Own key month-end close activities for the gift card program, including preparing and reviewing Taco Bell gift card financial statements and related analyses.
Build and deliver internal management reporting packages; partner with Payments and FP&A to spot trends/outliers, investigate drivers, and communicate insights and risks.
Ensure accuracy and completeness of key estimates and reserves (e.g., breakage, discounts, inventory), including support for assumptions, documentation, and periodic true-ups.
Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts and intercompany activity; maintain clean support, resolve reconciling items promptly, and elevate significant/unusual items to the US Controller.
Lead automation initiatives to reduce manual work and improve data integrity across the gift card accounting process, including partnering with IT to automate data feeds/downloads from third-party providers.
Evaluate existing workflows and proactively redesign processes using available systems and tools (e.g., ERP, reporting tools, Power Query) to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
Prepare and/or review quarterly balance sheet and income statement deliverables; ensure submissions to YUM for SEC reporting are accurate, complete, and timely.
Coordinate and support annual audit and agreed-upon procedures, including preparing audit schedules, footnotes, and financial statement support.
Annually compile and analyze aged redemption data to evaluate non-redemption (breakage) assumptions and document support for key conclusions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
4+ years of progressive accounting experience with a strong foundation in core accounting concepts.
Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to translate details into clear updates for partners and leaders.
Analytical and detail-oriented with sound business acumen and comfort working with large data sets.
Strong systems aptitude (ERP and Microsoft Office), including strong Excel skills (e.g., pivots, lookups, Power Query preferred).
CPA or active CPA candidate.
Experience with JD Edwards and/or HFM.

Benefits

Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan).
Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan.
Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

month-end close activitiesfinancial statementsreconciliationdata integrityautomation initiativesworkflow redesignaudit preparationfinancial analysiscore accounting conceptsdata analysis

Soft Skills

communication skillsanalytical skillsdetail-orientedbusiness acumenproblem-solvingcollaborationleadershiptime managementadaptabilitycritical thinking

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceCPAactive CPA candidate