Senior Finance Analyst

General Mills has been bringing food the world loves to Latin America & Mexico for more than 24 years. We're rooted in tradition, yet we're driven to change the future of our industry. To break away from the pack, we welcome all backgrounds, ideas and perspectives to our table. And we remain passionate about continual learning, setting higher goals and empowering advancement. If you share our endless passion for pursuing new ideas and making them real, help us accelerate our success and discover what's next. Descripción del empleo : The LACDM Senior Financial Analyst will be play a key role in executing FP&A activities and providing support to the overall finance organization with the development of tools, reports, and ad hoc analysis. FP&A activities include month / quarter end close reviews, identifying variances vs the annual plan, annual budgeting, and supporting the overall monthly Financial Estimate / Internal Business Planning process. The role will also support commercial business partners by performing trade / marketing analysis, pricing, new product launches, and other growth initiative analyses. Manage Financial Statements Meet financial objectives by forecasting requirements Prepare annual budget Schedule expenditures and analyze variances LACDM FP&A support : Identify and communicate the key drivers of monthly / quarterly results to the Finance function and the commercial teams. Execute AOCs (Analysis Of Change) to investigate variances in the financial plan and define a course of action to correct. Ensure the integrity of the Financial Plan by validating that our Financial Forecasting Tools (BPC) are utilizing the correct financial assumptions including : Customer selling prices, COGs standard assumptions, investment levels, etc. Make sure that the assumptions are complete and that all material impacts to the P&L are considered. Contribute to the Integrated Reconciliation process by identifying and tracking the status of Risks and Opportunities. Support the Month end process by executing reconciliations against our budgets. Strategic & process improvement initiatives Develop more efficient ways of working (Transition work to GBS, help develop self-help tools, automate processes, etc.) Support the SRM / HMM processes by helping identify potential opportunities and help quantify the financial benefit. Maintain the regular flow of business by ensuring that the organization is following current internal processes and help formalize and define new processes where needed. LACDM Partnership : Evaluate the financial impact related to a new product introduction and provide direction on the feasibility and financial sustainability of new launches. Contribute to the ideation and creation of new business strategies and course of action to bring initiatives to life. Ensure that controllership activities / processes are followed by the commercial teams. Be engaged and aware of any major developments or activities that may pose a risk from a controllership or business standpoint. Assist sales, marketing, and supply chain with ad hoc analysis, information, and provide a financial perspective / context to help guide decision making. Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed Familiarity with the ins and outs of the income statement Proficient in Excel based tools and reports Expertise in navigating the ERP systems (SAP) Prioritize and complete multiple tasks on tight deadlines. Can easily identify business drivers out of financial information. Construct financial forecasts with a high level of accuracy. Can turn around quick financial analytics to provide high level guidance to business partners Minimum Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, or related field 3+ years of relevant experience, with increasing levels of responsibility (i.e. FP&A, business analysis, controllership) prefferred Presentación de la compañÃa : 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr