Manager, OU Planning & Forecasting (Europe Flexible)

A successful Operating Unit Planning & Forecasting Manager is one who can efficiently gather and communicate insights in the areas of Financial Planning for the Franchises & Organisation unit (OU).

What You'll Do for Us:

• Responsible for performing and executing the OU Franchise(s) financial planning and performance management processes


• Partner with Franchise Operation Finance, Business Insights team, RGM team and PS team to perform and execute the Business Plan, RE and Business Performance at the Franchise level, securing alignment with multiple stakeholders and developing relevant insights including:


• Coordinate with Business Insights Team to derive & provide local business plan insights & assumptions


• Partner, provide inputs and coordinate with PS team to run P&L scenarios


• Forecasting: analyze forecasts, develop and discuss insights with stakeholders, and report key takeaways


• Prepare presentation material for Actual / RE presentations to Franchise Operations Leads, Franchise Finance Team.


• Provide insights to anticipate Risks & Ops to the Franchise(s) P&L to Franchise Operations Finance to ensure target achievements


• Review and analyze Financial data (Actual Results, Rolling Estimate, Business Plan, Brand Contribution, Economic Profit, etc.).


• Partner with Platform Services to ensure proper reporting of P&Ls and to drive operating effectiveness within the OU by improving data, tools and processes


• Support definition of budget targets and requirements


• Support Business Insights Team on business performance analysis, narrative and presentations


• Perform scenarios and make recommendation for Franchise(s) team(s).


• Beyond the above-mentioned responsibilities the role will be also part of a dynamic, flexible and agile talent pool, focused on the highest priority initiatives in Planning, Competitive Analysis and Insights area.
  
  Significant experience in senior Analyst or Manager level financial planning & analysis (or commercial finance) roles


• Solid understanding of P&L, variance analysis and R&O, with proven ability to generate, represent, communicate and discuss insights as well as to work in a diverse cultural environment and practice curiosity.


• Drive and communicate a robust understanding of business performance inside the Franchise(s)/OU, including supporting the definition of Franchise/OU budget targets, operational metrics, and requirements by state/brand/channel, etc


• Adopt a fact-based, analytic and cross-functional approach to assist in creation of business plan, collaborating across Franchise/OU and receiving approval from Center


• Enable end-to-end business planning process for Franchise/OU, working cross functionally inside the organization and coordinating with global office


• Bring to life in the relevant workstreams the concept of 'Networked Organization'
  
  You will be part of the Europe finance team where teams are the new heroes and our leaders that are inclusive orchestrators. Together, in pursuit of our Company Vision to craft LOVED BRANDS, done SUSTAINABLY, FOR A BETTER SHARED FUTURE, we will:


• Leverage our BOUNDLESS NETWORK


• Make our CULTURE Code inevitable


• Change the DNA of our organization to becoming ADAPTABLE