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 the 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 £1.1 billion 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.

Job Description

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

Qualifications

• FP&A Experience (minimum three years), preferably leading an FP&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 to ask questions to breakdown problems, identify trends and suggest 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.

Additional Information

Company Vision and Culture… Our Global vision is to build a better McDonald’s and in the UK and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Ireland's best-loved restaurant company. McDonald’s is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating a positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all. Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.

• Serve: We put our customers and our people first.
• Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone.
• Integrity: We do the right thing.
• Community: We are good neighbours.
• Family: We get better together.

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.