The McDonald’s Corporate Controller Group’s (CCG) Financial Accounting and Reporting group currently has an excellent opportunity for a candidate to join our team. This position offers a tremendous opportunity for an individual to gain an understanding of McDonald’s Corporation, the global business, financial statements, consolidation accounting, internal and external reporting and more. It will provide the candidate the ability to further enhance their analytical, communication and project management skills.
You will work in a collaborative, team-oriented culture with expectations that you will build strong relationships with our key customers. This position calls for an individual who is results-driven with strong organizational skills that can manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines. Our environment is fast-paced and going through change, requiring the candidate to be able to help drive efficiencies.
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Analysis, consolidation, and reporting of monthly/quarterly/yearly administrative spend.
- Ownership of critical standard monthly/quarterly reports
- Execution of various aspects of financial statements and related footnotes – namely the consolidated Balance Sheet and/or Cash Flow statements
- Technical accounting application and assist with GF Modernisation transition/implementation.
- Collaboration with various stakeholders across global markets and functions (i.e., Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, People, Legal, internal, and external auditors, etc)
- Assist in preparation of ad hoc research requests from management and key stakeholders.
An outstanding opportunity for an aspirational candidate to gain experience across several of the following areas:
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Global Business Services (GBS) – Accounting & Finance – As an accounting and finance subject matter specialist, you will ensure that all accounting transactions are recorded timely, accurately and with compliance to relevant standards and principles. You will provide support and mentorship across the organisation on all financial matters and seek opportunities to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of processes to ensure the robustness of the financial documents and reporting.
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Operations Finance – you will collaborate closely with our stakeholders to drive the business' long-term strategy, support growth and ensure the future financial strength of the business. You will partner with CCG Finance, Tax and Treasury as well as the GBS team, working closely to ensure financial discipline and where we play a role in influencing this.
- Strategic Finance - you will help drive business growth and strengthen the McDonald's brand by developing strategic growth drivers, supporting the various initiatives in partnership with various internal and external stakeholders.
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Financial Reporting & Controls – As a trusted finance adviser for the entire organisation. Providing in depth financial analysis of how our business/corporate functions has performed and helping drive future decisions to grow our business. You will also be hands on in learning and guiding on technical accounting and reporting standards.
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Financial Planning & Analysis – As a diligent financial business partner you will help with the financial projection and planning processes working with the CCG Team, Markets and Global Functions allowing us to measure and analyse our performance against our targets as well as looking forwards at what’s to come, so you can effectively business partner with other departments to help drive future strategy.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or finance, professional qualifications is advantageous.
- Strong track records in accounting, auditing, and/or financial services industries
- Management Accounting
- Year end accounting
- Auditing
- Planning, budgeting, and forecasting
- Strong knowledge of general accounting principles
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel including the ability to use functions such as VLOOKUP and SUMIF for data analysis and reporting.
- Ability to quickly learn other software applications necessary to complete daily tasks.
- Experience in Oracle Cloud will be beneficial.
Personal Qualities
- Strong organizational and time management skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross functional teams.
- Initiative and creativity in finding efficiencies.
At McDonald’s we are People from all Walks of Life...
People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonald’s experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.
We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind. These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.
We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonald’s or elsewhere.”
