The posting
Nando's Vision
At Nando’s, we want to be the most loved restaurant brand in North America, sharing the spirit of Nando’s PERi-PERi with everyone who chooses to access it. We will redesign and build a business that thrives as it answers fully to its consumers’ needs—and endures over time through genuinely putting people at the heart of what we do. We will lead with our values and act with care, compassion, and kindness. By doing this, we will Change Lives Together, every day and everywhere.
Position Summary
Help shape the financial future of one of the world's most beloved restaurant brands.
At Nando’s, Finance is more than reporting numbers – we influence strategy.
Reporting directly to the CFO, this role offers the opportunity to influence business strategy beyond traditional financial reporting. The successful candidate will partner across Operations, Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain and Executive Leadership to strengthen enterprise planning, improve business performance, and help build a modern, commercially focused finance organization.
You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy solving complex business problems, turning data into decisions and partnering with operations to drive financial results. Also key is the desire to be part of a growing company supported by a large, global organization.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Finance & Business Partnership
- Serve as a strategic business partner to Restaurant Operations and cross-functional leaders.
- Analyze restaurant-level performance, formulating recommendations on how to improve sales, margins, labor productivity, food costs, and overall profitability.
Strategic Finance Analysis
- Be a business partner that has responsibility for identifying business case needs, providing financial insight and recommendations that improve long-term business performance.
- Develop dynamic financial models supporting strategic and operational decisions, gaining exposure to the entire business - including pricing strategy, menu innovation, sales, marketing campaigns, technology initiatives, new restaurant development, and capital allocation.
Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
- Own the financial planning for a multi-million-dollar restaurant business, including budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning, as well as monthly financial results analysis, partnering directly with operations to turn operations plans into profitable growth.
- Benchmark financial results to industry to support building of financial plans. Create executive and board-level presentations with meaningful financial analysis and recommendations.
- Model the design of incentive plans and validate financial metrics.
Feasibility
- Own the build-up of financial models to assess new restaurant’s return on invested capital
- Partner with real estate and operations to drive alignment on key assumptions used in underwriting of assessments
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role is measured not simply by delivering accurate reports, but by influencing better business decisions.
The successful candidate is intellectually curious, highly collaborative, and naturally seeks to understand how the business operates. They are comfortable moving between detailed financial analysis and strategic discussions with senior leadership, helping translate data into actions that improve restaurant performance and drive profitable growth.
This individual is viewed as a trusted advisor by both Finance, Real Estate and Operations, consistently identifying opportunities to improve planning, simplify processes, strengthen financial performance, and support Nando’s long-term growth strategy.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis.
- Experience in a business partnership role required.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex financial modeling.
- Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with business leaders to translate financial and operational data into recommendations that drive business performance and decision making.
- Experience building executive-level financial presentations and decision-support materials.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and make recommendations based on incomplete data and information.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional planning, budgeting, forecasting, and finance transformation initiatives.
- Experience using technology and AI-enabled tools to enhance business analysis and planning.
- Ability to travel to the regions where Nando’s operate to strengthen ties between Finance and Operations.
Preferred Qualification
- Experience supporting multi-unit restaurant, retail, hospitality, or other consumer-facing businesses.
- Understanding of restaurant economics, including labor management, inventory planning, food cost, productivity metrics, and unit-level profitability.
- Feasibility experience is a strong plus.
WORK ARRANGEMENT Based in Washington, D.C. Schedule includes 5 days fully on‑site at our Restaurant Support Office.
At Nando's, we believe in offering competitive pay that reflects the value you bring, the impact you'll make on our team, and the local market.
Compensation Range: 155,000 - 195,000
Pay Transparency Notice: The compensation range listed above is provided for information purposes and may be updated based on market conditions, business needs, and applicable laws. Actual compensation will be determined based on work location, experience, and internal equity.
Benefits & Perks
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
- PTO accrued each pay period.
- Paid Sick & Safe Leave in accordance with applicable laws.
- 401(k) retirement plan with a company match of up to 4% after one year of service.
- Reimbursement for wellness, technology, and meals from Nando's.
- Career growth and development opportunities within a growing brand.
Benefits eligibility and plan details are subject to the terms of the applicable benefit programs.
YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS
The first 90 days of your employment will be a mutual onboarding and learning period, where both you and Nando's ensure you are set up for success in the role and that expectations are clear and aligned. We'll connect regularly to review progress, provide support, and ensure you have what you need to succeed. Employment with Nando's always remains at-will.
Nandos North America provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
