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India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.
Position Title: Sr. Analyst - Central Forecast Team
Function/Group: Finance
Country: India Location: Mumbai
Shift timings: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Role Reports to: Manager - Central Forecast Team
Percentage of travel required: Minimal
Job Overview:
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.
Job Responsibilities:
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),
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
10% of Time Daily Activities:
- Discussion of results and performance with Stakeholders,
- Continuous improvement of existing procedures and processes,
- Preparation of CWC forecast,
- Evaluation of distributor trade spend forecast (TAF).
Education
Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors
Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters
Preferred Major Area of Study: Finance, Analytics, Accountancy,
Required Professional Certifications: B.Com
Preferred Professional Certifications: CA, MBA
Experience
Minimum years of related experience required: 7+ years
Preferred years of related experience: 7-9 years
Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed
Should have an excellent level of financial & business acumen as well as advanced competency in Excel. Needs to be a strong partner to both m arket 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.
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