Analyst, Equity Finance

• Primarily support the KFCC equity restaurant’s sales and profitability by bringing analytical expertise and strategic insight to KFC’s financial reviews
• This includes generating restaurant-level financial plans, consolidating into a division-level plan, and developing impactful financial models for the system’s benefit
• This role is the primary support for all equity unit planning, budgets and financial decisions
• Also accountable for reporting and analyzing operational metrics associated with restaurant operation’s impact to financials, including speed of service, accuracy, waste, and food safety audits
• P&L Reporting and Analysis (60%): Conduct the weekly 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 performance
• Specific attention paid to outlier restaurants and newly acquired restaurants
• Support the KFC Planning team to forecast future results including risks and opportunities based on current trends
• Identify equity best practices and facilitate sharing with other Area Coaches and RGMs
• Support the measurement and payouts of the restaurant-level bonus program metrics for RGMs, AUMs, and Shift Supervisors
• Field Operations Coaching and Development (30%): Visit restaurants in the field and provide live performance reporting and professional training on P&L management
• Support Operations and People and Culture teams develop restaurant-level training materials
• Support the delivery of AOP plans for key P&L accounts to each Area Coach and navigate budgets based on restaurant needs and investment affordability
• Modeling and Ad-Hoc Analysis (10%): Maintain and improve financial models used to plan and analyze labor and food costs
• Maintain and improve planning models used to summarize and dashboard our equity profit actuals, plan, forecast
• Multi-tasking for Ad-hoc requests to support cross-functional project teams and the FP&A team

• Undergraduate Degree from accredited 4-year university in Finance, Accounting or Business Management required
• MBA preferred, but not required
• 2+ years Corporate experience, preferably in Corporate Finance or Accounting
• 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
• Proficient in Excel
• Effectively communicate, through written and oral means, results, ideas and recommendations

• MBA
• experience with Restaurant P&L statements

bonus eligibility