA Manager

Driven to create unique home-grown food concepts that bring people together, the Independent Food Company is a UAE-based hospitality company with multiple concepts under its umbrella – SALT, Parkers, Public, Somewhere, Kumo and Shalwa.

Responsibilities

We are currently recruiting for an experienced FP&A Manager to join our Finance team, based out of our HQ in Dubai. As the Financial Planning & Analyst the incumbent will play a critical role in driving financial performance and strategic decision-making within the Group. Reporting to the Director of Finance, the FP&A Analyst will be responsible for the following key areas:

• Strategic FP&A and Business Planning
• Own the annual budget and forecasts
• Monitor and control budget – question departments and operations when they are not within the set budgets.
• Consolidate P&L and financial results across stores/outlets, business units, or franchises.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, and cost control team to manage COGS, labor costs, and inventory turnover.
• Support CAPEX planning and budgeting for exiting outlets upgrade, expansion plan, and outlet refresh activities.
• Perform scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to assess the impact of market shifts, input costs, and expansion plans.
• Commercial Business Partnering
• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Operations, and Real-estate teams to provide financial insights.
• Provide financial input into new product launches, campaigns, and sales channel optimisation.
• Analyse menu item profitability , customer retention, customer preferences, and product mix shifts.
• Partner with supply chain to manage vendor contracts, price inflation risks, and rebates.
• Financial Modelling & Feasibility
  
  

Build financial models and feasibility studies to support strategic decisions as:

• New outlets opening
• Product Launch, market entry or exit
• Pricing change
• Campaigns/activation
• Evaluate payback period, NPV, IRR, breakeven analysis, and scenario outcomes for key initiatives.
• Budget Control & Monitoring
• Establish and monitor department- and outlet-level budgets, ensuring adherence and early identification of variances.
• Lead monthly budget reviews with department heads and outlet managers, analyzing variances vs. actuals
• Ensure robust cost control, especially across COGS, labor, marketing spend, and discounts.
• Track and report on budget utilization rates, flagging risks and recommending course corrections.
• Drive budget discipline by embedding accountability and transparency across the business.
• Enforce adherence to financial policies and spending thresholds, ensuring internal controls are respected.
• Channel and Outlet Performance Analysis
• Analyse performance across dine-in, delivery, takeaway, and third-party platforms (e.g., Talabat, Deliveroo).
• Monitor brand-level and outlet-level P&Ls, identifying under performing units or margin leakage.
• Support expansion, franchising models, or entry into new market segments.
• Return of Investment Analytics
• Evaluate campaigns, activation, discount programs, loyalty schemes, and menu engineering.
• Track spend effectiveness by channel, time period, and customer segment.
• Recommend changes to pricing and promotional strategy to optimise profitability.
• Reporting and Insights
• Develop actionable reporting dashboards for sales, margin, and store performance.
• Present monthly and quarterly business reviews to senior leadership.
• Provide clear, commercial financial insights to drive real-time decisions.
  
  

Role Deliverables

• Monthly financial reporting packs with sales, margin, and outlet-level breakdowns
• Menu pricing and PLU-level profitability analysis
• Annual budget and rolling forecast packs
• Actual vs budget reports
• Investment/Expenses effectiveness analysis
• Outlet/brand-level P&Ls
• Financial Models for new store launches, refurbishments, and market expansions
• Monthly KPI results and reports
• Operations Financial Targets
• Exec board presentations and performance briefings
  
  

To be considered for this role, you will have a minimum of 5 years experience working as part of an F&B or FMCG or multi-division retail business. You will possess strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a passion for leveraging financial insights to support business growth and profitability.

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