The Opportunity
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Accounts Payable professional to lead this section of the Global Business Services (GBS) Finance team. They will demonstrate technical expertise within STP with a broad knowledge of other functional areas. The role will be responsible for delivering exceptional performance and oversight of the functional processes, providing support and guidance across the 3-legged stool (Franchisees, Suppliers and Employees) to ensure the activities within Source to Pay team support the Global Finance Model, GBS Transformation and McDonalds strategy & Vision.
What will my accountabilities be?
- Lead the operational accounting and financial reporting duties in providing excellence associated with the end to end process of Source to Pay activities
- Solve complex STP problems that impact the business
- Establish and review regularly both individual and functional goals that align to the GBS organisational and McDonalds performance objectives
- Ensure Invoice Processing, Accounts Payable and cash disbursement process compliance with accounting policies, timely and accurate delivery of responsibilities, including reconciliation and month end deliverables
- Develop effective customer focused processes and provide clear issue resolution through measures and reporting that enable problem solving, drive ownership, SLAs/KPI target achievement and builds trust.
- Nurture a continuous improvement environment, supporting the management team to identify opportunities, plan and conduct best practice, improvement and review sessions with key clients and stakeholders
- Streamline processes, and identify, develop and implement automation opportunities
- Detect anomalies in data, and provide recommendations for exception resolution that is aligned to policies and enables robust insight
- Collaborate effectively with colleagues both within Finance and across the wider business, developing strong relationships built on trust, curiosity and resilience.
- Lead, manage and support the team with development, performance conversation and providing frequent feedback.
- Escalation and transparent communication of business critical issues to the GBS Senior Manager / Head of GBS Finance
- Additional GBS/Transformation Readiness responsibilities;
- Lead the Accounts Receivable Process for non franchisee debt and co-ordinate the month-end bad debt provisioning process
- Ensure seamless handover of Accounts Receivable tasks to OTC & Lease Income Manager in line with agreed timeframe
- Support and review data requirements for creation, clean up & migration in STP for UK & Ireland.
- Lead on adoption of new ways of working, using influence to champion change and encourage critical thinking
- Collaborate and help to develop, document, train and implement process improvements with local working instructions
- Streamline processes, and identify, develop and implement automation opportunities.
- Support the development of a refreshed, simplified and more automated control environment
What Team will I be a part?
GBS (Global Business Services) Finance Team
Who are my customers?
This role will include working with and building relationships across;
Internal
- GBS Colleagues (Local and Global)
- Key Departments; Market Finance, IT, Franchising, Operations
- Global Internal Audit and Business Controls & Compliance
External
- Suppliers
- 3rd Party Organisations in Automation Development
- 3rd Party Service Delivery Providers (e.g. Travel provision (BCD/Amex))
- Auditors, Banks & Other Finance Organisations