Manager, Accounting Operations [T500-21841]

About McDonalds:

One of the worlds largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries, McDonalds Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad. Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs, designed to expand McDonald's global talent base and in-house expertise. Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business, technology, analytics, and AI, accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe.

Accounting Operations (Classification / Technical Accounting)

Role Title: Manager, Accounting Operations (Classification / Technical Accounting)

Function: Finance

Level: G4 Manager

Role Summary:

At McDonald's, we believe that our success begins and ends with our people. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture where every employee can thrive and contribute their best.

The Lease Team in Global Business Services (GBS) currently has an excellent opportunity for an individual to gain a detailed perspective on McDonalds real estate & franchisee accounting processes, as well as a broad perspective on McDonalds global business by providing exposure to the consolidated internal and external financial accounting and reporting processes for lease accounting. The role will support the Global Lease Accounting COE (Center of Excellence) within GBS Operations, including driving the required collaboration, decision-making, and escalations to facilitate the necessary outcomes across the Global Finance Organization.

The candidate is expected to reside in Hyderabad, India.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and analysis of the impact of the lease accounting standard on McDonalds consolidated internal and external financial statements.
• Provide consultancy and act as a business SME on the leasing system, TRIRIGA, including identifying enhancements and answering questions on the monthly and quarterly close process.
• Oversight for McDonalds policies regarding the technical accounting behind the leasing standard.
• Provide technical accounting training and guidance on the lease standard to market finance teams and Global Business Services, including accounting interpretation, application of the standard and execution in TRIRIGA.
• Collaboration with various stakeholders across global markets, Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, Legal, internal and external auditors, etc.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Bachelors degree Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• MBA and or CPA or equivalent certification preferred
• 7+ years of experience
• 5+ years of experience in related field
• English Proficiency (written and verbal IRL Level 4)
• People management experience and strong desire to develop employees
• Strong organizational and time management skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in teams
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with different disciplines, levels and cultures
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with critical thinking and attention to detail
• Process Improvement and continuous learning mind-set
• Advanced in MS Excel including PivotTables and VLOOKUP and proficient in PowerPoint
• IBM TRIRIGA experience is a plus