Sr Financial Analyst - BPC

Position Title

Senior Financial Analyst-BPC

Function / Group

Finance

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

1.30pm to 10.30pm

Role Reports to

Manager - FP&A

Remote / Hybrid / in-Office

Hybrid

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make foodthe world loves : 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we've been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance India and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS). For more details check out

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

Function Overview

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.

Purpose of the role

As a Senior Financial Analyst within the Capabilities Finance team, you will have the opportunity to strengthen your expertise in process optimization, adaptability, strategic partnership, and system design. In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting the GMI Finance Team through monthly and annual planning processes by owning and leading the performance of our financial planning tools.

Come join the Finance team for this unique opportunity to be a part of a team that will drive impactful change and value to the business!

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Own and govern key plan and forecasting applications, such as SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
• Project lead for capability enhancements, leading through the agile framework and ways of working
• Design, deploy, sustain, and mature global Planning solutions and standards consistent with the strategic vision and maturity roadmap
• Partner with Global Segment Leads to identify business requirements and coordinate interdependencies for process, data, and technology design across the FP&A capability team
• Partner with finance users to determine business requirements, communicate and collaborate with Data & Technology Developers on a solution, develop launch plan, implement change management, and support user adoption of tool enhancements
• Innovate, execute, and sustain global process design changes
• Operate the day to day process management and issue resolution
• Serve as a key liaison between finance and the GIC, driving effective and timely communication with both D&T and critical Commercial and Functional partners
• Drive efficiencies in annual and monthly planning & reporting processes Exhibit strong communication and relationship-building skills to influence and align with stakeholders across functions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Skills Required

Sap Bpc, Process Optimization, Financial Planning, Tableau, Google Looker