Global FP&A Manager ID-5625

January 3, 2025

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.

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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