Senior Manager, FP&A - Bethesda, MD

Senior Manager, FP&A - Bethesda, MD

Location: North America Support Center in Bethesda, MD

Advertised Base Compensation: $109,800 to $133,100 Maryland $115,600 to $140,100 New Jersey

Purpose: The Senior Manager of FP&A is responsible for leading business and financial analysis for F&B and retail business, conducting analysis to identify cost optimization and efficiency opportunities, managing budget targets and periodic/quarterly forecast processes, leading analysis for strategic and tactical initiatives of the operations group, interacting with senior field management to facilitate operations decision making process.

Essential Functions:

• Leads financial and business analysis for F&B and retail business
• Conducts analysis to identify cost optimization and efficiency opportunities, prepares associated actions plans and follows up on their execution
• Independently prepares ad hoc business analysis to proactively anticipate potential business opportunities and challenges
• Prepares analysis to explain business performance, also on a pro-forma and normalized basis
• Leads budget targets process and quarterly/periodic operations forecasts
• Manages preparation of business key performance indicators, with particular focus on industry and traffic trend evolution (e.g. capture)
• Provides leadership to Business Analytics team as well as to other departments in terms of financial analysis

Reporting Relationship: The Senior Manager FP&A reports to the Director of FP&A

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 6 years: In a leadership role: Requires 2 years of experience supervising a team professionals engaged in executing financial analysis programs In a technical role: Requires 6-8 years of experience engaged in developing and delivering financial analysis programs A bachelor's degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 3 of the 6-year requirement An MBA or a master's level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of 6-year requirement In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience Specialized Training: Training that leads to an in-depth understanding of SAP Financials and/or other Enterprise Resource Planning systems experience (Anaplan / Hyperion / Business Warehouse experience preferred) Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits: Requires advanced Excel and financial modeling skills (VBA, Power BI, Power Query strongly preferred) Proven experience in managing, transforming, and analyzing large, complex data sets to drive actionable insights Business acumen and also has the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of FP&A planning and to advance the organization's goals Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstances Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals Location/Travel: This position may be based at either North America Support Center in Bethesda, MD This position may require up to 10% travel to airport locations

Avalta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates ("the Company"), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as "protected characteristics").