Lease Administrative Lead (Consultant, Asset Management)

About Us

McDonald’s has run its business in the UK since 1974 and currently operates over 1500 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonald’s is one of the UK’s largest private sector employers, employing over 170,000 people.

Please note the job title for this role will be known internally as Consultant, Asset Management

About the Role

McDonald’s operates one of the largest restaurant estates in the UK & Ireland, and our Development (Estates) team plays a critical role in keeping it running smoothly. We’re looking for a Lease Administration Lead to take ownership of the end‑to‑end administration, governance and accuracy of our commercial lease portfolio.

This role is central to ensuring our lease data, critical dates and occupancy costs are managed with precision. You’ll work closely with Development, Finance, Legal and global partners to maintain strong controls, deliver high‑quality reporting and support effective estate management. You’ll also lead a small team, driving best practice and continuous improvement across lease administration and property data.

What You’ll Do:

In this role, you’ll lead the end‑to‑end administration of our commercial leases, ensuring strong data governance, accurate occupancy cost management and high‑quality reporting across the UK & Ireland estate. You will:

• Oversee all lease data within the global lease accounting system (e.g. TRIRIGA), ensuring accuracy, completeness and alignment with legal documentation
• Maintain strong data governance, version control and audit readiness, supporting SOX and external audit requirements
• Act as the subject‑matter expert for lease administration standards, processes and best practice
• Lead the administration of rent, service charge, insurance and other occupancy‑related costs, working closely with Finance on payment schedules, vendor maintenance and reconciliations
• Produce clear reporting on lease status, critical dates and occupancy costs for Estates, Finance and senior stakeholders
• Identify data gaps, risks and process inefficiencies, driving continuous improvement and supporting system enhancements
• Harmonise data systems, inputs and reporting across the Development team
• Deliver insights and analytics to support new site planning, estate optimisation and construction performance
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI) to support real‑time decision‑making
• Analyse store‑level performance, footfall and demographic data to support strategic estate planning
• Lead, coach and develop a small team of lease administrators, promoting strong analytical capability and data storytelling across the wider Property & Development team

What We’re Looking For:

Essential

• Proven experience in commercial lease administration within a large, multi‑site property portfolio
• Strong understanding of commercial property leases, occupancy costs and related financial processes
• Experience partnering with Finance on invoicing, reconciliations and vendor management
• High attention to detail with a strong data governance and controls mindset
• Strong technical capability, including SQL, Excel and data visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Line management experience

Desirable

• Experience within a corporate occupier or national retail/leisure estate
• Familiarity with UK & Ireland lease structures and market practice
• Experience working with outsourced partners and service providers

Company Vision and Culture…

Our Global vision is to build a better McDonald’s and in the UK and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.

McDonald’s is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.

Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.

Serve: We put our customers and our people first

Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone

Integrity: We do the right thing

Community: We are good neighbours

Family: We get better together

At McDonald’s we are People from all Walks of Life... 

People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonald’s experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind.  These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonald’s or elsewhere.”

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