Director, Financial Planning

KFC • Plano, TX

5h • $185,000 - $220,000

About The Position

As Director of Financial Planning, you will own Yum! Brands’ enterprise-wide financial plan across multiple global brands and markets, with accountability for both long-range strategy and in-year execution. This role plays a critical leadership position at the center of enterprise decision-making—partnering closely with brand and corporate executives to translate strategy into financial outcomes. Leading a team of three, you will shape Yum!’s five-year strategic plan, guide quarterly forecasting and earnings processes, support Executive Leadership Team and Board discussions, and help drive finance transformation initiatives that strengthen enterprise planning, insight, and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting with 10+ years of progressive finance experience.
• Experience leading teams and/or managing complex, high-visibility finance processes and projects.
• Demonstrated world-class financial acumen, strategic thinking, and business judgment, with a proven ability to influence executive and senior leaders.
• Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, and communication skills, including the ability to constructively challenge senior leadership.
• Proven experience preparing executive- and Board-level financial analyses, materials, and presentations.
• Advanced Excel, financial modeling, and PowerPoint skills with strong executive presentation capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Deep expertise in financial planning, external reporting, brand reporting, or controllership (preferred).
• Experience leading or partnering on major finance transformation or systems implementation initiatives (preferred).
• Practical experience in the restaurant industry (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Yum!’s enterprise five-year strategic plan, partnering with global brands and corporate functions to assess growth trajectories, evaluate business cases, and define an optimized value-creation path.
• Deliver the in-year financial plan through the quarterly forecasting process, partnering with brand and functional leadership to assess performance, refine outlooks, and inform operational and investment decisions.
• Serve as a core leader in the quarterly earnings process, working with the Executive team and cross-functional partners to develop a clear, cohesive narrative on performance, risks, and outlook.
• Own monthly Executive Leadership Team financial and commercial reviews, providing insight-driven analysis and recommendations to support enterprise decision-making.
• Lead preparation of Board of Directors Business Reviews and Compensation Committee materials, including articulation of performance results and development of incentive targets aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Act as a trusted thought partner to Yum! and brand executives, influencing decisions through strong business judgment, financial insight, and clear communication.
• Lead enterprise FP&A transformation initiatives, including implementation of a new FP&A ERP platform across global brands and markets to drive standardization, scalability, and improved decision support.
• Lead and develop a high-performing financial planning team, ensuring excellence in execution and strong partnership across the enterprise.

Benefits

• Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan).
• Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan.
• Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees