Manager - Central Forecast Team

Position Title

Manager – FP&A

Function/Group

Finance

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

11 am to 8 pm

Role Reports to

Sr Manager – FP&A

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 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 future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of 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 http://www.generalmills.com

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 https://www.generalmills.co.in

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

This role exists to provide work direction and support for a team that directly interact with the Global Emerging Market (GEMS) Region. Responsibilities require functional expertise in finance and accounting, internal controls, strong business acumen and communication skills, and ability to resolve issues efficiently and effectively. Comprehensive knowledge and practical experience in managing the complete P&L.

Key Accountabilities

70% of Time: Curation and Management of Finance Team & Partnership

Client Service Management

• Manage team that owns Financial forecasting, reporting & Peak support for the GEMS business unit,
• Point of contact for Business Finance teams & some key stakeholders for all in-scope activities. Partner with Heads of finance in each cluster to deliver required results,
• Actively develop team to build best-in-class, trusted partnerships with finance and business stakeholders,
• Has end-to-end process knowledge Responsible for compliance with General Mills policies and internal controls.
• Oversee and accountable for all Central Forecast Team deliverables and responsibilities (Submission of Financial Forecast, PEAK support, Reporting & Analysis, ad-hoc stakeholder support) with resolution of any issues in a timely manner and always ensuring compliance with the relevant internal controls,
• Deliver on established service level targets and metrics
• Planning and execution of business continuity
• Create an environment of continuous improvement to simplify or automate work
• Responsible for compliance with General Mills policies and internal controls,
• Provides work direction and support to team; establishes daily priorities; monitors progress against team goals
• Work/Collaborate on Site wide initiatives
  
  

20% of Time: Employee Development

• Build and develop a team of integrated Finance Leaders and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
• Performance Management for Team members (Objective setting, PA, Mid-year, IDP)
• Build a strong team culture within Mumbai office
• Cross training to always ensure adequate backup coverage for all activities
• Recruiting new team members as per requirement
  
  

10% of Time: Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance forecasting accuracy and reporting efficiency.
• Lead efforts to understand what’s working, what isn’t and lead plans to adjust approach on One Team culture
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Full Time graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory)
• Professional Certification: CA, ICWA, MBA
• 8+ years of related experience
  
  

Specific Job Experience Or Skills Needed

• Strong situational agility, comfort navigating ambiguity and thought leadership
• Strong ability to lead, coach and develop a team
• Strong knowledge and expertise in forecasting, reporting and analysis,
• Business partnership, ability to effectively manage and navigate many stakeholders
• Anticipates future customer needs and accelerates what is possible (Growth Mindset)
• Organizational savvy – can effectively navigate the organization
• Commitment to leadership and personal development
• Strong understanding of Top-line & Bottom-line planning and business process
• Experience with SAP ERP or system proficiency (ability to get up to speed quickly)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• 8 to 12 years of related experience
• Major Area of Study: Finance, Analytics, Accountancy, Costing
• Professional Certifications: CA, MBA, PGDBA, MMS
• Having Supply Chain Finance knowledge is preferred
  
  

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.

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