Associate Manager, Digital Finance

Yum!•Irvine, CA

2d•$98,400 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Taco Bell is seeking a highly motivated Associate Manager to join its Digital Finance team, which partners closely with Marketing, Digital, Insights & Analytics, and Operations. The role focuses on driving financial performance and profitable growth in Taco Bell’s third-party delivery business. The Associate Manager will serve as a Finance partner to cross-functional teams, leading financial analysis, developing business cases, and providing strategic recommendations to optimize delivery profitability, promotional investments, and growth initiatives. The position develops insights into delivery sales and profitability, evaluates business opportunities, and helps shape decisions about promotional strategy, pricing, and channel economics. It requires translating complex financial analysis into clear, actionable recommendations that influence business decisions. The successful candidate will independently manage analytical workstreams and communicate financial insights to business leaders. Taco Bell describes this role as a point of entry to the company, with potential career moves into other Finance roles or other areas across Taco Bell and Yum! Brands.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts degree required.
At least 4 years of relevant work experience, such as Corporate Finance, analytical or insights-driven roles, Consulting, or Investment Banking.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
Ability to translate data into actionable insights and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
Ability to synthesize data and financial analysis to help shape business decisions.
Strong internal motivation, intellectual curiosity, and logical thinking.
Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently and multitask in a complex, fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

An analytical degree, such as Economics, Mathematics, or Engineering.
MBA.
Experience working with large data sets and associated analytics tools or techniques such as SQL or Python.
Experience with visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

Responsibilities

Lead financial analysis of third-party delivery performance and identify opportunities to drive incremental sales, optimize costs, and improve restaurant profitability.
Partner with Delivery, Marketing, and other teams to develop and evaluate strategies for profitable growth of the third-party delivery business.
Build financial models and business cases to evaluate delivery initiatives, including promotional investments, pricing strategies, and changes to channel economics.
Own financial forecasting and post-promotion analysis for third-party delivery offers, translating results into recommendations to improve future promotional effectiveness.
Develop insights into delivery customer behavior, transaction trends, and channel profitability to inform strategic and operational decisions.
Synthesize complex financial analyses and communicate key insights and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders and business leaders.

Benefits

Hybrid work schedule, onsite Tuesday through Thursday, with a year-round flex-day Friday.
Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons.
Onsite dining center and game room, including a Taco Bell inside the building.
Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, and carwash.
Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions.
Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year, plus holidays and time off for volunteering.
Generous parental leave for all new parents.
Adoption assistance program.
401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands and immediate vesting.
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care.
Discounts, free food, and company swag.
Annual bonus eligibility.