Senior Finance Manager - FP&A; Supervisor, FP&A

Company Description

McDonald's is the largest family restaurant in the world, serving approximately 69 million customers across 36,000 restaurants a day; in more than 100 countries. The UK & Ireland market is one of the most successful entities across the wider business, serving on average 4 million people a day. It has operated in UK since 1974 and the business is growing continuously with more than 1,400 restaurants and over 177,000 employees.

McDonald’s UK & Ireland has a proven track record of investing in the development of its employees and offering flexibility as part of its dedication to being a modern and progressive company. Every year, it invests over £40 million in developing people, giving every one of its employees the opportunity to take part in structured training.

McDonald’s buys ingredients from over 17,500 British and Irish farmers and spends over £1.1billion annually on its food and packaging requirements. McDonald’s is committed to supporting British and Irish farmers to ensure it can continue to source many of its ingredients from the UK and Ireland.

McDonald’s is a market leader in its field, striving for the highest standard of quality, speed and restaurant experience. Re-generation of our restaurant infrastructure, covering digital ordering, re-imaging and dual-point service make working at McDonald’s more exciting than ever!

We are dedicated to using our scale for good: good for people, our industry and the planet. From bold recycling initiatives and sustainable sourcing efforts to our partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, we see every day as a chance to have a genuine impact on our customers, our people and our partners.

We're a people business just as much as we are a restaurant business. We strive to be the most inclusive brand in the world by building diverse teams who create delicious, feel good moments that are easy for everyone to enjoy. Joining McDonald's means thinking big every day and preparing for a career that can have impact around the world.

Hybrid Working

This role is based in our East Finchley office working 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely

The Supervisor, FP&A is responsible for providing support on Market plans and projections, providing in-market functional support and other Market FP&A activities. The position acts as a liaison between functional teams and market stakeholders to align on priorities and resolve escalations.

What will my accountabilities be?

• Leads the market plan and projection process, partnering with the Global FP&A team to review inputs and projection results
• Provide analytical support and financial insights in preparation for market initiative business case development
• Lead execution of ad hoc financial planning and analysis requests
• Partner with Local Accounting Ops team and Global FP&A on month end analysis and review
• Partner with Departments on understanding and holding to account G&A (Head Office Costs) spend vs. Projection
  • Lead on business cases for additional G&A (Head Office Costs) requests, working collaboratively with G&A Budget Owners throughout the business

What Team will I be a part of?

• UK&I Finance

Who are my customers?

• Finance Director & CFO
• Corporate Business Leaders
• Global FP&A

• FP&A Experience (minimum three years), preferably leading anFP&A team
• Qualified with CIMA, ACCA or ICAEW
• Demonstrated experience contributing to strategic financial initiatives that drive long-term sales growth and profitability
• Sound analytical skills, including an ability ask questions to breakdown problem, identify trends and suggesting actions and solutions
• Ability to work cross-functionally, building effective working relationships and ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, including an ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the business
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as self-motivation to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Sound commercial acumen and understanding of levers for profitability and growth for Franchisee and operators

Company Vision and Culture…

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