Description:

Drive Strategic Planning team’s partnership/analysis on initiatives related to pipeline development, test markets, national promotions, and supply/product forecasting all inside the filter of driving franchisee economics. Independently lead cross functional teams related to Finance team initiatives. Provide thought leadership on modeling and analysis development to influence Leadership Team decisions based on data driven insights. • Promotion / Testing Analysis (60%) –Influence project teams with coach leadership in developing product & promotion pipeline – ensuring frameworks for sales/profit analysis, developing tactic validation plans, developing profitable system recommendations, support the entire promotion lifecycle from ideation to test market, decision, launch and post-promotion analysis. • Supply Chain / Product Forecasting (10%) –Support and partner with Strat Planning, RSCS and other internal teams on product forecasts for test markets and promotions, flexibility/contingency planning, and building a sales growth mindset while managing risk. • Presentation Development (10%) – Transform financial analysis into meaningful conclusions used to inform/influence both KFCC and Franchisee leadership. Drive holistic business case and financial mindset across cross-functional teams. • Ad Hoc Reporting (10%) – Perform various ad hoc initiatives as needed to support the business, such as operations simplification and RMI initiatives; influence holistic business case mindset on cross-functional teams. • Business Intelligence Tool Lead (10%) – Work as a liaison between IT and Finance teams to enhance and maintain existing BI Tools.

Requirements:

EDUCATION: Undergraduate Degree from accredited 4 year university –Finance, Accounting or Business Management required M.B.A. - Preferred EXPERIENCE (and other qualifications): • Must have experience in financial reporting and planning. • Proficient in financial modeling (Excel), Power Point and Power BI • General knowledge of restaurant level P&L’s required • Demonstrated people and influencing skills • Must have the ability to think strategically using analytics as a guide • Ability to communicate across all layers of the organization effectively • Must have the ability to multi-task on multiple high profile projects at any given time • Must have experience solving business problems with use of BI tools.

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