Director, SOX and ESG - 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.

We are enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid work model, in which employees spend part of their week connecting with co-workers in our state-of-the-art headquarters. Located in the booming West Loop of downtown Chicago, it's set up to be a global hub that cultivates collaboration:

• Take a class at Hamburger University
• Sample future items in our Test Kitchen
• Utilize the latest technology to connect with your team around the globe

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our crew members, staff, operators, and suppliers. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone.

The Director – Controllership (Financial Controls/ESG Controller) 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 also focus on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) regulatory reporting readiness and preparation (CSRD, SEC, local state/country regulations), including building 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.
• 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. Key decision maker in assessing risk and ensuring controls in place across the business to mitigate risk.
• Lead efforts to streamline/standardize controls to support a more sustainable and efficient SOX process annually. Establish self-testing and continuous controls monitoring to help accounting teams mature control operation. This includes coaching, mentoring, and training of control owners.
• Lead the controls remediation program, as necessary, with efficient and effective tracking of deficiencies through remediation and Internal Audit testing/monitoring.

ESG Controller

• Responsible for the reporting integrity around ESG disclosures
• Build and foster cross-functional and cross-market relationships in support of ESG reporting
• Establishing business requirements, roles and responsibilities, and a repeatable process around ESG data and reporting
• Responsible for Design, communication, and enforcement of ESG reporting policies and governance
• Performing risk assessments for internal controls and governance
• Supporting the Company’s ongoing Double Materiality Assessment (both initial and annual refresh) and ESG Data Transformation project
• Monitor the rapidly evolving ESG reporting landscape and help to educate others in the organization

• 10+ years of experience in accounting or finance roles of increasing responsibility
• Public Accounting/Auditing experience necessary
• People management experience
• Must possess a deep technical knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• 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
• Comfortable with ambiguity in an evolving ESG landscape
• Strong experience in IT controls/auditing

McDonald’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald’s provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact mcdhrbenefits@us.mcd.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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