Commercial FP&A Manager

Job Summary

The Commercial FP&A Manager serves as a strategic partner to the marketing and/or commercial teams within Choice Hotels, providing comprehensive financial planning and analysis to drive growth across loyalty, revenue management, global/local accounts, e-commerce, call centers, paid media, and creative marketing.

• Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
  Serve as a strategic finance partner to several functions within the commercial and marketing organizations, offering financial leadership and support. Execute financial planning including SG&A headcount and key metrics across all revenue and cost areas to align with organizational objectives. Perform annual, monthly, and quarterly financial planning processes (short‑term and long‑range). Conduct variance analysis against plan, identifying risks, opportunities, and actionable insights.
  
  Develop and maintain advanced financial models and analytical tools to assess performance and inform decision‑making. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive continuous improvement, reduce costs, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Strategic Analysis & Decision Support
  Provide comprehensive feedback and analysis on financial and operational performance leveraged by leadership to formulate recommendations, emphasizing key revenue drivers and emerging trends. Serve as a financial subject matter expert for business partners, addressing complex performance issues and delivering strategic insights to leadership. Support data‑driven decision‑making processes to maximize revenue generation and profitability. Partner with business leaders to translate long‑term strategy into an operational long‑range plan.
  
  Collaborate to analyze investment requests that will drive future growth, integrating these investments into the long‑range plan. Develop detailed financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate long‑term growth metrics and funding for investment decisions. Model and assess performance scenarios to identify risks and opportunities.
• Leadership & Influence
  Act as a trusted financial advisor to operational leaders. Clearly and effectively communicate financial insights, performance metrics, and assist in formulating strategic recommendations to stakeholders at all levels. Support the delivery of cross‑functional initiatives from ideation to execution. Communicate with stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

• Employment Experience
  4+ years’ experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, or consulting with progressive responsibility and ability to drive performance. Hospitality experience or understanding of the franchising business model is a plus.
• Technical Skills
  Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel with ability to build complex models. Experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and/or Oracle Smart View is a plus. Experience with Tableau and SQL is a plus.
• Additional Skills & Competencies
  Proven expertise in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. Experience with financial modeling and/or data‑driven decision‑making. Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders. Self‑motivated to work independently and collaboratively in a team‑oriented environment. Deals well with ambiguity.
• Education
  Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Work Location:

Choice Hotels’ Pike & Rose headquarters in North Bethesda, Maryland. The position requires a hybrid schedule of four days onsite and one day remote per week. This role is not eligible for relocation assistance or sponsorship.

Salary range: $100,000 to $120,000 annually. Eligible for an annual bonus based on Choice’s Management Incentive Plan (MIP). Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; leave and paid time‑off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance; retirement and health savings plan financial benefits; employee recognition programs; and discounts at Choice hotels worldwide.