Manager, Value Realization
Date: Aug 11, 2025
Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60607
Company: McDonald's Corporation
Company Description:
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.
Department Overview
The Value Realization Office (VRO) is a centrally managed, strategic capability partnering closely with business and program leaders to create financial transparency and consistency in how we identify, track, and realize value across the portfolio of transformation programs.
The Manager, VRO is a member of the team that is dedicated to specific functional business cases. They are responsible for managing the business case and the key stakeholders. They are required to execute all required finance activities such as the business case, accounting, ad-hoc financial analysis, activity analysis / benchmarking, control & monitoring. They will be required to work with and manage internal cross-functional teams and external 3rd parties.
Duties
- Manage multiple business cases and programs, responsible for knowledge across the portfolio and consolidation of the business cases
- Present results directly to senior executives by framing a concise and insightful narrative for effective business storytelling.
- Ensure cross-functional alignment of goals and execution, and help teams drive strategic partnerships
- Manage and drive the measurement, reporting and analysis of business metrics and analytics
- Implement value realization process across the organization, impacting all functions and business units
- Oversee financial objectives throughout all areas of a program – Planning, budgeting, and executional oversight, including financial reconciliation and analysis
- Partner closely with company leadership (Executive level interactions and communications)
- Identify, develop and implement process improvements for timely aggregation and impact reporting through performance metrics and dashboards.
- Work with multiple stakeholders to construct a flexible business model, and create reporting tools to measure value created for the business
- Lead teams in weekly meetings to track progress and impact to multiple business cases
- Guide and prepare the team for executive business reviews, and all strategic planning cycles
- Ensure all planning and operation deadlines are met without fail
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5+ years of experience; previous FP&A, Big 4, or consulting experience preferred
- Cross-functional expertise
- Strong leadership skills and a desire to work hard and lead from the front.
- Ability to recognize operational deficiencies through data, and effectively translate/communicate model outcomes and value driven opportunities to leadership
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a superior ability to present to executives and communicate with diverse stakeholders.
- Deep knowledge of Excel and data modeling
Preferred Skills:
- MBA, relevant Master’s Degree (business, accounting, finance) or consulting experience strongly preferred.
- Problem solving skills to show the ability to thrive in an unstructured environment.
- Athleticism to jump from one planning & operations problem to the next seamlessly.
- Advanced financial acumen (comfortable with P&L statements and financial modeling/forecasting)
- Experience with large scale transformations
Compensation
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Long - Term Incentive: Yes
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Salary Range
The expected salary range for this role is $112,860 - 143,900 per year
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.
Competencies
Additional Information:
Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.
Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.
Long term Incentive eligible: This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald’s long-term incentive plan.
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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Nearest Major Market: Chicago