FP&A COE Senior Analyst

About the position

The global FP&A COE senior analyst drives 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 Corporate and 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

• Participate in the design, development and management of our global incentive compensation programs
• Aid in the calculation of incentive compensation payouts and preparation of materials for meetings with Senior Leadership and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
• Responsibility for market planning and projections, driving consistency across markets for a major P&L area (Capital, Franchised Margin, McOpCo Margin, SG&A, Other Op)
• Support the global FP&A COE leads in telling the narrative for market leadership as it relates to the plan and projection for their related markets
• Lead process improvement / continuous improvement to work towards future state of COE
• Investigate unusual drivers of business results and their impact on the incentive compensation programs (both at a Global and Market level)
• Lead the Target Incentive Plan accrual process
• Communicate 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
• Accountable for appropriate roll-up of plan and projection for designated markets, including all process streams, through operating income
• Explain / articulate assumptions used in setting the plan and projections for the market, including variances to prior projections and plan
• Present results to CFO/VP/MD, including reporting to be provided to the markets
• Prepare market scenario planning / projections
• Understand flow through impact of different scenarios
• Understand two Systems (EPB and NA Hyperion), ensuring all necessary financial information is input accurately for all markets within a process for a certain financial statement line item
• Provide support with various ad-hoc requests and special projects

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ 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
• Proven track record of managing competing priorities and addressing roadblocks – desire to work independently amid ambiguity in a fast-moving environment
• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to interact with all disciplines, levels, and cultures and build relationships

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) plan
• Adoption assistance program
• Educational assistance program
• Flexible ways of working
• Time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO)
• Bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance