Executive - Finance

**Job Description**:
Position Title

Executive - Finance

Function/Group

Finance Shared Services

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

General Shift 11am to 8pm

Role Reports to

Associate Assistant Manager

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

In office

**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 Häagen-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

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.

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.

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**Purpose of the role**

Role is to work in India Accounts Payable process and responsibilities require functional expertise in finance and accounting, communication skills, and ability to resolve issues efficiently and effectively. Responsibilities include accurately auditing invoices as per checklist and process them as per guidelines and compliance within agreed SLA**.**Assist Team lead in AP audit with both internal and external auditors. Proactively question, recommend, influence and lead process changes to enhance team / process efficiency. Ensure payments are batched in the bank portal as per the due date. Drive business meetings with various stakeholders**.**

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES-**

**70% of the time: Audit and process invoices in GMI accounting system**
- Process various types of invoices such as PO, Non-PO, Freight and ensure that appropriate tax (TDS, GST) has been applied and transactions comply with financial policies and procedures.Ensure accurate audit as per checklist before invoice processing.
- Adhere to set timelines and maintain accuracy. Address queries from downstream processes and stakeholders on timely basis.
- Perform the day
- to -day processing of accounts payable transactions in an effective, up to date and accurate manner.
- Develop strong relationships with business partners.

**20% of the Time - Ensure timely preparation of business reports and sharing same with business.**
- Prepare KPI Report and Hold Report.
- Obtaining Quarterly vendor balance confirmation certificate from vendors.
- Sending Quarterly TDS certificates to vendors.
- Monthly preparation of GL schedules and uploading on blackline.
- Ensure clear process documentation is in place, utilized and updated on timely manner.
- Help develop clear standardized processes.
- Leverage CI mindset to identify and implement process improvements and practices within the process.

**10% of the Time: Control on Scan/ Physical documents
- Record Retention-**
- Ensure invoice tracker and other trackers are updated daily.
- Ensure invoices received, processed and kept on hold are filed correctly.
- Co-ordinate with binder and ensure that invoices/ documents are bounded periodically.
- Ensure that the bound files are sent to Recall facility.
- Co-ordinate with Recall/ Binder for retrieval of documents.
- Actively participate in team or site events/ initiatives.

**Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed**
- Financial Acumen
- Has worked on Indian Accounting Process & has knowledge of India tax laws (TDS/GST).
- Effective Communication - Clearly articulates views in written and verbal discussions. Good English skills are a must.
- Ability to deliver outstanding results - Completes tasks, activities in a timely and effective manner. Provides ideas and input to help team achieve greater result.
- ** Interpersonal Skills -** Relate well to stakeholders, colleagues & team members. Maintain a positive, supportive & appreciative attitude. Actively listen to others & demonstrate an understanding of their point.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**

Education - Full time graduation from an accredited university.
- Preferred Major Area of Study: Accountancy, Auditing & Indian Taxa