Job Description

The Finance organization partners across General Mills to provide financial expertise to guide and govern the company. We bring a distinctive skill set to help the company sustainably drive strong returns on investment, whether that s brand investments, capital investments or resource investments. We hold ourselves accountable for the areas where we are uniquely positioned to drive results what we call our Strategic Priorities but we never lose sight of the fact that we only truly win when the company wins. The Finance function operates as a global team through the partnership of a series of enterprise-focused and business-embedded groups. For more details about the Function please visit this Link Purpose of the role Support the Global Emerging Markets (GEMS) business with the end-to-end planning process (PEAK), helping to enable consistent profitable growth. Be an SME in financial forecasting and ensure each cycle submissions are complete and accurate. Provide stakeholders with insightful reporting & analysis. Be the expert in the financial systems, forecast tools and document flows, while always ensuring strong compliance with internal controls. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 50% of Time Financial Forecast, PEAK. Spring Plan & Stakeholder support: SME for Financial Forecasting System, Key contact for Market Finance Lead, Ensuring a complete and accurate financial forecast is submitted, using vol from Demand team, Review Analyst submissions for forecasting and budgeting process, Assisting with the compilation of decks for each Peak monthly meetings (PMR, DRM, MBR, SR), Closely liaise with the business finance team with regards forecast submission and output each month, Review Analyst submissions for forecasting and budgeting process, Perform Scenario planning, ROI analysis, profitability analysis/trend analysis Drive Spring Plan 40% of Time Reporting and Analysis: Provide meaningful analysis to stakeholders on Financial Results Call out key discrepancies and movements vs plan/Fcst, Preparing and distributing actual business results to stakeholders, Pricing and Expense (Admin, Marketing, Trade) consolidation and reporting, In-market measures for distributor markets Prepare & distribute NPD sales and distribution for each forecast, Monthly Trade spend report with accruals and claims by Customer/Distributor, Distributor market reports IMS, Distribution and Inventory levels, SRM/HMM consolidation and reporting. Perform Scenario planning, ROI analysis, profitability analysis/trend analysis 10% of Time Daily Activities: Discussion of results and performance with Stakeholders, Continuous improvement of existing procedures and processes, Ad hoc stakeholder reporting requests (Market/Brand/Pack performance, Time period analysis, customer performance etc) Evaluation of distributor trade spend forecast (TAF) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education Full time graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory- Note: This is the minimum education criteria which cannot be altered) Minimum years of related experience required: 7+ years Prior working Experience: FP&A , Manufacturing / FMCG Industry PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters Preferred Major Area of Study: Finance, Analytics, Accountancy Preferred Professional Certifications: CA, MBA, ICWA Preferred years of related experience: 7-10 years Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed Should have an excellent level of financial & business acumen as we'll as advanced competency in Excel. FPNA domain knowledge Needs to be a strong partner to both market finance and cross functional teams. Understands the business needs, anticipates, and responds to evolving business requirements. Is an excellent communication and is comfortable becoming an SME in complex areas. Excellent written and verbal communication, Storytelling capability Financial Data Modelling knowledge Passionate and self driven, learning mindset Partnering with Stakeholders Comfortable communicating across functional teams and with senior stakeholders, Able to critically evaluate financial performance and present the same, Has a learning mindset, Has a customer service mindset, Anticipates future stakeholder needs and accelerates what is possible. Offers new ways of doing things and understands associated risks Lead and provide insightful commentary on key variances for actuals, forecast and spring plan, working closely with the business to understand root causes and propose corrective actions