Manager, Accounting Operations (Lease-Expense)

About McDonald's:

One of the world's largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries, McDonald's 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.

Role Title: Manager, Accounting Operations

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 McDonald's real estate & franchisee accounting processes, as well as a broad perspective on McDonald's 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:

• Manage and maintain general ledger for new and monthly lease transactions including reconciliation of related accounts, preparing journal entries, and analyzing financial data to ensure accuracy with company policy.
• Provide consultancy as subject matter expert and act as a business SME on new leasing functionality in leasing system, TRIRIGA, including identifying enhancements.
• Oversee the day-to-day operational accounting for new lease initiative and accounting execution by reconciling general ledger impact.
• Project management for the implementation of accounting systems related to these new leases, ensuring accurate accounting, compliance, and efficient processes.
• Collaboration with various stakeholders across global markets, Tax, Treasury, Legal, internal and external auditors, etc.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• MBA and or CPA or equivalent certification preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in related field.
• Exposure to finance system implementation. IBM TRIRIGA experience is a plus.
• Exposure to managing and maintaining general ledger, including reconciling accounts, preparing journal entries, and analyzing financial data. Lease accounting experience a plus.
• Strong project management, organizational experience; ability to manage multiple tasks /projects simultaneously.
• 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.