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 Functional Solutions Lead is responsible for the functional design of McDonald’s global financial planning solution for Global Finance. In this role, you will provide guidance and expertise on the Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting (EPBCS) cloud application and solutions to support the develop of requirements and design within this application based on best practices and stakeholder's feedback.

Additionally, this role will support the governance activities around finance metadata in Oracle Enterprise Data Management (EDM Cloud). This role will report to the Sr. Manager, Global Financial Systems and falls within the Financial Systems Enablement tower within Global Business Services (GBS).

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary Functional Solutions Lead for Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting (EPBCS) and Oracle Enterprise Data Management (EDM) cloud applications
• Serve as the financial planning technical expert, providing input on solution data flows, interfaces, reporting testing and any related communications or training support required
• Lead the deployment of the financial planning solutions, including conversion, extraction, transformation, and load of data
• Partner with key Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and convert requirements into technical design documents
• Consider technical solutions to challenges and determine the best solution among available options to deliver the best outcome for the business
• Liaise between business and technology; review and provide inputs on functional and technical design, & sign-off on key deliverable documents
• Supports resource staffing plans for initiatives based on solution guidelines to ensure performance, resiliency, scalability, compliance, & security requirements are met

Key Skills/Proficiencies:

• Challenge current processes and status quo and identify efficiencies
• Build relationships with business partners and key stakeholders
• Work on multiple priorities and deliverables
• Commitment to delivering high quality work
• Encourage change throughout the organization
• Provide expertise and share knowledge with stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Finance or related field
• Strong ability to communicate highly technical information to a functional/business audience
• 5+ years of experience designing and deploying Oracle Planning solutions, as well as specific experience with Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting (EPBCS) solutions
• Experience deploying Oracle Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions
• Experience developing technical and business requirements for Planning solutions
• Experience with solution architecture and/or solution configuration
• Experience in complex program delivery

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 [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

McDonald’s provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.