Lead Financial Planning & Analysis (PSS08118)

About the Company

This organization operates in the quick-service restaurant sector, managing prominent brands in Indonesia. It is focused on delivering strong financial performance and growth through strategic business finance leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Position Overview

The Lead - FP & A (DGM/GM) role exists to lead FP&A and Business Finance for key brands in Indonesia, with end-to-end responsibility for management P&L, planning, forecasting, MIS, commercial analytics, and business partnering. This business-facing finance leadership position reports directly to the CFO Indonesia and partners closely with Operations and cross-functional leaders to identify risks and opportunities, translate insights into actions, and support delivery of the Board-approved PBT plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the management P&L and lead weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance reviews.
• Analyse Actual vs Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year performance; identify key variances and drive actions to close performance gaps.
• Partner with Operations on store-level sales, COGS, labour, and other controllable cost performance.
• Monitor and drive gross margin initiatives across dine-in and delivery channels to support organisation targets.
• Lead the annual budget, strategic planning process, and monthly rolling forecasts.
• Provide early visibility of PBT risks and opportunities with clear recommendations and action plans.
• Build financial scenarios covering sales, pricing, commodities, FX, labour, rent, and changes in the store portfolio.
• Deep-dive sales, transactions, sales mix, and POS/Tableau data across pricing, coupons, markdowns, promotions/LTOs, customer behaviour, and market/store performance.
• Analyse dine-in versus delivery economics, including delivery through food aggregators, and assess profitability impact.
• Evaluate marketing and promotional ROI based on incremental sales and margin contribution.
• Prepare and present detailed weekly business performance reviews for the Leadership Team.
• Lead menu mix management and pre- and post-promotion evaluations.
• Drive control and optimisation of COGS, labour, rent, delivery commissions, marketing, and other major P&L lines.
• Lead or support financial evaluations and commercial negotiations with landlords, vendors, aggregators, and other strategic partners.
• Monitor commodity and FX exposure, including beef, chicken, oil, fries/potatoes, and rice, assessing potential P&L impact.
• Lead financial evaluation of new stores, closures, relocations, and renovations.
• Evaluate store economics, capex, rent, EBITDA, payback, and potential cannibalisation.
• Track new-store performance against approved business cases and highlight corrective actions where required.
• Own decision-oriented MIS, dashboards, and management reporting using SAP, POS, Tableau, and Excel.
• Drive automation and the use of AI and analytics to improve speed, accuracy, and productivity of the FP&A function.
• Prepare and present Board-level analysis, insights, and presentations.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing FP&A/MIS team of 3–4 direct reports.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Education: Chartered Accountant or a Master’s degree in Finance.
• Experience: 7–10 years of relevant experience, including 4–6+ years in FP&A, Business Finance, or Commercial Finance, and 3+ years of people-management experience.
• Leadership: Experience leading and developing a team of 3–4 direct reports; ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and report to executive leadership.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Excel, advanced financial modelling, data analytics/BI tools (e.g., Tableau, ACL, Qlik), SAP/S4 HANA, and POS systems; practical experience using AI and automation tools.
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical, logical, and problem-solving skills; excellent PowerPoint, communication, and executive presentation skills; ability to challenge business constructively and influence financial outcomes.
• Language: Fluent English with professional business proficiency; Bahasa Indonesia preferred or willingness to learn quickly.
• Preferred Industry: Experience in QSR/restaurants, retail, FMCG, e-commerce/delivery, or other high volume consumer businesses.

Why Consider this Opportunity?

• Lead finance for major quick-service restaurant related brands with significant market presence in Indonesia.
• Drive strategic financial planning and commercial decision-making impacting P&L and business growth.
• Partner closely with cross-functional leaders to influence operational and financial outcomes.
• Leverage advanced analytics, AI, and automation to transform FP&A capabilities.
• Develop and lead a high-performing finance team in a dynamic, high-volume consumer business environment.
• Present insights and recommendations directly to the Leadership Team and Board, enhancing visibility and impact.

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