Business Senior Financial Analyst – Global Admin Analytics

Position Title Business Senior Financial Analyst - Global Admin Analytics Function Group Finance Location Mumbai Shift Timing 1 30pm to 10 30pm Role Reports to Sr Manager- GAAT Remote Hybrid in-Office Hybrid About General Mills We make food the world loves 100 brands In 100 countries Across six continents With iconic brands like Cheerios Pillsbury Betty Crocker Nature Valley and Haagen-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 The Senior Financial Analyst will be focusing on analytics reporting forecast accuracy and establishing standardization This individual will play a pivotal role in enhancing the Finance function through stronger analytics financial modelling and establishing a foundation for standardization We are looking for someone with an analytical mindset Critical success factors for this role include the ability to understand key business assumptions and drivers understand financial systems and processes as well as the ability to effectively communicate with and educate business partners while demonstrating a strong overall customer service orientation In this role you will be able to build your process excellence reporting expertise and situational agility capabilities Key Accountabilities- Analytics and Insights - provide analysis and insights around actuals to help inform forecast Monthly Business Review build provide Monthly Quarterly business review decks proactively manage queries from Business partners Support projects and improvements for team around plan and reporting Deliver on budgeting and forecasting exercise report creation and planning templates to support team members and business partners Provide oversite to Monthly JE and YE close process and procedures Lead in establishing effective data quality requirements partner with team members to enable and define process requirements for resolution Own core data model hierarchies and attributes define document related policies and maintain adapt as needed Provide outstanding global end user support resolution timely effective sustainable tools etc Understands the business needs being proactive with initiative mindset to think define process requirements to an evolving process Able to shift priorities quickly when necessary Stakeholder management - anticipates future business stakeholder needs and accelerates what is possible Aligns priorities with business strategy and vision Analyzes successes and failures to learn and continuously improve Proficient at handling the financial systems forecast tools and document flows while always ensuring strong compliance with internal controls Ad hoc request support Minimum Qualification- Bachelor s Degree in Accounting Finance Business Economics Data Analytics or related field 6 - 9 years of related experience Strong technical and business partner communication skills Stakeholder management Process oriented with focus on consistency and integrity Preferred Qualification- Previous experience in FP A Deep expertise of systems and data structures - finance and cross-functional data Understanding of key interdependencies with other cross-functional data set Professional Qualification CA MBA PGDBA MMS 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 other and grow together Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what s next