Snr. Analyst, G&A

KFC•Plano, TX

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, G&A uses business acumen and analytical expertise to support the Headquarter P&L budget and forecast, capital planning, and the global planning team’s consolidation of KFC Global’s finance portfolio of business units (BMUs). The role reports to the Financial Planning Manager. The position focuses on three areas: conducting HQ G&A planning (50%), coordinating financial capital planning for KFC’s equity portfolio (30%), and supporting Global Planning and Analysis (20%). It includes budgeting and forecasting, financial performance analysis, capital request review and tracking, and collaboration with functions and business units. The salary range is $95,000 to $105,000 annually, with bonus eligibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
At least 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

Knowledge of Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and Oracle.
Knowledge of DOMO.
Experience in the QSR industry.

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 updating and maintaining financial forecast models.
Work with functions to understand their 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, ensure timely approval, and follow up on pending signatures.
Analyze capital expense requests and business-unit models, identify key return-on-investment metrics, and summarize them in a tracking file.
Work with business-unit teams to resolve questions from Senior Management ahead of approval.
Participate in measuring new-unit performance against forecast and identify success factors and opportunities.
Help the global planning team consolidate quarterly BMU-level plans, including P&Ls, SSSG, WPSA, and CAPEX.
Analyze financial performance across 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.