Client is hiring for a Senior Manager- Business Analysis, focused on analytics and financial strategy!
- Hybrid- Plano, TX
- Immediate hire
Senior Manager- Business Analysis
Must haves:
- 7+ years experience in financial, data analysis-oriented roles
- 2+ years experience managing/ leading related teams
- Strong background in revenue forecasting, trend analysis, and building financial models (new product P&Ls, long-range projections)
- Prior experience in management consulting, Big Four preferred
- Expert story telling skills- able to craft narratives based on data analysis and analytics
- Forecasting Expertise: Proven ability to create accurate forecasts in product and channel-driven business models, including experience making judgment calls with incomplete or rapidly evolving data.
- Collaboration & Influence: Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with a track record of influencing partners and driving alignment across diverse teams.
- Advanced Excel and BI tools (PowerBI, Tableau); ability to design and improve models, dashboards, and reporting frameworks. Understanding of SQL.
- Skilled in creating executive-level presentations and communicating insights clearly to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with sound judgment and critical thinking.
- Bachelor’s in finance or similar field
Pluses;
Advanced degree (MBA or similar)
Background in restaurants, consumer products, or retail industries
Day to day:
The Senior Manager, Business Analysis provides financial and business thought leadership to drive system sales growth, improve unit economics, and enable informed decision-making across the business. This role leads a team of 3–4 analysts responsible for delivering U.S. system sales and EBITDA forecasts, with accountability for integrating key initiatives, identifying emerging trends, and providing actionable insights—even in situations where data is limited or imperfect. You will initially join the team and evaluate the current processes, team structure, and overall landscape. You will determine any optimization and process improvement to help enhance the value the team brings to the organization. This leader will serve as a critical connector across functions, partnering closely with U.S. Marketing (primary), Financial Planning, Strategic Planning, Operations, and Technology, while also engaging with Global Finance and select Franchisee partners. The role requires a forward-looking, solution-oriented approach, balancing rigorous analysis with the ability to anticipate business shifts and influence outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Cross-Functional Financial Leadership: Provide strategic insights and financial leadership to partners across Marketing, Operations, Technology, and Planning, ensuring alignment on business drivers, revenue performance, and initiative impact.
- Forecasting & Planning: Lead the development and delivery of U.S. system sales and EBITDA forecasts, including annual and long-range plans. Build and refine forecasting models that allow for sound decision-making with incomplete data sets, applying judgment, scenario analysis, and sensitivity testing to drive confidence in outcomes.
- Team Leadership & Development: Manage, coach, and grow a team of analysts, fostering analytical excellence, innovation in forecasting approaches, and strong business acumen.
- Modeling & Tools: Own execution and continuous improvement of forecasting frameworks, models, and analysis tools to increase accuracy, efficiency, and insight delivery.
- Business Partnership: Build trusted relationships with Global Finance, Franchisee partners, and cross-functional U.S. stakeholders to shape initiatives, challenge assumptions, and ensure financial implications are well understood.
- Strategic Insights: Translate financial and market trends into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership, balancing data-driven rigor with agility in uncertain or rapidly changing conditions.
- Other Duties as Assigned: Support ad hoc analyses and business needs as they arise.