Strategic & Financial Planning Business Partner

at  McDonalds UK Corporate

Company Description
McDonald’s has run its business in the UK since 1974 and celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The business currently operates over 1,450 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonald’s is one of the UK’s largest private sector employers, employing over 177,000 people.
McDonald’s UK & Ireland has a proven track record of investing in the development of its employees and offering flexibility as part of its dedication to being a modern and progressive company. Every year, it invests over £40 million in developing people, giving every one of its employees the opportunity to take part in structured training.
McDonald’s buys ingredients from over 23,000 British and Irish farmers and spends over £1.1billion annually on its food and packaging requirements. McDonald’s is committed to supporting British and Irish farmers to ensure it can continue to source many of its ingredients from the UK and Ireland.
McDonald’s is a market leader in its field, striving for the highest standard of quality, speed and restaurant experience. Re-generation of our restaurant infrastructure, covering digital ordering, re-imaging and dual-point service make working at McDonald’s more exciting than ever!
We are dedicated to using our scale for good: good for people, our industry and the planet. From bold recycling initiatives and sustainable sourcing efforts to our partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, we see every day as a chance to have a genuine impact on our customers, our people and our partners.
We’re a people business just as much as we are a restaurant business. We strive to be the most inclusive brand in the world by building diverse teams who create delicious, feel-good moments that are easy for everyone to enjoy. Joining McDonald’s means thinking big every day and preparing for a career that can have impact around the world.

COMPANY VISION AND CULTURE…

Our Global vision is to build a better McDonald’s and, in the UK, and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.
McDonald’s is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.
Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.
Serve: We put our customers and our people first
Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone
Integrity: We do the right thing
Community: We are good neighbours
Family: We get better together
Job Description
This is a hybrid opportunity, working 3 days from our office in East Finchley and 2 from home.

WHAT WILL MY ACCOUNTABILITIES BE?

Responsibilities are varied and change regularly within the team, but do include the following:

• Business partner with our Supply Chain team from a finance perspective, including areas such as procurement and 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 on critical initiatives such as McDelivery, CRM & Digital
• Support reinvestment and affordability strategies, ensure 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 franchisee community
• Support the annual financial planning process

WHAT BACKGROUND DO I NEED TO HAVE?

• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail – ability to breakdown problems before identifying trends and drawing conclusions
• Strategic thinking – creative thinking in connecting the dots and steering the direction of the business
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - ability to communicate sophisticated issues, adapting style for different audiences
• Building relationships – ability to work cross-functionally, building strong relationships while challenging the status quo
• Self-motivated and able to drive projects forward
• Great presentations skills – able to influence through your presentations
• CIMA, ACA or ACCA, with post qualification experience
• Ambitious and looking for progression within the business
• Experience of the Restaurant & Hospitality industry or other consumer facing businesses
  Additional Information

• Business partner with our Supply Chain team from a finance perspective, including areas such as procurement and 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 on critical initiatives such as McDelivery, CRM & Digital
• Support reinvestment and affordability strategies, ensure 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 franchisee community
• Support the annual financial planning proces