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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 7,500+ 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 at it. We 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: Taco Bell is looking for a highly motivated leader to join the FP&A team and lead US G&A financial planning, performance management, and decision support. This role serves as an important partner to others across the organization, including HR, Finance, Technology and Marketing, helping ensure resources are deployed against Taco Bell’s key priorities. The Manager, FP&A will own G&A forecasting, planning, and performance reporting while providing clear insights into business drivers, risk, opportunities, and trade-offs. This role will help shape decisions that impact G&A against annual targets, partner with International Finance to manage the global G&A outlook, and seek to understand the business value and financial returns of incremental investments. The successful candidate is a strong business partner who can help connect financial performance to business decisions, influence cross-functional partners, and translate data into clear insights for senior leadership. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with curiosity, a bias for action, and a continuous-improvement mindset. The Day-to-Day: • Own US G&A financial performance, including period close, quarterly forecasting, annual planning, and long-range planning; synthesize results into a clear view of performance • Drive strategic G&A planning and resource allocation, balancing incremental asks, productivity opportunities, and enterprise needs against G&A targets • Serve as a strategic thought partner to budget leaders, providing insights and constructive challenge around spending, headcount, investment decisions, and forecast assumptions • Partner with International Finance to manage the global G&A outlook and communicate implications to Finance leadership • Own workforce and headcount financial planning, including changes, allocation, and funding across major sources, in partnership with HR and functional leaders • Drive continuous improvement across planning, reporting and analytical tools • Provide ad-hoc analyses for senior leadership that facilitate sound decision-making Is This You? • Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree or certification is a plus • 8+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, business planning, or related finance discipline • 2+ years of direct people leadership experience, with a demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and elevate talent • Strong financial and analytical acumen, connecting financial results to underlying business drivers, and translating infights into action • Proven ability to build trusted cross-functional relationships, influence without authority, challenge assumptions, and drive accountability • Strong communication skills with the ability to distill financial information into clear, concise narratives and recommendations for audiences at all levels • Proactive, curious, and comfortable navigating ambiguity, with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with ERP and BI/reporting tools, with a mindset toward continuous improvement and automation Work-Hard, Play-Hard: • Hybrid work schedule (onsite expectation Tues, Wed, Thurs) and year-round flex day Friday • Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons • Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building) • Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, and carwash • Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions • Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering • Generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program • 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands with immediate vesting • Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care • Discounts, free food, swag and… honestly, too many good benefits to name Salary Range: $138,000 to $158,000 annually + bonus eligibility + benefits The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors. Work Authorization Notice: Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this position. Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship. At Taco Bell, we Live Más and invite you to do the same. Take a seat at our table. Bring your voice. Bring you, just as you are, a Cultural Rebel. We want you to be your best self! Taco Bell is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic. Taco Bell is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs. US Job Seekers/Employees - To view the "Know Your Rights" poster, click here . You may also access Taco Bell’s Pay Transparency Policy Statement. Employment eligibility to work with Taco Bell in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position. California Residents: For more information about the categories of personal information we collect from you and how we use, sell, and share that information, please see our Privacy Notice for California Employees here . . . Taco Bell is looking for a highly motivated leader to join the FP&A team and lead US G&A financial planning, performance management, and decision support. This role serves as an important partner to others across the organization, including HR, Finance, Technology and Marketing, helping ensure resources are deployed against Taco Bell’s key priorities.

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Who is Taco Bell?
At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below.
Own US G&A financial performance, including period close, quarterly forecasting, annual planning, and long-range planning; synthesize results into a clear view of performance
Drive strategic G&A planning and resource allocation, balancing incremental asks, productivity opportunities, and enterprise needs against G&A targets
Serve as a strategic thought partner to budget leaders, providing insights and constructive challenge around spending, headcount, investment decisions, and forecast assumptions
Partner with International Finance to manage the global G&A outlook and communicate implications to Finance leadership
Own workforce and headcount financial planning, including changes, allocation, and funding across major sources, in partnership with HR and functional leaders
Drive continuous improvement across planning, reporting and analytical tools
Provide ad-hoc analyses for senior leadership that facilitate sound decision-making
Is This You?
8+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, business planning, or related finance discipline
2+ years of direct people leadership experience, with a demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and elevate talent
Strong financial and analytical acumen, connecting financial results to underlying business drivers, and translating infights into action
Proven ability to build trusted cross-functional relationships, influence without authority, challenge assumptions, and drive accountability
Strong communication skills with the ability to distill financial information into clear, concise narratives and recommendations for audiences at all levels
Proactive, curious, and comfortable navigating ambiguity, with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with ERP and BI/reporting tools, with a mindset toward continuous improvement and automation
Hybrid work schedule (onsite expectation Tues, Wed, Thurs) and year-round flex day Friday
Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building)
Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, and carwash
Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering

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Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree or certification is a plus

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