Manager, Finance Job (Irvine, CA, US)

Taco Bell, a part of Yum! Brands, has been repeatedly named as one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County. We have high standards for ourselves; Yum commits to consistently deliver 10% EPS growth each year. Our success comes from the belief that our people's capabilities are our greatest asset, and investing in you is our top priority.

Yum! Brands, Inc. is the world's largest restaurant company with more than 38,000 restaurants in over 100 countries and territories and more than 850,000 employees worldwide. We are the leading restaurant retailer in many emerging markets. Our restaurant brands -- KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell -- are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories respectively.

Job Description:

Taco Bell is looking for a Finance Manager to lead the Real Estate Development Strategy, Capital Planning & Market Analysis team, which is part of Taco Bell Finance. Working cross-functionally with Real Estate, Construction, Legal, Operations and Taco Bell Franchisees, the Manager Finance leads a team that provides financial and capital analysis, forecasting and reporting, asset strategy and management, M&A analysis and market planning for both equity and franchisee development.

The Real Estate Development Strategy, Capital Planning & Market Analysis team is a dynamic point of entry into the Taco Bell organization, often serving as a launching point for various parts of the Taco Bell and Yum businesses. The team has a mix of former consultants, MBA hires, and finance experts.

The chief responsibility of the Finance Manager is to drive Taco Bell growth and shareholder value via strategic asset and capital management. This position is ideal for individuals with high accountability, strong analytical skills, great communication style, a partnership mentality, and comfort turning facts into recommendations.

Job Responsibilities:

· Lead the preparation and presentation of all proposed new equity restaurants sites to the monthly real estate approval committee for capital approval.

o Team to review and present up to 100-150 sites per year.

· Lead strategic initiatives to accelerate development through M&A transactions

o Develop assumptions and implementation plans to determine profit impact of development opportunities.

o Partner with cross-functional teams to complete diligence and negotiations.

· Provide regular development business updates to Taco Bell and YUM! executive teams focusing on development strategy, forecasts, pipeline, returns, sales and cannibalization.

o Partner with FP&A to provide comprehensive development capital plan.

· Work closely with cross functional partners and franchisees to continuously improve the development economic model through financial review and analysis.

· Lead development of strategic market plan to create road map that prioritizes new restaurant development by region over the next 10 years.

o Work with Franchisees, Legal and Field Development teams to ensure all parties are following Taco Bell’s Development Policy on cannibalization and dispute resolution.

· Partner with A&E, Real Estate Managers, and Operations to determine which restaurant are to be replaced, remodeled or closed by providing the financial framework to support asset decisions.

o Responsible for negotiating and managing existing restaurant leases.

o Coordinate with national brokers the sale of excess property.

· Motivate and grow team to become next generation of leaders

o Responsible for managing 3 Associate Managers, 2 Analyst and a coordinator while working with other analysts across the team.