Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

McDonald's Corporation•Chicago, IL

About The Position

We are looking for a Director of Strategic Finance & Corporate FP&A to join our team in support of the Company’s strategic growth priorities. The individual will bring energy and insight as they work across the organization ensuring key financial considerations are understood and incorporated into various projects and initiatives. This role will have oversight for the annual financial plan consolidation for corporate G&A, strategic financial analysis, as well as scenario planning and enterprise prioritization. This individual will lead the governance and optimization of McDonald’s global resource investments, aligning with enterprise priorities. The individual will be a strong people manager while interacting individually with many different functions as well as with Company leadership. The ideal candidate will be a strong collaborator, communicator and strategic thinker who is able to plan future capabilities and systems while ensuring our Corporate FP&A team is delivering their short and mid-term accountabilities.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in fields related to finance, strategy, analytics or accounting
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field, with FP&A or strategic finance experience.
Ability to network within a large organization and build trusted partnerships; influence through insight, analysis and collaboration with strong executive presence to communicate effectively across the organization
Ability to effectively scrutinize and challenge project assumptions; interpret strategies and priorities through a financial lens
Strong business & financial acumen including tactical and strategic thinking
Forward thinking and able to anticipate immediate and long-term implications of potential decisions; ability to identify dependencies across multiple initiatives
Skills: Collaboration, Executive Presence, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Business Partnership, Data-Driven Analysis & Tools, Data Visualization, and Business Intelligence
Proficiency in advanced financial modeling, including sensitivity analysis and scenario planning, to provide accurate financial forecasts and support strategic decision-making
Strong understanding of financial statements, ratios, and key performance indicators to identify trends and guide enterprise resource allocation
Ability to develop strategic frameworks and business cases for project prioritization and resource allocation, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and maximizing value
Experience in long-term strategic planning and business forecasting, with a track record of driving growth and aligning strategic projects with corporate vision

Nice To Haves

MBA or professional certifications such as CPA or CFA highly preferred

Responsibilities

Manage a team of 7 professionals focusing on continuous improvement of processes while fostering an inclusive, high performing environment that enables individual growth for the staff
This team will drive governance & optimization of McDonald’s resource investments globally to align to enterprise priorities. It will also lead scenario planning and support C-suite projects
This individual will have a strong business case mindset as the team they will lead will create business case standards and templates to improve long-term decision making
Build strong relationships across the organization to assist business leaders in understanding the financial intersection among functional and corporate strategies and priorities.
Engage with initiative owners and the Corporate Strategy team to understand current and potential projects; and lead the annual strategic project planning cycle while ensuring financial implications are understood and communicated
Partner on establishing and enforcing governance structures for project prioritization, ensuring clear decision-making frameworks are leveraged to align with strategic priorities
Provide financial leadership & analysis to support key strategic investment decisions for the Business
Provide business leaders, including Executive Vice President level, with visibility into their project spend, assisting them with holding their teams accountable to targets and prioritizing spend as needed.
Build and articulate financial models, primarily centered around benefits realization of initiatives, and forecasted spend.
Lead and oversee the creation of presentations to senior management on a regular basis. Ability to tell a story in a succinct, clear way, articulating financial topics to business leaders without a financial background.
Support the ongoing and upcoming transformation initiatives to help optimize processes and tech solutions including automation and AI
Responsibility for overall Corporate FP&A and resource allocation tracking for various projects
Benchmarking and networking with relevant peers at other companies to help our company stay connected to evolving trends and insights within the FP&A space
Perform project work as determined by leadership