Job Description
Department Overview
McDonald’s has an exciting opportunity for a Supervisor, Accounting Operations (Retirement). This role is responsible for managing retirement-related accounting operations, including tracking expenses and liabilities, managing dashboards, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The Supervisor will oversee the preparation of retiree reports, review exception-based benefit arrangements, and ensure accurate general ledger setup. This position reports to the Manager, Accounting Operations (Insurance & Retirement) and oversees two direct reports, playing a key role in maintaining operational accuracy and alignment with enterprise procedures.
The candidate is expected to reside in Hyderabad, India.
Duties
• Monitor, track, and update retirement-related expenses and liabilities within financial systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Support business decision-making through the management of retirement expense dashboards and production of reporting that informs funding and benefit strategies.
• Prepare quarterly retiree reports for senior leadership, providing insights and analysis.
• Review exception-based retirement benefit arrangements and ensure proper classification and documentation.
• Review set-up of appropriate GL accounts for retirement obligations and benefit disbursements to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Review analysis of retirement expenses against forecast to identify variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Review transactional activities related to scheduling, approving, and processing retirement-related tax payments and regulatory filings.
• Lead review of discrepancy checks and proxy coordination to ensure data accuracy and compliance.
• Conduct detailed analysis on retiree-related accounts to support decision-making and audit readiness.
• Support internal and external audits related to retiree benefits and financial reporting.
• Oversee two direct reports, providing coaching and performance oversight to ensure high-quality service delivery.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification preferred.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in retirement accounting or related financialfunctions.
• English Proficiency (written and verbal IRL Level 4).
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnership skills.
• Proficiency in business intelligence tools and financial systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex data and reporting processes.
• Experience in process governance and policy implementation.
• Effective communicator with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.