Strategic Business Partner

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom McDonald's Full time

This is a unique opportunity to work with McDonald's UK&I Finance team, driving long-term strategic priorities and formulating key initiatives for sales growth and profitability.

The Role

As a Strategic Business Partner - Financial Planning, you will support, challenge, and drive long-term strategic priorities, working closely with Finance and non-Finance senior management. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Business partner with the Supply Chain team from a finance perspective, covering procurement, logistics, sustainability, and currency and energy hedging.
  • Support on long-term crew and management pay strategy with the People team.
  • Support on long-term pricing strategy and management of the pricing process for restaurants.
  • Lead reporting and reviews of franchisee financial performance.
  • Support critical initiatives such as McDelivery, CRM & Digital.
  • Support reinvestment and affordability strategies, ensuring franchisees have access to lending for reinvestment through strong relationships with main Banking partners.
  • Play a key, proactive role in engaging with franchisees, holding quarterly business updates and regular presentations to the franchisee community.
  • Support the annual financial planning process.

Areas of Focus

The team will be leading on:

  • Pay strategy.
  • Currency and energy risk management.
  • Supply Chain finance.
  • McDelivery.
  • Re-investment appraisal.
  • Business case development & appraisal.
  • Franchisee performance.

Who You Will Work With

You will be working closely with a number of different stakeholders across the business, including the CFO, Finance Director, Head of Strategic Finance, Strategic Finance Manager, Operations Finance Manager, and internal department Heads & Directors.

What Qualifications Do You Need?

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
  • Strategic thinking and creative problem-solving.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to build relationships and work cross-functionally.
  • Self-motivation and ability to drive projects forward.
  • Great presentation skills and ability to influence through presentations.
  • CIMA, ACA, or ACCA qualification with post-qualification experience.
  • Ambition and a desire for progression within the business.
  • Experience in the Restaurant & Hospitality industry or other consumer-facing businesses.

About McDonald's

At McDonald's, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices. We value diversity and are proud of our strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities.

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