Copy of Senior Manager, Accounting Operations

Job Description
Company Description:
McDonald's is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily. We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald's remains one of the world's leading corporations after almost 70 years. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.
At McDonald's, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House Charities to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry and planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.
Job Description:
We are on a multi-year journey to modernize how we operate as a finance function. Global Finance Modernization is an extensive global project covering all areas of finance and its related operating model. As we continue to modernize how we operate within our Finance function, McDonald's Global Business Service (GBS) organization has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager, Accounting Operations.
You will be supporting various international markets in our International Operated Market Lead markets to drive execution of core end-to-end accounting processes and activities. The ideal candidate will be able to oversee the accounting processes across several markets and bring a strong technical aptitude, excellent leadership skills, and process and continuous improvement mindset.
The candidate is expected to reside in the UK
Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and escalation support as needed based on volume of work tasks.
• Oversee the assistant finance controller teams within several IOM markets.
• Accountable for the accuracy and quality of the work coming out of the third-party provider as well as in-market GBS finance teams.
• Ability to use discretion to determine when something needs to escalate up to the market controller or relationship manager.
• Close collaboration with Market Finance, Enterprise, and third-party (Scaled Services) teams.
• Work with third-party provider to implement new accounting policies and processes.
• Partner with our Global Process Leaders and other Sr. Managers, Accounting Operations to drive consistency in process and reporting as we establish an increased level of global processes.
• Supervise and manage a team of at least 5 individuals, providing coaching and guidance to foster a collaborative and productive work environment.

Background & Experience required:

• Proven ability to successfully work with and manage third-party provider(s).
• Proven ability in applying continuous improvement to processes to drive efficiency.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills: able to present and convey financial information clearly and effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrates experience in customer - focused approach with commitment to delivering high-quality service and support to stakeholders.
• Direct experience in managing a team and ability to provide coaching and guidance to execute work.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines managing multiple key business priorities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CMA (Certified Management Accountant), or local equivalent qualifications preferred

Additional Information:
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."