Executive - Financial Accounting, Grain Accounting

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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**:
Position Title: Executive-Grain Accounting Function/Group: Finance

Country: India Location: GBS-Mumbai

Recommended Level: 35 Job Type: Full time

Role Reports to: Team Lead Grain Accounting Geographical Scope of the Role - Location: Domestic

Percentage of travel required: NA

Shift 1:30-10:30 PM

Job Overview

Ensure accurate recording of financial transactions in compliance with related accounting controls, and prepare information and reports for North American internal/external manufacturing facilities. Responsibilities require functional expertise in finance and accounting, strong customer relations and communication skills, and ability to resolve issues efficiently and effectively.

Job Responsibilities

(Consider listing the primary duties/responsibilities of the role and the approximate percentage of time spent on overreach area during the course of a year. Percentages should add up to 100%. Do not list any duties or responsibilities that require less than 5% of the role’s time.)

Please use the following rows to clarify the responsibilities.

80%

of Time - Perform Grain Accounting activities for Milling Desk
- Meet SLA Quality - Accuracy & Timeliness.
- Receive/Create shipments into UGS on daily basis.
- Run Daily Operation Report (DOR)
- Backup Terminal desk and perform daily activities when required.
- Support Daily/Weekly reporting to CME & MGEX
- Support Hedge Desk and become a strong backup
- Prepare inventory reports for Mills & Terminals on daily basis.
- Accurately Prepare journal entries on Monthly basis.
- Take lead and support other profit centers
- Ensure Team goals and KPI’s are consistently met
- Utilize custom and ad hoc reporting to assist teams with providing customer analytics
- Prepare daily/weekly/monthly/ad-hoc reports
- Support business continuity to meet critical business objective
- Follow escalation process to meet the set deadlines

10%

of Time - Identify, initiate, and implement process improvement ideas.
- Leverage Continues Improvement tools or mindset to identify recurring issues and work towards Institutional Solution.

10%

of Time - Ensure clear process documentation is in place, utilized and updated in timely manner
- Demonstrate Subject Matter Expertize in the process
- Support audit and control to ensure compliance with GMI and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
- Develop strong relationships with business partners including other Mumbai support teams and Minneapolis headquarter teams
- Actively participate in team or site events/initiatives

Desired Profile

Education

Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors

Preferred Degree Requirements: Bachelors

Preferred Major Area of Study: Accounting and Finance

Required Professional Certifications:
Preferred Professional Certifications:
Experience

Minimum years of related experience required: 2

Preferred years of related experience: 3 to 5

Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed
- Proven Issue resolution skills
- Prior customer service, inventory management experience preferred
- Familiarity with SAP system functionality preferred
- Consistent attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to question, recommend, influence and lead process changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness for the team and stakeholders
- Advanced MS Office computer skills preferred (i.e. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook)
- Speaks, reads and writes English fluently
- Ability to work in a team environment

Competencies/Behaviors required for job
- Delivers outstanding results: through critical thinking, communication, interpersonal effectiveness and business acumen
- Business Process and Analytics: Understand the financial implication & business driver behind them
- Business Partnership: Professional attitude in dealings with clients/customers
- Financial Acumen: Understands accounting practices and implications
- Lead Innovation: Innovate/experiment with new approaches and shifts priority when necessary

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.