Manager, Strategic Finance

We believe everyone deserves the right to Live Más – and we're constantly inspired by the creativity it takes to get there.

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Who is Taco Bell?

Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,500+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We’re not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world:
Yum! Brands.

Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn’t been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries.

We’re a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we’re  fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más.

At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below.

About the Job:

We are seeking Finance Manager to play a critical role in financial oversight, investment governance, and value realization for Taco Bell’s Digital & Technology (D&T) investment portfolio.

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Funds Oversight, this individual will own the D&T financial management framework, including partnering on business case development, ROI measurement, platform P&L review, and other relevant analyses. The Manager will be responsible for translating complex financial data into insights that influence decisions and reporting to both internal and franchise committee forums.

This role requires strong financial acumen and the ability to operate in a fast-paced and often, ambiguous environment where investment decisions have meaningful enterprise and franchisee impact. The ideal candidate will be expected to move beyond reporting results to proactively identify opportunities, risks, and actions that improve business outcomes.

The Day-to-Day:

• Own and continuously improve financial models, business case templates, and other tools used to assess D&T initiatives, strategic value, and impact.
• Lead Finance partnership with Digital & Technology and cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate requests, pressure-test assumptions, identify risks, and align recommendations to business priorities.
• Develop and manage appropriate frameworks, which can include defining success metrics, establishing assumptions, and assessing value realization, in close partnership with other functions.
• Perform post-launch retrospectives to evaluate whether initiatives delivered expected financial and strategic value, detect causes of performance gaps, and recommend corrective actions or future investment implications.
• Influence cross-functional partners to define consistent metrics, establish ownership for data inputs, and improve the quality of investment decision-making.
• Assist in preparation of executive-ready materials for internal leadership meetings and external franchise discussions, so that business case performance, value realization and investment trade-offs can be clearly articulated.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses related to fund utilization and business performance, turning ambiguous questions into financial recommendations.

Is This You?

• At least 8 years relevant work experience (e.g. Corporate Finance, Consulting, Investment Management), QSR / retail / multi-unit franchise industry experience a plus
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with ability to succinctly interpret data for leaders and business partners by translating financial data into meaningful insights
• High internal motivation and willingness to “do what it takes” to get the job done
• Attention to detail and high degree of accuracy in financial analysis
• Ability to translate financial performance into actionable business insights
• Outstandin…