Financial Reporting Lead

3 weeks ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom McDonalds UK (Corporate) Full time
Job Summary

McDonald's UK (Corporate) is seeking a highly skilled Financial Reporting Lead to join our team. As a key member of our Global Business Services Finance organization, you will be responsible for leading the UK & Ireland Financial Reporting and accounting operations, executing McDonald's strategy, driving business growth, and upholding UK GAAP and US GAAP standards and practices.

Key Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the integrity and timely delivery of regulatory and statutory reporting of all our UK entities under UK GAAP and Irish entity under Irish GAAP and internal reporting under US GAAP.
  • Oversee period-end close activities and deliverables, collaborating cross-functionally & with business partners and the Corporate Controller Group.
  • Management of the relationships with auditors, and for pensions, insurance, banking, and consumer payments.
  • Ownership of the cash management practices, policies, relationships with banks and equivalent institutions for day-to-day transaction and reconciliation process to mitigate fraud and optimise commercials across McDonald's Estate.
  • Lead the development and implementation of effective internal controls, Finance & Accounting practices in accordance with local and US standards/Sarbanes Oxley delivering a robust controls environment.
  • Actively manage department budget and value creation for projects within direct scope, including cash, general ledger, fixed assets, and reporting.
  • Drive alignment, achievement, and delivery of GBS goals with McDonald's global and local market objectives.
  • Proactive and engaging leadership that serves to protect the McDonald's brand through collaboration and influence with other McDonalds departments to drive long-term value and resolve short term risks or issues.
  • Establish strategies to identify process deficiencies, enable improvements, monitor, and report on compliance in order to mitigate business risk.
  • Act as a steward to uphold and evolve internal and external compliance environment, certifying control effectiveness, facilitating audits, and achieving 95% SOX control pass-rate for owned process.
  • Act as a mentor and coach, supporting development and career progression and creating an inclusive environment with robust talent pipeline.
  • Support in the design and implementation of cloud ERP, global finance, and transformation projects
  • Cultivate a team of high performance/high potential individuals. Developing skills and capabilities to deliver in-scope services and plan for future opportunities, automation, and elevating experience.
  • Foster a high-performance culture by actively mentoring and developing team members, ensuring continuous professional growth and engagement.

Requirements
  • Qualified Accountant (ICAEW/ACCA/ICAS) with in-depth knowledge and technical expertise in Finance & Accounting including:
  • People Management: Adept at managing large teams inc development and management.
  • Close process: executing efficient, accurate and timely close process.
  • Audits: project managing internal and external audits; acting as lead point of contact.
  • Statutory accounts: preparation under UK GAAP or IFRS.
  • Accounting Errors: Identification, correction, and prevention
  • People Management: Experienced in leading and developing both transactional & professional Finance teams.
  • Customer Service: Management, review, and resolution of escalations
  • Tech Savvy: Proficient with PowerPoint, Excel, Cloud / Collaboration technologies

Personal Qualities
  • Detail orientated: able to thrive in a complex, agile, fast paced business environment.
  • Influential storyteller: provides impactful insight to engage and partner with business.
  • Trusted Leadership capability: proficient at leading others, prioritisation, planning and talent development with resilience and curiosity to ensure service delivery excellence.
  • Proven collaborator: listens to and acts on customer feedback, ensures services deliver value outcomes.

Desirable Experience
  • Understanding of US GAAP
  • System implementation (SAP / Oracle etc)
  • Experience gained within a large, complex matrix organisation – US or International
  • Audit Practice experience

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