Associate Manager, Field Finance and Equity

KFC•Plano, TX

25d•Onsite

About The Position

Primarily support the KFCC equity restaurant’s sales and profitability by bringing analytical expertise and strategic insight. This includes generating restaurant-level financial plans, consolidating division-level plans, and developing impactful financial models for the system’s benefit. This role is also accountable for planning, forecasting and analyzing operational metrics that directly impact the organization’s financials.

Requirements

You will be required to attend the Plano, TX office 3 days a week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Education: Undergraduate Degree from accredited 4-year university in Finance, Accounting or Business Management required
Experience: 5+ years of corporate experience, preferably in Corporate Finance or Accounting.
Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
Skills: Strategic mind and genuine interest in framing and solving complex business problems.
Strong financial analysis and modeling background; experience with Restaurant P&L statements preferred.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interface directly with higher levels of management and operations.
Self-motivated with a strong drive for results and intellectual curiosity.
Must be able to meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to effectively multi-task and generate actionable recommendations.

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or CPA preferred.
Experience with Hyperion, JDEdwards (ReportsNow Query Application) and Microsoft PowerBI is plus.

Responsibilities

P&L Reporting and Analysis (50%): Own the field reporting process by consolidating and analyzing information for KFC US leadership on a routine basis.
Analysis of period financial performance for all equity restaurants and their impact on KFC’s overall financial performance, with specific attention paid to outlier restaurants.
Support the KFC FP&A team to forecast future results including risks and opportunities based on current trends.
Identify equity best practices and facilitate sharing with the franchise system (and vice versa) through the System Financial Health platform of the NCAC Restaurant Economics Committee (REC).
Develop and co-own the restaurant-level bonus program metrics for RGMs, AUMs, and Shift Supervisors, ensuring accurate and timely bonus payouts.
Modeling (35%): Maintain and improve financial models used to collect and analyze labor and food costs.
Maintain and improve planning models used to summarize and dashboard equity performance.
Complete ROI analysis for M&A, new builds, new equipment, remodels, lease renewals and other asset investments.
Support ad-hoc requests to support cross-functional project teams.
Field Operations Coaching and Development (15%): Visit restaurants in the field and provide live performance reporting and professional training on P&L management.
Support Operations and People & Culture teams in the development of restaurant-level training materials.
Develop and deliver AOP plans for all P&L accounts to each Area Coach and navigate budgets based on restaurant needs and investment affordability.
Lead outlier management calls with RGMs to develop action plans for improvement and avoid impairment charges.