Senior FP&A Analyst: Forecasts, Insights & Strategy

Inspire-Brands; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Financial Analyst at Inspire-Brands supports the Arby’s U.S. Finance team by delivering FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to drive informed decisions.

This role collaborates with Marketing, Operations, Finance, Accounting, and Shared Services to provide timely insights, build financial models, and improve reporting across the organization. The candidate will work on annual budget, monthly forecast, and variance analysis in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Minimum 4+ years of FP&A, Corporate Finance, Accounting, or related disciplines.
• CPA is a plus but not required.
• Experience in restaurant, retail, hospitality, franchise, or multi-unit operating environments preferred.
• Strong financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, planning, and modeling capabilities.
• Ability to synthesize large volumes of financial and operational data into concise, actionable insights.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across Finance and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own designated areas of the Arby’s P&L, including forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and month-end performance reporting.
• Support the annual budget, monthly forecast, and long-range planning processes for the Arby’s business.
• Prepare and distribute recurring financial reporting packages, analyses, and management presentations for Finance, Marketing and Operations leadership.
• Perform monthly variance analysis and clearly communicate key drivers, risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.
• Manage expense forecasting and reporting for G&A functions while partnering with business leaders to understand spending trends and forecast assumptions.
• Support the financial management and reporting activities of the Arby’s Franchise Association (AFA), including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and monthly reporting.
• Develop financial models and analyses to evaluate business performance and support management decision-making.
• Partner with Accounting to ensure the completeness and accuracy of financial results and investigate key variances and performance drivers.
• Assist in preparing materials for leadership meetings, business reviews, and executive presentations.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, automate reporting, and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial analysis.
• Support ad hoc analyses, special projects, and strategic initiatives as needed.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial modelling

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Oracle EPBCS

Smart View

Essbase

OneStream

Snowflake

Pivot Tables

XLOOKUP

Job description

The Senior Financial Analyst at Inspire-Brands supports the Arby’s U.S. Finance team by delivering FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to drive informed decisions.

This role collaborates with Marketing, Operations, Finance, Accounting, and Shared Services to provide timely insights, build financial models, and improve reporting across the organization. The candidate will work on annual budget, monthly forecast, and variance analysis in a fast-paced environment.