Sr. Manager, Finance

Sr. Manager, People Finance

Restaurant Brands International

Restaurant Brands International (RBI) is one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant companies, operating over 32,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries. RBI owns the iconic brands TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. The Senior Manager, People Finance serves as a strategic finance partner to HR and Finance leadership, delivering analytical insight and financial rigor around global people compensation expenses to support talent attraction, retention, and enterprise financial goals.

• Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis of global people compensation expenses, identifying key drivers, risks, and emerging trends across geographies, currencies, and employee populations.
• Translate complex people cost analytics into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for HR and Finance leadership.
• Proactively identify and evaluate savings opportunities, efficiency improvements, and risk mitigation actions related to compensation and workforce costs.
• Own and manage people cost forecasting, planning, and reporting models to support month‑end close, rolling forecasts, and annual budgeting cycles.
• Partner with HR, Total Rewards, and Finance teams to assess headcount, turnover, compensation changes, and incentive impacts on financial outcomes.
• Design, standardize, and maintain key people cost KPIs to ensure consistent performance tracking and decision‑making across the enterprise.
• Develop and enhance financial models, analytical tools, and dashboards to improve accuracy, scalability, and usability of people cost insights.
• Identify and implement automation and process improvements (e.g., Excel, Alteryx, Power Apps) to reduce manual effort and increase analytical capacity.
• Ensure data integrity, transparency, and documentation across people finance processes.
• Serve as a trusted finance partner to senior HR and Finance leaders, providing independent analytical perspectives and scenario‑based insights.
• Prepare executive‑ready monthly and quarterly materials with clear narratives, visualizations, and recommendations.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to align financial outcomes with talent and workforce strategies.
• Handle highly sensitive compensation, equity, and employee data with a high degree of discretion, integrity, and professional judgment.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and governance standards related to people cost reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, or workforce/people finance roles with ownership of forecasting and executive‑facing analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling and large dataset analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to structure ambiguous questions and synthesize insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience conveying financial concepts to non‑financial stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and coordinate across teams.

• Experience with Alteryx, Power Apps, or other low‑code data transformation and modeling tools.
• Excel Power User capabilities (advanced formulas, Power Query, automation).
• One Stream experience (preferred).
• SAP or similar ERP experience.
• Exposure to global organizations with multi‑currency, multi‑region workforce cost management.

Base salary range of $ – $. Salary may vary based on relevant factors such as experience, education, location, and skills.

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual discretionary bonus plan and may also be eligible for equity grants pursuant to the Company’s long‑term incentive plan.

Benefits focus on physical, mental, and financial wellness, including a comprehensive global paid parental leave program, free telemedicine, and mental wellness support.

Restaurant Brands International and all of its affiliated companies (collectively, RBI) are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.