Sr. Manager, People Finance

Popeyes; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global quick service restaurant company is seeking a Senior Manager, People Finance to provide strategic insights and support for people compensation expenses. The role requires advanced analytical skills and experience in corporate finance, forecasting, and effective communication with senior leadership. The ideal candidate will manage comprehensive financial models and collaborate across functions to enhance decision-making processes. This position offers a unique environment with a commitment to employee wellness and diverse benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive global paid parental leave

Free telemedicine support

Mental wellness support

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in corporate finance or workforce finance roles.
• Experience conveying financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly variance analysis of people compensation expenses.
• Manage people cost forecasting and reporting models.
• Develop financial models and dashboards for insights.

Skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Tools

Alteryx

PowerApps

OneStream

Job description

Ready to make your next big professional move? Join us on our journey to achieve our big dream of buildingthe most loved restaurant brands in the world.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly$45 billionin 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 Overview

The Senior Manager, People Finance serves as a strategic finance partner to HR and Finance leadership, providing analytical insight, financial rigor, and decision support related to global people compensation expenses. This role ensures leaders have accurate, forward-looking, and actionable information to drive financially sound decisions that support talent attraction, retention, and motivation while meeting enterprise financial goals.

As a core member of the RBI People Package team, this role owns key elements of people cost analytics including variance analysis, forecasting, KPI development, performance deep dives, and analytical tool creation. The Senior Manager will work closely with cross-functional partners across Finance, HR, and Total Rewards to deliver high-quality insights, scalable processes, and continuous improvements to how people costs are planned, tracked, and managed globally.

This position requires strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to translate complex financial and workforce data into clear recommendations for senior and executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Analysis & Decision Support

• Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis of global people compensation expenses, identifying key drivers, risks, and emerging trends across geographies, currencies, and employee populations
• Translate complex people cost analytics into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for HR and Finance leadership
• Proactively identify and evaluate savings opportunities, efficiency improvements, and risk mitigation actions related to compensation and workforce costs

Forecasting, Planning & Performance Management

• Own and manage people cost forecasting, planning, and reporting models to support month-end close, rolling forecasts, and annual budgeting cycles
• Partner with HR, Total Rewards, and Finance teams to assess headcount, turnover, compensation changes, and incentive impacts on financial outcomes
• Design, standardize, and maintain key people cost KPIs to ensure consistent performance tracking and decision-making across the enterprise

Tools, Automation & Process Improvement

• Develop and enhance financial models, analytical tools, and dashboards to improve accuracy, scalability, and usability of people cost insights
• Identify and implement automation and process improvements (e.g., through Excel, Alteryx, PowerApps, or similar tools) to reduce manual effort and increase analytical capacity
• Ensure data integrity, transparency, and documentation across people finance processes

Stakeholder Partnership & Executive Communication

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to senior HR and Finance leaders, providing independent analytical perspectives and scenario-based insights
• Prepare executive-ready monthly and quarterly materials with clear narratives, visualizations, and recommendations
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align financial outcomes with talent and workforce strategies

Governance & Confidentiality

• Handle highly sensitive compensation, equity, and employee data with a high degree of discretion, integrity, and professional judgment
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and governance standards related to people cost reporting

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 5–7 years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, or workforce/people finance roles with ownership of forecasting and executive-facing analysis
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling and large dataset analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to structure ambiguous questions and synthesize insights
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience conveying financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and coordinate across teams

Preferred

• Experience with Alteryx, PowerApps, or other low-code data transformation and modeling tools
• Excel Power User capabilities (e.g., advanced formulas, Power Query, automation)
• OneStream experience preferred
• SAP or similar ERP experience
• Exposure to global organizations with multi-currency, multi-region workforce cost management

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.