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, Play-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 59,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, and the company was recognized among TIME Magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders, Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies and USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders. Yum! also received widespread recognition in 2023, including being listed on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. In addition, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking for 2023.