Cinemas Finance Partner & FP&A Leader

MAJID AL FUTTAIM; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment is seeking a Finance Manager to act as a strategic finance partner to Cinemas leadership and operations across multiple markets. The role drives financial and operational insights, supports budgeting, forecasting, and investment decisions, and leads F&B financial performance and commercial decision support.

The candidate will develop KPI dashboards, prepare management reporting, and influence senior leadership on pricing, promotions, and capital initiatives across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a relevant discipline.
• 6–8 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 3 years in FP&A or commercial business partnering.
• Experience partnering with operations in multi-site consumer businesses such as cinema, leisure, retail, F&B, or hospitality; F&B margin or concessions preferred.
• Proven experience in budgets, forecasts, financial analysis, investments, and business cases.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Cinemas operations and commercial teams to evaluate site and portfolio performance, lead performance reviews, and provide variance analysis and recommendations.
• Lead budgeting, rolling forecasts, financial consolidation, and annual operating plans across admissions, F&B, other revenues, and operating costs.
• Develop KPI dashboards and management reporting to provide insights into key financial and operational drivers.
• Support financial evaluations and business cases for new cinema openings, refurbishments, capital investments, and strategic initiatives.
• Act as the lead finance partner for F&B/Concessions, managing P&L performance, margins, COGS, wastage, product mix, and other KPIs.
• Provide financial analysis and commercial recommendations for pricing, menu changes, promotions, new product launches, and operational initiatives.
• Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, Pricing, Marketing, country finance teams, and other stakeholders to identify risks and opportunities.
• Ensure reporting and forecasting consistency across markets while supporting cost optimization and new revenue streams.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

FP&A

Stakeholder management

Excel

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment is seeking a Finance Manager to act as a strategic finance partner to Cinemas leadership and operations across multiple markets. The role drives financial and operational insights, supports budgeting, forecasting, and investment decisions, and leads F&B financial performance and commercial decision support.

The candidate will develop KPI dashboards, prepare management reporting, and influence senior leadership on pricing, promotions, and capital initiatives across