Sr. Analyst

Job Description Position Title Sr Financial Analyst Function/Group Finance Location Mumbai Shift Timing 11 am to 8 pm Role Reports to Manager - Central Forecasting Team 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 Hagen-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 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. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 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), .Closely liaise with the business finance team with regards forecast submission and output each month, .Review Analyst submissions for forecasting and budgeting process, .Perform Scenario planning, ROI analysis, profitability analysis/trend analysis .Drive Spring Plan 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 Prepare & distribute NPD sales and distribution for each forecast, . Monthly Trade spend report with accruals and claims by Customer/Distributor, . Distributor market reports - IMS, Distribution and Inventory levels, . SRM/HMM consolidation and reporting. 10% of Time Daily Activities: - Discussion of results and performance with Stakeholders, - Continuous improvement of existing procedures and processes, Ad hoc stakeholder reporting requests (Market/Brand/Pack performance, Time period analysis, customer performance etc) - Evaluation of distributor trade spend forecast (TAF). MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors Minimum years of related experience required: 5+ years PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters - Preferred Professional Certifications: CA, MBA, ICWA - Preferred Major Area of Study: Finance, Analytics, Accountancy - Preferred years of related experience: 7-10 years - Prior working Experience: FP&A , Manufacturing / FMCG Industry Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed Should have an excellent level of financial & business acumen as well as advanced competency in Excel. FPNA domain knowledge - Needs to be a strong partner to both market 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. - Excellent written and verbal communication, Storytelling capability - Financial Data Modelling knowledge Partnering with Stakeholders . Comfortable communicating across functional teams and with senior stakeholders, . Able to critically evaluate financial performance and present the same, . Has a learning mindset, . Has a customer service mindset, . Anticipates future stakeholder needs and accelerates what is possible. Offers new ways of doing things and understands associated risks Lead and provide insightful commentary on key variances for actuals , forecast and spring plan, working closely with the business to understand root causes and propose corrective actions