Full-Time Global FP&A Manager
McDonald's Corporation is hiring a remote Full-Time Global FP&A Manager. The career level for this job opening is Manager and is accepting Chicago, IL based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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The COE Global FP&A Manager is an FP&A expert, driving value for the markets and Corporate through strategic design and execution of best-in-class FP&A activities and transformational leadership. The role is highly visible across market finance leadership as a main point of contact for FP&A-related items and is critical for ensuring McDonald’s executes upon its finance transformation journey through evolving our FP&A approach.
Responsibilities:
Market FP&A Main Point of Contact, which includes:
- Planning and Projection lead for a group of markets, including overseeing the preparation of reporting and leading the related messaging and narrative for market leadership
- Lead the interaction with the Corporate branch of the COE for a group of markets, which consolidates the information for Corporate finance leadership (including Corporate Controller, IRO, CFO, etc)
Major P&L Line-Item Planning Lead, which includes:
- Responsibility for ensuring oversight of proper forecasting methodologies and consistency across markets for a key P&L area (Capital, Franchised Margin, McOpCo Margin, SG&A, Other Op)
- Process improvement / continuous improvement to work towards future state of COE
- Success for the above requires people and organizational leadership; they will oversee a team of COE members that will drive forward the vision for FP&A
Additional Responsibilities:
- Main point of contact between COE and Market for FP&A activities.
- Thought partner to the markets for drivers behind the variances between actuals and projection / plan (note the responsibility of actual reporting (trial balance submission and related commentary) remains with the market; however, COE provides market contact thought partnership on commentary
- Responsible for communicating with the market to ensure a solid understanding of significant trends, initiatives, and transactions occurring in market to ensure such items are properly reflected in projection / plan. The communication with the market and FP&A Manager will be established based on preferences of each market and could include:
- Weekly or bi-monthly touchpoints between FP&A Manager and market finance contact
- Attendance at certain meetings in market to ensure proper business trends reflected in projection / plan
- Accountable for appropriate roll-up of plan and projection for designated markets, including all process streams, through operating income
- Ability to explain / articulate assumptions used in setting the plan and projections for the market, including variances to prior projections and plan.
- Present results to leadership, including reporting to be provided to the markets
- Lead and oversee the preparation of market scenario planning / projections
- Be a Major P&L Line-Item Planning Lead and will have direct reports. The Lead is responsible for guiding team members in the successful execution of their roles and overseeing their professional development
- Understand financial systems, ensuring all necessary financial information is input accurately for all markets within a process for a certain financial statement line item
- Aggregate data from other FP&A Managers for P&L area of responsibility to ensure consistency across what markets submitted in their templates for plan / projection submission
- Analyze and provide big picture perspective for consolidated P&L area of responsibility
- Accountable for cross training and collaboration across the COE for area of responsibility
- Direct feedback into existing global finance processes (e.g. Treasury / Capital planning)
- Drive process improvement / continuous improvement to work towards future state of COE
- Drive standardization / harmonization in reporting across markets (including standardization for P&L area of responsibility), working collaboratively across the COE
Benefits eligible: Yes Bonus eligible: Yes Long term incentive eligible: Yes The expected salary range for this role is $112,860 – 143,900 / per year The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Accounting or Finance
- 5+ years of experience; previous FP&A, Big 4, or similar experience preferred
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency
- Executive-level communication skills and presence – ability to level-up the details, identify what’s important, and advise our leadership
- Consistent record of leading competing priorities and addressing roadblocks –desire to work independently amid ambiguity in a fast-moving environment
- Strong social skills – ability to interact with all subject areas, levels, and cultures and establish relationships
- A strategic approach, bias towards action, skepticism of the status quo, and can-do attitude – someone who is not afraid to dig in, uncover problems, and find solutions as a collective team
Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.
Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.
Long term Incentive eligible: This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald’s long-term incentive plan.
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