Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

McDonald's Corporation•Chicago, IL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 with 3-5 direct reports, 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 to 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 to drive performance.

Requirements

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

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 and articulate financial models founded in operational realities
Lead presentations to and discussions with management as necessary
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