Finance Analyst, Lease

Ready to make your mark at an iconic global powerhouse? Join Yum! Brands - the parent company behind Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, and Habit Burger & Grill - and be a part of our reinvention for Greater Growth.

We are a culture-driven company where innovation, collaboration, and passion fuel everything we do. We're embarking on a journey and seeking talented individuals to make an impact across a global company. Whether you're just starting out or stepping into leadership, you'll help shape our future by driving impact across the business and showcasing your smart, heart, and courage.

If you're ready to grow with a company that values curiosity, high-performance, and making a difference, join us. Let's build the future of Yum! together.

About the Job

The Finance Analyst would play a working role in month end processing for lease accounting and would be accountable for all lease accounting, reconciliations, and month end review. This role ensures correct accounting related to all leases and lease related activities working with internal teams and customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely reconciliations and analysis for lease-related accounts and ensure general ledger balance sheet accounts are current and compliant with SOX.
• Handle Percent Rent payments and accrual accounting, service charges, landlord insurance and business rates.
• Conduct Quarterly reporting and Balance Sheet Flux analysis.
• Provide initial set up, amortization and reconciliation of Deferred Rent and ASC 842 accounts for all brands.
• Prepare period-end and quarterly accounting and analysis of various rent related expense accounts.
• Manage Franchise to Franchise Transfers, Refranchise deals, raise recharges to Franchisees for sub-let stores and business rentals.
• Responsible for quarterly and annual forecasting, including explanations for variances and monthly true-up details.
• Assist with all internal and external audit team requests, ensuring requests and responses are logical and timely.

Is This You?

• Degree in accounting, finance or related field, working towards accounting qualification, previous lease experience highly regarded
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills are necessary.
• 2+ years of experience in accounting or finance
• Strong process-oriented mindset with high attention to detail and inquisitive mindset.
• Ability to manage deadlines effectively, prioritize work tasks, and handle a dynamic work environment.
• Analytical skills with the ability to draw insightful conclusions.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

Work Environment

This role is based out of our Restaurant Support Centre (RSC) in Woking (around 25 minutes by train from London Waterloo) and a minimum of 1 day per week in the RSC is required, plus occasional other days for team or market meetings.

Why Yum! Brands? (Work Hard, Pay-Hard)

We truly believe that where you work matters, and we know a thing or two about what makes employees happy.

• Half-day Fridays
• Hybrid work arrangement
• A world-famous recognition culture
• Attractive and flexible employee benefits
• Company and performance-related bonus
• Competitive parental leave and flexible return to work options
• Quarterly Recharge/Live Well Days across the organization to promote mental health and well-being

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 55,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company's concepts - KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and the Habit Burger Grill.

As the world's largest restaurant company, we have a clear and compelling mission: to build the world's most loved, trusted, and fastest-growing restaurant brands. The key and not-so-secret ingredient in our recipe for growth is our unrivaled culture and talent, which fuels our results. To that end, we're looking for talented, motivated, team-oriented individuals to join us and have the opportunity to be your best, have fun, make friends, and make a positive impact.

We are excited about the future growth of our brands. In fact, as a company we are opening an average of 8 restaurants a day worldwide! This growth creates endless opportunities for professional, as well as personal growth.

Check Out Some Of Our Great Benefits (Some available at HQ locations only)

• Recognition based culture and unique, fun events year round
• 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands with immediate vesting
• 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays
• Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
• Onsite dining center (yes, you can eat KFC, Taco Bell or Pizza Hut every day!)
• 2 paid days off per year to volunteer
• Tuition reimbursement, education benefits and scholarship opportunities
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Company paid life insurance
• Generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program
• Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, concierge
• Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
• Discounts for life's adventures (ex: theme parks, wireless plans, etc.)
• Comprehensive medical, vision and dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care
• Grow Yourself Week which is devoted to your personal development