Snr. Analyst, G&A

KFC•Plano, TX

7d•$95,000 - $105,000

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, G&A uses business acumen and analytical expertise to support the budget and forecast of the Headquarters P&L and capital-planning processes, and to support the global planning team in consolidating the KFC Global finance portfolio of business units (BMUs). The role reports to the Financial Planning Manager. The position owns the HQ G&A planning process, including budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, expense reporting, and coordination with Functions, Control, and Intra-Company teams. It also coordinates capital planning for KFC’s equity portfolio and supports global planning and analysis, including consolidation and reporting of BMU-level financial plans and performance.

Requirements

Minimum bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of P&L experience in a large corporation; QSR experience is preferable.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Exceptional internal motivation and a strong sense of accountability and ownership.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated success collaborating with teams, with strong interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills.
Detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
Future-focused, with a passion for innovation and a desire to learn, adopt, and advance Finance capabilities.

Nice To Haves

QSR experience.
Knowledge of Hyperion financial tool (HFM) and Oracle.
Knowledge of DOMO.

Responsibilities

Own and understand the G&A budget and prepare monthly and quarterly variance analyses for Senior Management.
Lead development of full-year, quarterly, and intra-quarter forecasts by using, updating, and maintaining financial forecast models.
Work with Functions to understand budgets, ensure accurate expense reporting, and identify risks and opportunities.
Collaborate with Control and Intra-Company teams to ensure accurate expense recording or reclassification.
Load quarterly budgets into HFM or Oracle and participate in the transition to a new financial reporting system.
Support the rollout of DOMO dashboards for Functions and update budgets as needed.
Build strong relationships and communicate effectively with all Functions.
Track capital expense requests from business units and ensure timely approval, following up on pending signatures.
Analyze capital expense requests and business-unit models to understand key return-on-investment metrics and summarize them in a tracking file.
Work with business-unit teams to resolve questions from Senior Management before approval.
Participate in measuring new-unit performance against forecasts and identify success factors and opportunities.
Assist the global planning team in quarterly consolidation of BMU-level plans, including P&Ls, SSSG, WPSA, and CAPEX.
Analyze the financial performance of all BMUs as part of the reporting process.
Collaborate on quarterly forecast loads into HFM or Oracle.
Contribute to quarterly and annual plans by providing key financial metrics to Investor Relations.