The Finance Director partners closely with the Senior Director, Finance to shape and execute the financial strategy for McDonald’s Singapore. This role oversees the financial management activities, with a strong focus on cash management, treasury operations, and financial risk mitigation. You are instrumental in driving financial discipline across the organization, ensuring alignment between financial strategies and the company’s long-term growth objectives.
The role covers budgeting, financial reporting and analysis, internal controls, and audit oversight, and plays a critical part in maintaining liquidity, supporting sound capital allocation, and ensuring robust financial governance. Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Finance, you also collaborates extensively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to support strategic decision-making and operational execution.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Control & Internal Audit
- Governance & Compliance: Ensure that financial practices comply with relevant accounting standards and corporate guidelines, safeguarding assets and ensuring integrity.
- Internal Controls: Develop and maintain robust internal control systems to prevent fraud and safeguard company assets.
- Audit Coordination: Manage internal audit processes, ensuring compliance and the identification of opportunities for efficiency improvements.
- Financial Reporting: Oversee the preparation and delivery of accurate and timely financial reports to senior management and corporate stakeholders.
Treasury & Capital Management
- Treasury Oversight: Oversee treasury functions including cash flow management, capital expenditures, and funding strategies, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Interest Cost & Financial Reserves Management: Minimize interest costs and optimize the usage of financial reserves, leveraging financial instruments such as hedge funds when appropriate.
- Expenditure Management: Manage and justify capital expenditures and general & administrative costs to ensure they are aligned with business priorities and financial goals.
Profitability Growth & Financial Performance
- Profitability Improvement Taskforce: Lead cross-functional teams to improve profitability, identifying performance gaps and making recommendations to meet financial goals.
- Forecast & Performance Management: Regularly assess financial performance, ensuring alignment with forecasted results, and communicate realistic assessments of business conditions to the corporate team.
- Capital Expenditure & G&A Management: Ensure that capital expenditures and G&A are justified, controlled, and optimized for profitability.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Process Re-engineering: Identify and implement improvements in financial systems and processes to enhance efficiency and reduce operational workload.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with key stakeholders to streamline processes and align financial systems with business needs.
Financial Materials & External Communication
- Reporting for Stakeholders: Ensure financial materials are consolidated and communicated effectively for internal and external presentations, including quarterly reviews and annual reports.
- Bridge Between Corporate & Market: Act as a liaison between corporate finance and the Singapore market, ensuring financial plans align with company objectives.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; CPA, CA, or MBA preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of finance experience, prior experience in QSR, retail, or FMCG sectors would be an added advantage.
- Strong proficiency in financial systems, data analysis, and process optimization.
- Expertise in treasury management, internal audit, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Strong expertise in internal controls and financial governance, with a proven ability to implement and maintain best practices.
- Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams, influencing stakeholders, and driving business decisions through financial insights.
- Ability to manage capital expenditures, G&A, and profitability improvement initiatives.