gFIT Finance Manager Job Opening at McDonald's Corporation in Oak Brook, IL

The Corporate Analysis and Support team within the Corporate Controller Group provides financial management, analysis and support for several large Corporate departments as well as oversight and reporting of Corporate segment G&A and Capital Expenditures.

This position is the key financial advisor to the gFIT Program.

gFIT is an integrated program of global finance projects that will help ensure profitable growth by enabling enhanced controls, capabilities, and decision making. The gFIT program consists of: the deployment of MBS and GSS, Reporting Planning and Analysis (R,P&A), MBS Japan, Global Finaance People Development (GFPD), Global Spend Visibility, and Lease Accounting.

Position Purpose

Works closely with the gFIT Leadership Team to maximize the value of each dollar spent in their effort to manage the overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the program. Provides financial management support in expense management and supports complex decision analyses. Interprets and assists in implementing financial policies and procedures and provides financial guidance to project leaders within the program. Key customers include the VP of Finance Transformation, the gFIT Leadership Team, leaders/project budget owners at the Director and Senior Director level, Finance Leadership, Global Shared Services Leadership, and IT Leadership.

The following is a partial list of job responsibilities:

- Create monthly spend and variance reports for gFIT Leadership Team.

- Provide financial guidance to project owners and gFIT Leadership Team to ensure compliance with McDonald's financial policies & procedures, including capitalization rules.

- Oversee accounting processes, practices and financial controls related to gFIT activities.

- Assist department owners & project managers in monthly financial forecasts and annual plan, including providing analyses of YTD detailed spend.

- Support various the Global Shared Services funding model efforts managed by IT/Global Shared Services Finance

- Provide financial analysis and consulting for decision support. This includes but is not limited to:

o Scenario planning

o Project planning support

o TCO modeling

o Detailed, long-term business cases

o Sensitivity analysis related to changes in scope, deployment duration, consultant vs. employee mix or consultant rate.

o Sensitivity analysis related to change in capitalizaion rules

Requirements include:

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, CPA preferred

7+ years of financial analysis experience

Excellent analytical, consulting and communication skills

Strong computer skills, especially Excel and Powerpoint

Strong interpersonal skills to interact with various disciplines and levels

Ability to influence without direct authority

Ability to work in a team environment

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