Analyst - Global Technology FP&A

The Wendy's Company•Columbus, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Global Technology FP&A team plays a key role in managing the Company’s $100M+ Information Technology budget through financial analysis and close business partnership with the Information Technology Teams in addition to the Accounting and FP&A teams. This position will have an active role in: reporting on the monthly close, assisting with the budgeting and forecasting processes, and will work closely with technology partners and the accounting team to ensure the proper accounting treatment / coding for technology related projects.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration (Accounting & Finance majors) or, Economics required.
1 to 3 years experience in FP&A, financial analysis or accounting position with large organization.
Demonstrated knowledge of Accounting principles and financial analysis, budgeting & forecasting techniques.
Strong communication and PowerPoint skills necessary to effectively interpret results and communicate to IT business partners.
Creates effective partnerships & relationships as well as the ability to align others to achieve business outcomes.
Professional experience effectively operating in a complex business environment with learning agility to rapidly understand and apply new concepts.
Strong excel skills to build financial models and analysis.

Nice To Haves

Experience with FinOps processes for cloud compute spend forecasting a plus
Knowledge in Accounting for cloud compute arrangements a plus.

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly IT financial results, including variance analyses and identification of risk & opportunities.
Support the review and classification of IT spending and internal/external labor for proper accounting treatment according to our capitalization rules along with working knowledge of cloud computing arrangements (CCA).
Coordinate with senior analysts and IT teams on a day to day basis by assisting with invoice and purchase order coding, contractor invoice coordination, and ensuring accurate expense and capital classification in accordance with accounting and capitalization policies.
Prepare monthly and quarterly financial inputs for Accounting, including monthly IT expenditures accruals, quarterly Fixed Asset accruals.
Support Accounting close process through reporting for accruals, reconciliation, and fixed asset reporting.
Prepare internal capital labor analysis for IT projects on a quarterly basis & journal entry.
Coordinate with cross-functional partners to support the consolidation of the company’s annual operating plan and quarterly forecast processes by preparing budget/forecast inputs related to capex/depreciation, restaurant level IT expenditures, Franchise support expenses, and G&A.
Analyze variances in IT spend, and partner with the team to understand drivers and forecast implications.
Coordinate to prepare monthly presentations with analysis results that will be presented to Technology Leadership Team.
Contribute to special projects as assigned including ad hoc analysis and requests from management.