Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

nandosrestgroup; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Nando’s PERi-PERi USA is seeking a Senior Manager, FP&A oversight to join the Restaurant Support team in Washington, DC. The role partners with the CFO/CEO and senior leaders to influence strategy through advanced financial planning and analysis.

You will build dynamic models, lead budgeting and forecasting, and drive profitability across multi-million-dollar restaurant operations. This is an on-site, high-visibility finance leadership role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or operational finance experience.
• Advanced Excel skills with complex financial modeling.
• Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.
• Ability to translate financial/operational data into actionable insights for leadership.
• Experience presenting at executive level and with board materials.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled tools for finance analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop dynamic financial models to support strategic decisions across pricing, menu, sales, and growth.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for a multi-unit restaurant business.
• Provide strategic financial insight to influence executive decisions and capital allocation.
• Partner with operations, IT, and commercial teams to improve planning and reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Executive presentations

Data analysis

AI-enabled analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Business partner with leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting / Economics / Business Administration

Tools

ERP systems

BI platforms

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 programs, 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 modeling.
• 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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience supporting multi-unit restaurant, retail, hospitality, or other consumer-facing businesses.
• Understanding of restaurant economics, including labor management, inventory planning, food cost, productivity metrics, and unit-level profitability.
• Experience with ERP, financial planning, business intelligence, and reporting platforms.

WORK ARRANGEMENT

Based in Washington, D.C. Schedule includes 5 days fully on‑site at our Restaurant Support Office.

TOTAL COMPENSATION RANGE:

$100 - $143K