Fa - Esc & Warehouse

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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.

**Job Description**:
**Job Overview**
Manage supply chain finance functions for designated external manufacturing locations. Be a front face and the first point of contact to the company and build a robust relationship with external manufacturing locations. Will be responsible for Financial Accuracy of External Supply Chain Locations and at finished product warehouses as part of the Supply Chain Accounting team. This position would support the ESC & Warehouse FSL.

**Job Responsibil**ities
- Communication with External Manufacturers primarily for Inventory, Payables, Materials Usage, Volume analysis, Payment variances, Actual V/s Plan volume analysis, Product Costing and Manufacturing Variances.
- Communication with Logistics, Warehouse Operators, SC Accounting global center of excellence, Finance.

10% of Time Month end activities:

- Approve journal entries
- Cost Centre Review
- Account Reconciliations
- Variance Analysis & reporting

20% of Time Daily Activities:

- Inventory Stock Adjustment review and approval
- Usage Analysis (Monthly / Annual)
- Act as business process liaison between many different - Planning & Analysis, SC Reporting, Logistics, Sourcing, ESC FA
- Contract Review
- Oversight of inventory activities performed by internal and third-party-warehouse employees
- Escalation point for accounting and control questions at each site

**Desired Profile**

Education

Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors

Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters

Preferred Major Area of Study: Finance, Analytics, Accountancy, Costing

Required Professional Certifications: B.Com

Preferred Professional Certifications: CA, MBA

ExperienceMinimum years of related experience required: 4

Preferred years of related experience: 5

**Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed**

**ESC experience is good to have**

Should be able to manage supply chain functions for designated manufacturing locations. The responsibilities will involve:

- Ensure financials are accurate and aligned with ESC SP budget
- Approval of ESC toll rates and Journal Entries >$100M
- Lead raw material usage calls with top tier ESC locations
- Ensure proper accounting controls and procedures are followed
- Provide support and insight to External Supply Chain Financial and Operations teams
- Identify and communicate Risk and Opportunities to ESC Guidance Analyst
- Participate in Strategic Partner Alliance meetings
- Key point of contact between ESC Financial Analysts and Manufacturing Process Leads
- Continually recommend action for system/business process improvements to increase productivity and reduce workload in department
- Keep up-to-date on business/system enhancements and communicate to department
- Coordinate or assistant in cross-functional projects
- Capital (PPE and Lease) accounting lead for ESC and Manufacturing.

Monthly Reporting
- Resolve and/or explain monthly variances - cost center and production orders for ESC and production orders for GMI Mfg Plants

Manage Budgets (Spring Plan)
- Complete Spring Plan location budgets

Other Responsibilities:

- Supporting HMM discovery and ideation

Support Continuous Improvement - identify process improvements, engage in creating and putting in place improvements (i.e. utilizing YY or Focused Improvement) and communicate to broader ESC group
- Act as business process liaison between many different departments - Logistics, Warehouse Operators, SC Accounting global center of excellence, Finance
- Month-end close activities, including journal entries and account reconciliations
- Oversight of inventory activities performed by internal and third-party-warehouse employees
- Fixed budget development and monthly variance analysis
- Invoice approvals
- Escalation point for accounting and control questions at each site

**Competencies/Behaviors required for job**
- Offers new ways of doing things and understands associated risks
- Shifts priorities quickly when necessary
- Understands and applies knowledge of competitive position of division or function
- Experiments with new approaches
- Presents complex data in a manner appropriate to audience
- Aligns priorities with business strategy and vision
- Analyzes successes and failures to learn and continuously improve

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.