Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Nando's PERi-PERi North America

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Nando’s PERi-PERi USA is seeking a Senior Manager, FP&A oversight to join our Restaurant Support team in Washington, DC. You will partner with the CFO/CEO and leaders to influence strategy, drive profitability, and modernize forecasting with AI-enabled tools.

You'll own multi‑million dollar restaurant financial planning, deliver insightful analysis, and help shape the future of finance across the business. The role offers heavy cross‑functional collaboration and executive exposure.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
5+ years of progressive FP&A or related experience.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex modelling.
Experience leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.
Strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills.
Experience translating financial data into actionable recommendations for senior leaders.
Experience presenting to executives with decision-support materials.
Ability to manage ambiguity and drive finance transformation initiatives.
Experience with ERP, BI and planning platforms.

Responsibilities

Develop dynamic financial models to support strategic and operational decisions across pricing, menu, sales, marketing, technology and capital allocation.
Conduct scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to evaluate opportunities and investments.
Provide financial insight to influence enterprise-wide initiatives and senior leadership decisions.
Forecasting, planning assumptions, and long‑range financial planning with independent judgment.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

Executive presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Data visualization

Job description

Help shape the financial future of one of the world's most beloved restaurant brands.

WHO WE ARE

Nando’s PERi‑PERi USA is a growing restaurant group seeking a full‑time Senior Manager, FP&A oversight to join our Restaurant Support team. We are known for our flame‑grilled chicken, our South African roots, and our passion for putting people at the center of everything we do.

NANDO’S VISION

We want to be the most loved restaurant brand in America—sharing the spirit of Nando’s PERi‑PERi with everyone who chooses to access it. We will redesign and build a business that thrives as it fully answers its consumers’ needs—and endures over time by putting people at the heart of what we do. We will lead with our values and act with care, compassion, and kindness. By doing this, we will Change Lives Together, every day and everywhere.

THE ROLE

At Nando’s, Finance is more than reporting numbers - we influence strategy. This is a highly visible role with direct exposure to the CFO, CEO, Executive Leadership team and operational leaders across the business. You’ll be a strategic finance business partner responsible for helping improve restaurant performance, supporting strategic growth initiatives and influencing decisions.

You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy solving complex business problems, turning data into decisions, partnering with senior leaders, and using modern technology - including AI - to make Finance stronger.

As Nando's continues to grow in the U.S., this role offers the opportunity to expand your influence, partner with senior leaders across the business, and help shape the future of the Finance organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Finance Analysis

Develop dynamic financial models supporting strategic and operational decisions, gaining exposure to the entire business - including pricing strategy, menu innovation, sales, marketing campaigns, technology initiatives, new restaurant development, and capital allocation.
Perform scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to evaluate strategic opportunities, investments, and operational decisions.
Influence enterprise-wide initiatives by providing financial insight and recommendations that improve long‑term business performance.
Exercise independent judgment in developing financial forecasts, planning assumptions, scenario analyses, and recommendations for senior leadership.

Finance Innovation & AI Adoption

Help modernize Finance by leveraging AI and technology to improve forecasting, planning and decision‑making.
Continuously improve and automate the company’s financial planning and reporting systems.
Enhance labor planning and inventory forecasting models that support restaurant operations.
Partner with Finance, Operations, HR, IT and Commercial to improve planning processes, reporting capabilities and data integrity.
Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting and business insights through new tools and best practices.

Financial Planning & Forecasting

Own the financial planning for a multi‑million‑dollar restaurant business, including budgeting, forecasting and long‑range planning, partnering directly with operations to drive profitability.
Manage monthly forecasting activities, providing meaningful analysis of trends, risks and opportunities.
Partner with leaders across the business to turn operational strategies into financial plans.

Performance Reporting & Executive Insights

Present financial insights to senior leaders, connecting operational performance with financial results to drive informed decision‑making.
Support executive and board‑level presentations with meaningful financial analysis and recommendations.

Operational Finance & Business Partnership

Serve as a strategic business partner to Restaurant Operations and cross‑functional leaders.
Monitor key financial and operational performance indicators, proactively identifying emerging trends, risks and opportunities.
Analyze restaurant‑level performance, identifying opportunities to improve sales, margins, labor productivity, food costs and overall profitability.
Provide thoughtful recommendations that guide operational and strategic decisions.
Translate complex financial and operational data into actionable recommendations for business leaders.
Support the administration and continuous improvement of incentive compensation programmes, including validation of financial performance metrics.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role is measured not simply by delivering accurate reports, but by influencing better business decisions. The successful candidate is intellectually curious, highly collaborative and naturally seeks to understand how the business operates. They are comfortable moving between detailed financial analysis and strategic discussions with senior leadership, helping translate data into actions that improve restaurant performance and drive profitable growth. This individual is viewed as a trusted advisor by both Finance and Operations, consistently identifying opportunities to improve planning, simplify processes, strengthen financial performance and support Nando’s long‑term growth strategy.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
5+ years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Finance or Operational Finance.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex financial modelling.
Experience leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.
Strong analytical, quantitative and problem‑solving skills.
Demonstrated experience partnering with business leaders to translate financial and operational data into recommendations that drive business performance and decision making.
Experience building executive‑level financial presentations and decision‑support materials.
Ability to deal with ambiguity and make recommendations based on incomplete data and information.
Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross‑functional planning, budgeting, forecasting and finance transformation initiatives.
Experience using technology and AI‑enabled tools to enhance business analysis and planning.
Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to lead cross‑functional planning and finance transformation initiatives.
Experience supporting multi‑unit restaurant, retail, hospitality or other consumer‑facing businesses.
Understanding of restaurant economics, including labour management, inventory planning, food cost, productivity metrics and unit‑level profitability.
Experience with ERP, financial planning, business intelligence and reporting platforms.