Finance Director, Corporate FP&A

Company Description

McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily. We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald’s remains one of the world’s leading corporations after almost 70 years. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.

At McDonald’s, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House Charities to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry and planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

We are enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid work model, in which employees spend part of their week connecting with co-workers in our state-of-the-art headquarters. Located in the booming West Loop of downtown Chicago, it's set up to be a global hub that cultivates collaboration:

• Take a class at Hamburger University
• Sample future items in our Test Kitchen
• Utilize the latest technology to connect with your team around the globe

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our crew members, staff, operators, and suppliers. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone.

McDonald’s is looking for an experienced and strong Director of Business Advisory Services and Financial Planning & Analysis to join our team in support of our vision to bring best in class solutions to the enterprise.

Leading a small team, the ideal candidate will provide strong financial leadership and become a trusted strategic thought partner to the business. The individual will bring experience, energy, and insight as influence and support major business decisions and strategic projects to ensure key financial considerations are well understood, clearly communicated, and closely monitored.

Partnering with key functional leaders and corporate finance leaders, the candidate will operate with a focus on innovation, modernization and talent development. The candidate will bridge the gap from strategic intent to financial viability in a very important area of the Company. To ensure this is effectively managed the Director will ensure: strategic priorities and financial resources are aligned; financial implications of proposed projects are understood up-front and as projects evolve; project costs are appropriately tracked and communicated; leadership has recommendations on ways to stay on budget while still achieving key objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of approximately 5-8 professionals
• Lead quarterly forecasts for corporate functions which includes communicating expected financial results for functional and finance leadership, evaluating risks and opportunities
• Build and articulate financial models founded in operational realities
• Build executive and Board level financial communications and lead presentations to and discussions with executive management teams as necessary
• Build positive relationships across functions and project teams which enable open conversations and effective action plans
• Engage with individual initiative owners to understand current and potential projects; help shape project progression while ensuring financial implications are understood and communicated
• Provide financial leadership & analysis to support key strategic investment decisions
• Build strong processes for budget monitoring, recording and tracking
• Engage with Senior Leadership to build long-term plans for priorities and translating related financial implications to our McDonald’s enterprise

• 10+ years of dynamic experience in fields related to finance & accounting
• Ability to network within a large organization and build trusted partnerships; influence through insight and collaboration
• Strong people leadership and team management skills
• Strong ability to build insightful financial models in Excel coupled with the ability to guide others on how to interpret the results
• Comfort with ambiguity and fluctuating deadlines at times
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, desire to deliver results
• Strong business & financial acumen including, tactical and critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Forward thinking and able to anticipate immediate and long-term implications of potential decisions

McDonald’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald’s provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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