Senior Financial Controls Manager - McDonald's Corporation

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.

The Senior Manager, Controllership will focus on and be accountable for the success of a leading practice internal control environment and driving a control conscious and compliant organization.  As part of a controllership organization, this role will work to build strong processes and controls across the McDonald’s system. Additionally, this role will serve as a key liaison across Finance, Technology, Global Internal Audit, Global Business Services and Markets to drive an effective and efficient controls environment.

Primary accountabilities:

Financial Controls

• Support the quarterly and annual review and assessment of internal controls with key stakeholders and control owners to support management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting in financial filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission.
• Contribute to Internal Audit’s report out to Senior Leadership (specifically, CFO, Corporate Controller and Chief Audit Executive) on the effectiveness of the internal control environment.
• Function as the global internal controls & governance leader providing support, advice, training, and action in addressing internal control risks and opportunities, including risks associated with the Company’s broader global transformation efforts. Partner closely with transformation teams to document and mitigate risk, and enable the organization for controllership success.
• Responsible for design, communication, and enforcement of internal control policies and governance.
• Provide thought leadership and identify areas of emerging control and governance risk through proactive and regular collaboration with market CFOs, market Controllers, Corporate Functions, Internal Auditors, External Auditors, Global Technology, Global Business Services and Finance Transformation. Build and foster cross-functional and cross-market relationships in support of controllership objectives. Key involvement in decision making to assess risk and ensure controls in place across the business mitigate risk.
• Lead efforts to streamline/standardize controls and related enablement to support a more sustainable and efficient SOX environment. Establish self-testing and continuous controls monitoring to help accounting teams mature control operation. This includes coaching, mentoring, and training of control owners.
• Serve as the controls lead for the Corporate Controller Group to optimize our compliance efforts, ensuring we set the bar for the rest of the system in terms of risk governance, controls, and documentation.
• Lead the controls remediation program, as necessary, with efficient and effective tracking of deficiencies through remediation and Audit testing/monitoring.

Benefits eligible: Yes
Bonus eligible: Yes
Long term incentive eligible: Yes
The expected salary range for this role is $129,800 - $165,490 
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

• 6+ years of experience in accounting, finance, or auditing roles of increasing responsibility
• Public Accounting/Auditing experience necessary, including experience with PCAOB standards
• Must possess a deep technical knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Strong experience in IT controls/auditing and/or transformation initiatives
• Excellent communicator with ability to adapt & simplify messaging for various audiences & levels in the organization
• Demonstrated history of strong horizontal relationship development and ability to build cross-functional influence
• Experience leading a team
• Controls implementation or consulting experience is a major plus

Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. 

Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.

Long term Incentive eligible: This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald’s long-term incentive plan.

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