Strategic FP&A Partner – People & Workforce

Americana Restaurants; Sharjah Emirate; On-site; AED 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Americana Restaurants is seeking an Assistant Manager – FP&A (People) to lead workforce-focused budgeting, forecasting and analysis in the UAE. You will collaborate with HR, operations and leadership to align people investments with business goals, deliver regular workforce performance insights, and drive financial discipline across manpower plans.

The role emphasizes headcount modeling, labor cost control, and data-driven decision making, with a focus on automation of FP&A processes and clear

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• Master’s degree or certification (CA, CFA, ACA, MBA) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting for payroll and people costs.
• Develop workforce planning and headcount models.
• Monitor labor cost, productivity, overtime, and vacancy metrics.
• Partner with HR on hiring plans, compensation changes, incentives, and restructurings.
• Perform variance analysis and explain key drivers against budget and forecast.
• Prepare monthly management reports and presentations for senior leadership.
• Evaluate business cases for new roles and people initiatives.
• Ensure financial governance over manpower approvals and organizational changes.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization while maintaining operational effectiveness.
• Support automation and continuous improvement of FP&A reporting and planning processes.

Skills

Workforce planning

Budgeting & forecasting

Payroll management

Excel & financial modelling

Data analysis & reporting

HR–Finance partnering

Scenario planning

Process automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business/Economics

Master’s degree or professional certification preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Americana Restaurants is seeking an Assistant Manager – FP&A (People) to lead workforce-focused budgeting, forecasting and analysis in the UAE. You will collaborate with HR, operations and leadership to align people investments with business goals, deliver regular workforce performance insights, and drive financial discipline across manpower plans.

The role emphasizes headcount modeling, labor cost control, and data-driven decision making, with a focus on automation of FP&A processes and clear