Job Description

About the Job:

As an Accounting Analyst, you will be responsible for assisting with certain period and quarterly accounting deliverables as well as financial reporting for the KFC Division. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including KFC International, Planning, and market accounting teams, to ensure accurate, timely, and consistent financial information. You will contribute to the preparation of key deliverables, support analysis, and help drive effective coordination across teams to meet reporting requirements.

You will be required to attend the Louisville KY office three days per week (Tuesday - Thursday).

Salary Range:

$80,300 - $90,000 + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate's location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

KFC Division Reporting

• Consolidate and prepare KFC Division's quarterly balance sheet reporting
• Assist in the preparation of key quarterly deliverables included in the KFC Division and YUM Brand's CFO Close Decks
• Prepare, review and record consolidated journal entries for the KFC division, working with markets to record entries in subsequent quarters
• Ensure required period reporting deliverables are submitted by markets and compiled for control and planning teams
  KFC Global Headquarters (HQ) G&A
• Execute period close and reporting activities for KFC Global HQ including identifying and resolving issues identified during close processes
• Analyze and reconcile multiple Balance Sheet Accounts
• Analyze and monitor capital expenditure requests provided by KFC departments, including fixed and intangible assets to ensure proper reporting
• Ensure JD Edwards data is loaded accurately into HFM through validation and reconciliation of data
• Prepare and submit reporting schedules and roll forwards in HFM for KFC HQ
  Other responsibilities
• Accounting and reporting of Uber royalty payments including working with Uber and market contacts to facilitate the accounting process
• Partner with the KFC Finance Team for G&A analysis and financial reporting and collaborating on ad-hoc accounting requests

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Accounting degree
• 2+ years public or private industry accounting experience
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven analytical and financial reporting skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA
• Experience with large, global companies.
• Experience in the QSR or retail environment.
• Understanding of intercompany accounting & foreign currency accounting
• Experience with JDE, HFM and Microsoft products

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. To learn more about working at Yum! -Click here.

This posting will be open for a minimum of two weeks. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.

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