Sr Financial Analyst

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.

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

In the Senior Financial Analyst role on the Global Supply Chain Finance team, you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of a team where you can develop your skills and capabilities in planning & reporting, process excellence, situational agility and partnership for impact. In this role, The Senior Financial Analyst – Global Sourcing provides FP&A leadership and financial governance for raw materials impacting the income statement. The role partners with Platform Directors, Category Buying, and cross-functional teams to drive Holistic Margin Management, identify cost-saving opportunities, and deliver actionable insights. It ensures disciplined planning, forecasting, and reporting, leveraging SAP cost modules and analytics to challenge decisions and optimize supply chain performance. Additionally, the analyst supports process improvements and collaborates with Global FP&A teams to enhance tools and reporting quality.

Come join the Global Supply Chain Finance team for this unique opportunity to be a part of a team that will drive impactful change and value to the business!

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Provide financial leadership to procurement category teams across Global Sourcing: Direct & Indirect

Lead end-to-end financial processes including inflation guidance, Spring Plan, monthly actuals, and forecasting cycles

Support and lead Holistic Margin Management (Cost Efficiency) programs across Platform teams

Challenge decisions with data-driven financial insights

Act as the financial business partner to Platform Directors and Category Buying teams

Leverage tools, processes and ways of working from Supply Chain Finance to partner on the execution of the Global Supply Chain Finance FP&A processes and serve-up insights to the business.

Lead cross-functional collaboration across sourcing, operations, and finance teams

Drive deep-dive analysis to identify and quantify purchase savings opportunities

Leverage strong knowledge of SAP cost modules to assess pricing, volume impacts, incoterms, and vendor terms

Drive efficiencies in our annual and monthly planning/reporting processes

Assess performance against plan and identify opportunities to close gaps.

Understand key financial drivers and their calculations.

Identify data outliers, determine root cause and action.

Identify and partner with Global FP&A Capabilities team on tool enhancements ideas, testing to improve quality of insights.

Sit as a member of the SCF one team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Post graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory)
• 7+ years of related experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Major Area of Study: Finance, Analytics, Accountancy, Costing
• Professional Certifications: CA, MBA, PGDBA, MMS
• 5 years of related experience
• Supply Chain Finance knowledge is preferred

SPECIFIC JOB EXPERIENCE OR SKILLS NEEDED

• Strong communication, leadership, and influencing skills
• Process Excellence, able to make process improvements, and effectively organize work
• Situational agility, comfort navigating ambiguity
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability
• Solid understanding of P&L planning and business process
• Global and/or cross-functional team partnership
• Previous Supply Chain or Supply Chain Finance experience
• Experience with our FP&A systems and capabilities (BPC, AFO, Tableau) or system proficiency (ability to get up to speed quickly)
• Experience with SAP ERP/IEP or system proficiency (ability to get up to speed quickly

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.