Sr Manager FP&A

Lawn Squad; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Authority Brands seeks a Senior Manager, FP&A to lead planning, forecasting, and performance reporting across 14 franchise brands and company-owned locations. You will oversee revenue capture, royalties, NAF and tech fees, and manage a team of analysts who own brand P&Ls.

You will partner with brand and operations leaders to drive margin growth, cash flow discipline, and long-range plans, delivering consolidated P&L results to the executive team with clear insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of FP&A or corporate finance experience, including 3+ years of people leadership.
• Experience with franchise royalty and fee revenue models strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of consolidated P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Experience presenting financial results to executive leadership.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; ERP/planning tools (NetSuite, Hyperion, Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end revenue capture across all brands, including royalty, NAF, and technology fee calculations.
• Lead annual budgeting and monthly/quarterly forecasts for all brands and company-owned locations.
• Provide P&L and KPI support for the portfolio in partnership with Operational Finance.
• Prepare monthly performance presentations for the executive team and board.

Skills

People leadership

Financial modeling

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

NetSuite

Hyperion

Power BI

Job description

Sr. Manager FP&A

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, FP&A reports to the SVP of Finance and leads planning, forecasting, revenue, and performance reporting for Authority Brands' 14 franchise brands and its portfolio of company-owned locations. This role oversees the end-to-end revenue capture process, including royalty, NAF, and technology fee calculations, and leads a team of FP&A analysts who serve as finance owners of their assigned brand P&Ls. The Senior Manager delivers brand revenue and consolidated P&L reporting to the executive team and partners with brand and operations leaders to drive revenue growth, expense discipline, and margin performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Revenue Capture & Royalty Calculations

• Oversee the end-to-end revenue capture process across all brands, ensuring royalty, NAF, and technology fee calculations are complete, accurate, and consistent with franchise agreement terms
• Review and validate system-generated revenue outputs against franchisee-reported sales, investigating variances and driving corrective action
• Establish controls and review cadences over royalty billing to support a timely, accurate month-end close and reliable revenue reporting to leadership and the board
• Oversee preparation and validation of financial inputs to Franchise Disclosure Documents, including Item 19 financial performance representations, ensuring accuracy and sufficient substantiation
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Long-Range Planning
• Lead the annual budget, monthly and quarterly forecasts for all brands and company-owned locations, consolidating into the enterprise financial plan
• Analyze trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures, and other key drivers to inform planning assumptions
• Build and maintain financial models and analyses of financial and operational metrics to evaluate and direct business performance

Brand P&L & Expense Management

• Lead and develop a team of FP&A analysts who serve as finance owners and subject matter experts for assigned brand P&Ls
• Partner with brand and operations leaders to drive expense management and margin performance, including oversight of Coupa approvals for brand spend
• Oversee analysis of ancillary revenue stream profitability and identification of costs eligible for recharge to franchisees
• Provide P&L and KPI support for the company-owned location portfolio in partnership with Operational Finance

Performance Reporting

• Produce and oversee reporting on brand revenue performance and consolidated P&L results against budget, forecast, and prior year
• Prepare monthly performance presentations and materials for the executive team, highlighting key drivers, risks, and opportunities
• Maintain financial review templates and lead monthly business review meetings with brand leadership
• Support special financial and business studies and partner with other departments on cross-functional analyses

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred
• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or corporate finance, including 3+ years of people leadership
• Experience with franchise royalty and fee revenue models strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of consolidated P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning
• Experience presenting financial results and insights to executive leadership
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with ERP and planning tools (e.g., NetSuite, Hyperion, Power BI, or similar)
• Proven ability to partner with and influence brand and operations leaders
• Experience in a multi-brand, multi-entity, or PE-backed environment preferred