Lease Finance Accountant

Yum! Brands; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension contributions

Holiday allowance

Live Well Days

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Mental health coaching

Parental leave

Study support

Income protection

Life cover

Flexible return options

Job summary

Yum! Brands in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Analyst to own lease and property accounting, ensuring accurate reconciliations and timely period-end reviews. Based in Woking with hybrid working, you will collaborate with internal teams to support forecasts and audits while handling recharges to franchisees.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in accounting, strong Excel skills and an aptitude for detail, with working towards an accounting qualification preferred.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in an accounting or finance role.
• Strong process‑oriented approach with high attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret financial information and investigate variances.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with internal stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Working towards an accounting qualification preferred.
• Previous lease or property accounting experience would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Own timely reconciliations and analysis for property accounts, ensuring balance sheet accounts remain current, accurate and SOX compliant.
• Manage rent payments and accruals, service charges, landlord insurance and business rates, ensuring proper period recording.
• Deliver quarterly reporting and balance sheet analysis with clear explanations.
• Prepare period-end accounting for property-related expense accounts and support a smooth close.
• Prepare recharges to franchisees for sub-let stores and business rentals with proper support.
• Support quarterly and annual forecasting for lease and property costs with variance explanations.
• Coordinate internal and external audits by providing clear documentation and timely responses.
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve lease accounting queries and maintain data integrity.

Skills

2+ years accounting experience

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Excel skills

Study towards accounting qualification

Lease accounting experience

Education

Working towards accounting qualification

Job description

At Yum! Brands, we’re home to some of the world’s most loved restaurant brands, including KFC and Taco Bell. Across our brands, markets and franchise partners, we’re united by one big ambition: to build distinctive, culture-shaping brands that people love, and to create places where real people can build real careers.

We move fast, think big and back our people to make things happen. Whether you’re in a restaurant, a support centre or working across brands, you’ll be part of a global business with local heart, full of people who care deeply about great food, brilliant teams and doing things the right way.

The Finance Analyst plays a key role in delivering accurate and timely lease and property accounting across the finance function. The role is responsible for lease-related accounting, reconciliations and period-end review, working closely with internal teams to ensure lease and property transactions are accounted for correctly and financial information is complete, accurate and well controlled.

What You’ll Do

• Own timely reconciliations and analysis for property-related accounts, ensuring balance sheet accounts remain current, accurate and compliant with SOX requirements.
• Manage accounting for rent payments and accruals, service charges, landlord insurance and business rates, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and in the appropriate period.
• Deliver quarterly reporting and balance sheet analysis, investigating movements and providing clear supporting explanations.
• Prepare period-end and quarterly accounting and analysis for property-related expense accounts, supporting an accurate and efficient close process.
• Prepare and raise recharges to franchisees for sub-let stores and business rentals, ensuring charges are accurate, appropriately supported and processed on a timely basis.
• Support quarterly and annual forecasting for lease and property-related costs, including analysis and explanation of variances against forecast and prior periods.
• Support internal and external audit requirements by coordinating requests, preparing clear supporting documentation and providing logical, timely responses.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to resolve lease and property accounting queries and maintain the quality and integrity of financial information.

What You Bring

• At least 2 years’ experience in an accounting or finance role.
• A strong process-oriented approach, with high attention to detail and an inquisitive mindset.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial information, investigate variances and draw insightful conclusions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly and work effectively with internal stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines, prioritise workload effectively and operate successfully in a dynamic environment.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Working towards an accounting qualification is preferred.
• Previous lease or property accounting experience would be beneficial.

What’s In It For You

We offer benefits that make your life that little bit easier, because we know the juggle is real.

From flexible, hybrid working and Live Well Days, we’ve created a package that supports the real you, in and out of work.

You’ll Get

• Hybrid working from our Woking RSC (just 24 mins from London) - 1 day per week in the office - Thursday.
• Up to 11% company pension contributions
• 25 days’ holiday (plus bank hols)
• 5 Live Well Days a year, just for you
• Bonus scheme linked to company & personal performance
• Private healthcare, Digital GP access & mental health coaching
• Enhanced parental leave and flexible return options
• Study support, income protection, life cover & more

And much more.