Senior Analyst, Payments Analytics

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.

Job Description:

The Global Payments Analytics team within Treasury is a group of high-performing subject matter experts who leverage data and analytics to shape payment strategy and drive payment program execution. As a trusted business partner to Finance, Customer Experience, Technology, and the markets, the team aims to optimize both in-store and digital payments performance. The Sr. Analyst will play a crucial role by leading data analytics and reconciliation efforts related to digital and delivery sales. They will also serve as the primary contact for working with delivery providers, payment processors, and McDonald’s cross-functional partners to address issues, answer questions, and drive progress.

Description of Duties

• Engage in activities such as data visualization, performance assessment, dashboarding, and predictive analytics to drive data-driven decision-making.
• Lead reconciliation efforts related to digital and delivery sales, ensuring accurate triangulation of data across multiple sources and platforms.
• Conduct in-depth reviews of large data sets to uncover the root causes of performance trends and indicators.
• Interpret key findings and implications, translating insights for different audiences, including high-level summaries for executives and more detailed explanations for broader teams.
• Collaborate with the broader Insights and Analytics, Marketing, and data vendor teams to support the business’s digital payment strategy and integrate relevant key learnings.
• Manage project priorities by balancing time and scope to maximize personal and team impact.

 

Benefits eligible: Yes
Bonus eligible: Yes
The expected salary range for this role is $75,700 - $94,620
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.

Qualifications:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Computer Science or a relevant field.
• Demonstrated expertise in SQL for querying, managing, and analyzing data efficiently.
• Experience with data analytics and visualization tools such as Tableau and PowerBI.
• Skilled in automating data processes and skilled in performing data preparation, blending, and analysis.
• Have a high-level understanding of data ingestion and ETL pipelines.
• Strong grasp of financial and business concepts, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with Adobe Analytics, Alteryx, or Python is a plus.
• Potentially add Alteryx to this and remove mention of Alteryx in the fourth bullet

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.

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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