Senior Finance Analyst

What You’ll Be Serving Up

The financial analyst will use strong business acumen and analytical expertise to support the budget and forecast of the Headquarter P&L and Capital planning processes and to support the global planning team in consolidating the KFC Global´s finance portfolio of business units (BMUs). The role reports to the Financial Planning Manager.

• Coordinate planning for HQ G&A (50%).

• Own and understand the G&A budget and prepare monthly and quarterly variance analyses for Senior Management.
• Lead development of full-year, quarterly and intra-quarter forecasts by using, updating and maintaining financial forecast models.
• Work closely with Functions to understand their budget and ensure accurate expense reporting, as well as identifying any risks & opportunities.
• Collaborate with Control and Intra-Company teams to ensure accurate expense recording or reclassification.
• Load quarterly budgets into HFM or Oracle, actively participating in the transition to new financial reporting system.
• Support the rollout of DOMO dashboards for Functions and update budgets as needed.
• Build strong relationships and communicate effectively with all Functions.

• Track capital expense requests from business units and ensure they are timely approved, following up on any pending signatures.
• Analyze capital expense requests, reviewing models submitted by business units to understand the key metrics driving return on investment and summarize them in tracking file.
• Work together with business units’ teams to resolve any pending questions from Senior Management ahead of approval.
• Participate in process to measure new unit’s performance vs. forecast, identifying success factors and opportunities.

• Assist the global planning team in consolidating BMU-level plans on a quarterly basis, including P&Ls, SSSG, WPSA, and CAPEX.
• Participate in reporting process by analyzing financial performance of all BMUs.
• Collaborate on quarterly load of forecasts into HFM or Oracle.
• Contribute to the preparation of quarterly and annual plans, providing key financial metrics to Investor Relations.

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of P&L experience in a large corporation, QSR preferable.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Exceptional internal motivation, strong sense of accountability and ownership.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated success in collaborating with teams, strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills required.
• Detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Future focused with a passion for innovation, including desire to learn, adopt, and advance Finance capabilities.
• Knowledge of Hyperion financial tool (HFM) and Oracle is a plus.
• Knowledge of DOMO is a plus.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to innovate within a global brand and make a significant impact.
• Collaborative, fast-paced work environment with a focus on professional growth and development.

Salary Range: $89,000 – 100,000 annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we ll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.