Sr Financial Analyst at General Mills in Powai, Mumbai, MH

Sr Financial Analyst

Location: Powai, Mumbai, MH · Hybrid

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.​




JOB OVERVIEW

Purpose of the role

In this Senior Financial Analyst role on the Global Supply Chain Finance team, the focus is on leading FP&A and financial governance for raw materials impacting the P&L. The role partners with sourcing and cross-functional teams to drive margin improvement, identify cost-saving opportunities, and deliver strong planning, forecasting, and reporting support. It also helps strengthen process excellence, analytics, and overall supply chain performance.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide financial leadership to procurement category teams across Global Sourcing: Direct & Indirect
• Lead end-to-end financial processes including inflation guidance, Spring Plan, monthly actuals, and forecasting cycles
• Support and lead Holistic Margin Management (Cost Efficiency) programs across Platform teams
• Challenge decisions with data-driven financial insights
• Act as the financial business partner to Platform Directors and Category Buying teams
• Leverage tools, processes and ways of working from Supply Chain Finance to partner on the execution of the Global Supply Chain Finance FP&A processes and serve-up insights to the business.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across sourcing, operations, and finance teams
• Drive deep-dive analysis to identify and quantify purchase savings opportunities
• Leverage strong knowledge of SAP cost modules to assess pricing, volume impacts, incoterms, and vendor terms
• Drive efficiencies in our annual and monthly planning/reporting processes
• Assess performance against plan and identify opportunities to close gaps.
• Understand key financial drivers and their calculations.
• Identify data outliers, determine root cause and action.
• Identify and partner with Global FP&A Capabilities team on tool enhancements ideas, testing to improve quality of insights.
• Sit as a member of the SCF one team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Post graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory)
• 7+ years of related experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Major Area of Study: Finance, Analytics, Accountancy, Costing
• Professional Certifications: CA, MBA, PGDBA, MMS
• 5 years of related experience
• Supply Chain Finance knowledge is preferred




ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.