Job Summary:
The Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis manages day-to-day delivery of financial planning and business analysis at Firehouse Subs. The role translates business priorities into clear plans and deliverables, using financial models, budgets, forecasts, and management reporting to support informed decisions and consistent execution.
Working with finance leaders, brand teams, operations, and business owners, this position coordinates dependencies, resolves delivery barriers, and turns performance insights into practical improvements. Success is measured through forecast accuracy, budget variances, margin trends, and investment returns, along with the quality of stakeholder partnership and follow-through on agreed actions.
RBI follows a 5 day, in-office work schedule to support collaboration. Candidates should be comfortable working onsite 5 days per week at our Jacksonville, Florida office.
Roles & Responsibilities:
What You’ll Bring to Firehouse
• Manage assigned financial planning and business analysis initiatives from planning through delivery, clarify ownership, and resolve day-to-day execution issues.
• Develop budgets and forecasts using documented business assumptions and reconciled operating inputs.
• Analyze actual results against plan, explain revenue and cost drivers, and recommend actions to business partners.
• Build scenario models to evaluate investment decisions, cost changes, and growth opportunities.
• Prepare management reporting that highlights material trends, risks, and decisions requiring follow-up.
• Use financial models, budgets, forecasts, and management reporting to maintain accurate records, document decisions, and keep partners informed of progress and unresolved risks.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, budget variances, margin trends, and investment returns; explain changes, identify root causes, and agree follow-up actions with finance leaders, brand teams, operations, and business owners.
• Coach colleagues and project partners on delivery standards, share practical feedback, and reinforce clear accountability for agreed actions.
• Document delivery risks and dependencies for financial planning and business analysis, agree mitigation owners, and escalate decisions that affect quality or timing.
• Evaluate proposed improvements to financial planning and business analysis, compare effort and expected value, and track implementation through agreed milestones.
Skills & Qualifications:
Ingredients for Success
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Finance or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience in financial planning and business analysis.
• Relevant experience supporting financial planning and business analysis.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to lead projects and coordinate cross-functional partners.
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