Senior Manager Operational Finance

Authority Brands; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Authority Brands is seeking a Senior Manager, Operational Finance to lead the FP&A team supporting a multi-brand portfolio across Marketing, Procurement, Shared Services, Retail Operations, and Franchise Economics. You will partner with brand and operations leadership to ensure budgeting, forecasting, and performance analytics drive franchisee health and system performance.

The role demands hands-on leadership, team development, and the ability to translate financial insight into operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA a plus.
• 8-10+ years of progressive FP&A or operational finance experience in multi-brand/franchise environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing a team.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with BI/reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Procurement & Shared Services Finance Manager and team, setting priorities and ensuring high-quality support across shared functions.
• Direct budgeting and expense tracking for Franchise Development, Procurement, Payments, IT, HR, and other shared service functions.
• Oversee vendor rebate tracking, calculation, and processing for franchisees; ensure timely distributions.
• Oversee commission tracking and provide financial support for procurement and shared service initiatives.
• Oversee the Franchise Economics Manager in monitoring franchisee P&L health, unit economics, and system performance trends.
• Partner with brand operations leaders to identify underperforming units and support profitability initiatives.
• Represent Authority Brands Finance on franchise advisory committees and provide financial perspective on franchisee health and system-wide initiatives.
• Oversee the Senior Analyst, Marketing Finance in end-to-end NAF budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across all brands.
• Provide strategic support to marketing leadership in evaluating NAF spend effectiveness and allocation decisions.
• Ensure accuracy of NAF expense classification and fund P&Ls, and timely delivery of monthly reporting to stakeholders.
• Assist in the administration and oversight of incentive and bonus plans across the portfolio of locations; ensure plan mechanics are correctly calculated and clearly communicated.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

BI tools

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

The Senior Manager, Operational Finance reports to the SVP of Finance and leads the team responsible for supporting the financial operations of Authority Brands' multi-brand portfolio. This role oversees finance partnership across Marketing, Procurement & Shared Services, Retail Operations, and Franchise Economics, ensuring each function has the budgeting, reporting, and analytical support needed to drive performance. The Senior Manager partners closely with brand and operations leadership on franchisee P&L health and represents Authority Brands Finance on franchise advisory committees where relevant. The ideal candidate is a hands- on leader who can develop a team, manage a broad and varied scope, and translate financial insight into operational action.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Procurement & Shared Services Support

• Oversee the Procurement & Shared Services Finance Manager and team, setting priorities and ensuring consistent, high-quality support across shared functions

• Direct budgeting and expense tracking for Franchise Development, Procurement, Payments, IT, HR, and other shared service functions

• Oversee vendor rebate tracking, calculation, and processing, ensuring accurate and timely distribution to franchisees

• Oversee commission tracking and provide financial support for procurement and shared service initiatives

Franchise Economics

• Oversee the Franchise Economics Manager in monitoring franchisee P&L health, unit economics, and system performance trends
• Partner with brand operations leaders to identify underperforming units and support initiatives to improve franchisee profitability
• Represent Authority Brands Finance on franchise advisory committees where relevant, providing financial perspective on franchisee health and system-wide initiatives

Marketing Finance

• Oversee the Senior Analyst, Marketing Finance in end-to-end NAF budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across all brands
• Provide strategic support to marketing leadership in evaluating NAF spend effectiveness and allocation decisions
• Ensure accuracy of NAF expense classification and fund P&Ls, and timely delivery of monthly reporting to stakeholders

Retail Operations Finance

• Assist in the administration and oversight of incentive and bonus plans across the portfolio of locations
• Ensure plan mechanics are accurately calculated, consistently applied, and clearly communicated to stakeholders; identify and elevate structural issues or anomalies .

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA a plus.
• 8-10+ years of progressive FP&A or operational finance experience, ideally in multi-unit, multi-brand, or franchise organizations.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing a team.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with BI/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) preferred.
• Strong business partnering and executive communication skills.