Sr. Manager FP&APOSITION SUMMARYThe 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 RESPONSIBILITIESRevenue 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
We believe our greatest assets are our employees, we offer competitive salaries and a full benefits package to include, PTO, paid holidays, 401(k) and more.
