Finance Manager

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

Job description

JOB TITLE
Finance Manager | Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment | Finance Department

ROLE SUMMARY

The Finance Manager – Cinemas Business Partnering acts as a strategic finance partner to Cinemas leadership and operations teams across multiple markets. The role transforms financial and operational data into actionable insights, supports budgeting, forecasting, performance reviews, and investment decisions, while leading F&B financial performance, margin management, and commercial decision support.

ROLE PROFILE

• Partner with Cinemas operations and commercial teams to evaluate site and portfolio performance, lead performance reviews, and provide clear variance analysis and recommended actions.
  
• 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 clear insights into key financial and operational business 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 key performance drivers.
  
• Provide financial analysis and commercial recommendations for F&B 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, opportunities, and improve commercial performance.
  
• Ensure consistent reporting and forecasting across markets while supporting cost optimization, new revenue streams, market expansion, and ad-hoc strategic projects.
  

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree inFinance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a relevant discipline.
  
• 6–8 years of progressive finance experience, including at least3 years in FP&A or commercial business partnering.
  
• Experience partnering with operations in a multi-site consumer business such as cinema, leisure, retail, F&B, or hospitality; F&B margin or concessions experience is strongly preferred.
  
• Proven experience managing budgets, forecasts, financial analysis, investment appraisal, and business cases.
  
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and present recommendations to senior leadership.
  
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with BI tools such as Power BI and multi-country operations is an advantage.