Finance Manager- Financial Reporting and Compliance/London
Job Description
HYBRID role based in LONDON!!!
Yum! is the world's largest restaurant company with nearly 43,000 restaurants in more than 140 countries and territories. The company's restaurant brands, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. With more than 1,500 stores across the UK and Europe, the Pizza Hut Europe business unit is headquartered at the Restaurant Support Centre ("RSC") in St Albans and leads the Pizza Hut brand in more than 25 countries with c. 130 franchisees. It is a growing business with plans over the next five years to achieve explosive growth, significantly increasing the number of restaurants in the region. Given the franchise nature of the business, Pizza Hut Europe offers the entrepreneurial dynamism of a start-up, combined with the commercial strengths of a well-established business.
TheFinance Manager - Financial Reporting & Compliance reports into the Head of Financial Reporting and Compliance and plays a critical role within the Finance team, providing control support and analytical thinking to the PH Europe & UK business.
This role is responsible for delivering high quality monthly and quarterly financial reporting. In addition, they will be critical in instilling a control mindset not only within their team, but the broader RSC and ensuring a strong controls environment is consistently operational. The Finance Manager - Financial Reporting & Compliance will be a key contact for external and internal audit teams to ensure that all deliverables are met within required timelines.
The Finance Manager - Financial Reporting & Compliance will have a strong financial background and be able to apply their training with a commercial mindset in order to manage financial risk for Pizza Hut and to commercially support internal stakeholders. He or she will serve as a front-line thought partner to cross-functional teams in order to identify and remediate sub optimal reporting processes and financial risk areas.
The successful candidate will also need to have a strong sense of accountability, urgency and ownership. He or she must maintain a continuous growth mindset and able to apply both a commercial and traditional control hat in order to deliver successful outcomes. This role is a great fit for an individual looking for an exciting challenge in a vibrant and entrepreneurial company.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
* Leading the team to deliver high quality month and quarter end process, including preparation of key reporting on the group's financial performance and liaising with the US Control team to address any queries.
* Closely partnering with the commercial finance team, including providing first level commentary on key movements, enabling business decision making
* Monitor, track & report financial risks & opportunities as well as identify business levers to deliver the plan each month
* Ensuring Balance Sheet reconciliations have been completed in a timely manner and have been subjected to a robust review process
* Demonstrate in-depth understanding of balance sheet to manage risks and opportunity forecasting & reporting
* Oversee lease accounting process ensuring compliance with US GAAP
* Take ownership of treasury and banking activities including cash reconciliations, funding requests and preparation of quarterly cash flow forecast
* Play a lead role in working with internal and external audit team to ensure audit requests are dealt with swiftly
* Embedding a culture of controls within the team, responsible for operating effectiveness of all key controls within the department's processes and remediation of any control weaknesses
* Driving process governance and measuring process effectiveness through leading SOX compliance testing
* Provision of accurate numbers for all disclosures in the annual report and statutory accounts
* Provide thought leadership and support on ad-hoc projects
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH:
* Line manager: Head of Financial Reporting and Compliance
* Business partners: Financial Planning Team, US Control Team, Internal/External Audit teams
REQUIRED SKILLS:
* Excellent communication skills (written & verbal), proven influencing skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders
* Highly analytical, with excellent interpersonal skills, strong adaptability to a fast-moving environment and high sense of urgency and accountability
* Experience in a fast-paced, global organization and knowledge of US GAAP preferred
* Experience with multi-entity/ currency reporting
* Ability to effectively manage and motivate direct reports
* Demonstrated capability in compliance/ control environment, attention to detail and ability to understand and interpret interlinking transactions
* Best-in-class academics in a business and/or analytical topic; ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualification essential
* An eye toward continuous process improvement, including the ability to innovate and simplify both finance and business processes
* Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience within a Finance function / accounting practice environment. Solid relevant experience in positions that require analysis, reporting financial results, variance analysis, and data interpretation of business impact and results. Highly computer literate with excellent command of Excel and Powerpoint.
* Comfortable building and running complex financial models. Experience in JD Edwards (or similar ERP) is required, a knowledge of Hyperion Financial Management would be beneficial but not required.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION- EVERYONE AT THE TABLE
Pizza Hut, as a member of the Yum! Brands family recognizes the importance of having an inclusive culture with diverse team members and a steadfast commitment to developing a company culture where everyone feels respected. One of Pizza Hut's core values is to believe in all people, and we create environments where differences are sought out and celebrated. #J-18808-Ljbffr