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Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with over $40 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 30,000 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.
Director, Corporate Accounting
Position Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the RBI Global Accounting team in a controllership role for various RBI brands and regions. The role will support regional controllers in the monthly and quarterly closing processes ensuring alignment with RBI’s accounting policies. The candidate must have relevant public accounting experience including but not limited to reporting, consolidation, acquisition accounting, and controls. The ideal candidate developed these skills working with public companies.
This role is a fit for you if you like to roll up your sleeves to be hands-on team player. You’ll be working with a wide range of external and internal stakeholders, including the highest levels of management, which means you have excellent presentation skills and can communicate big ideas and distill information into clear and concise key messages. You thrive in a fast-paced work environment, have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. Attention to detail is a must.
Responsibilities
- Support the monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing activities including review of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and cash flows
- Work with Brand, Corporate, and SEC reporting teams to ensure proper consolidation of results
- Implement RBI’s accounting and controls policies and processes at acquired entities which may also include conversions from IFRS to US GAAP
- Act as main point of contact with internal and external auditors for the acquired entities
- Support internal and external audits and SOX compliance processes
- Where applicable Work with regional / brand controllers and specialists to complete all aspects of acquisition accounting for various acquisitions including the implementation of valuation methodologies, including but not limited to, franchise rights, PPE valuations, leaseholds, and the related push-down accounting
- Where applicable redesign of acquired entities processes to comply and potentially integrate with RBI’s IT and digital systems
- Assist with special projects as needed
- Cultivate a deep business partner relationship with the regional finance and business teams and provide guidance on accounting matters
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field - Master's degree preferred
- 8+ years of accounting experience - CPA preferred with public accounting experience
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as position has direct contact with numerous departments within and outside RBI including external auditors and consultants
- Strong organizational skills and commitment to meeting deadlines
- Strong attention to detail
- Working knowledge SAP and reporting system OneStream is helpful
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
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, colour, 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.
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.
