Director, FP&A, BK, US&C
Restaurant Brands International
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Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 32,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories.
RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.
RBI is committed to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their respective core values, employee and franchisee relationships, and long track records of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come from ownership by Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Role Summary:
The Director of FP&A is a critical role to drive the overall financial performance for the company and ensuring its success long-term in a competitive market environment. As such, the Director of FP&A is primarily responsible for overseeing and managing the financial planning and analysis processes for the organizations 1200+ Burger King Restaurants. This a high visibility position that is a strategic partner to the heads of Finance and Company Restaurants. It is critical that a successful candidate maintain positive working and reporting relationships at the home office, field, and parent company levels. This position reports to the VP of Finance. Directly supervise and mentor a finance team.
Key Responsibilities:
Budgeting and Forecasting
Developing top-down and bottoms-up annual budgets that align with company objectives, incorporate strategic planning and cost-savings opportunities, and that represent appropriate targets at the individual restaurant level to drive performance.
Manage the ongoing forecasting process, including communication of the forecast to the executive leadership team. This includes revenue projections, expense budgets, and capex planning.
Financial Reporting and Performance Analysis
Generate reports for weekly, monthly, quarterly usage for the company that assist with the monitoring of the financial performance for each restaurant, districts, regions, divisions and total company. This would include actual to budget and forecasted amounts.
Articulate identified trends and other relevant metrics to senior management.
Support property management, real estate, and other lease financing decisions.
Decision Support
Provide financial insights and analysis to support strategic decision-making at both the restaurant and total company levels.
Support evaluation of new restaurant development or remodel projects and assessing the financial impact of marketing initiatives or analyzing the profitability of product introductions to market.
Cross Functional Collaboration
Collaborate with other departments such as Operations, Marketing, Real Estate and Development, Construction, Maintenance, and Procurement to ensure alignment between financial goals and operational strategies.
Participate in cross-functional meetings to provide that financial insight and continued supporting of strategic initiatives.
Team Leadership
Lead and manage a team responsible for supporting the FP&A function.
Set clear goals and objectives, provide guidance and mentorship, and foster a culture of customer service excellence to our restaurants and other business partners.
Desired Skills and Experience
University degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting or a related field, MBA or CPA a plus
10+ years of relevant finance experience as well as experience managing direct reports
Entrepreneurial mindset with desire to learn and work on challenging tasks and projects
Strong analytical, organizational and excel skills, including experience with building sustainable financial forecasting models from scratch
Ability to function effectively in a team environment and independently
Demonstrated experience managing and leading a team, including team members in a remote and in-person capacity
Familiarity with Hyperion and SAP is an asset
Benefits at all of our global offices are focused on physical, mental and financial wellness. We offer unique and progressive benefits, including a comprehensive global paid parental leave program that supports employees as they expand their families, free telemedicine and mental wellness support.
Restaurant Brands International and all of its affiliated companies (collectively, RBI) are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations. RBI's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.