Senior Global Finance Data Integration Analyst

Job Description

Position Title Senior Global Finance Data Integration Analyst Function/Group Finance Location Mumbai- Powai Shift Timing 1.30pm ? 10.30pm IST Role Reports to Sr Finance Manager 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 H?agen-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 the 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 The Financial Systems Integration (FSI) team oversees our core financial systems (SAP, BW, OneStream), providing leadership on our month-end close and consolidation process and guiding the business and other key stakeholders on our financial systems, data and transactional processes. Data, process & technology are at the foundation of nearly everything we do. Our ability to fully leverage them to drive decisions & insights, predict future outcomes and maintain efficient processes is dependent on these three things working in concert to meet business needs. The Data Integration analyst plays a pivotal role in ensuring this. In this role you will work side by side with members of the Global Finance Capabilities organization to determine how to best serve a global set of stakeholders across our Commercial teams, Strategy & Growth and other corporate finance teams who rely on our core financial capabilities to execute against critical business objectives. You will be accountable for providing critical governance capabilities, as well playing a leadership role in critical enterprise initiatives. Success in this role means becoming a trusted advisor who can be counted on to explain, sustain and evolve capabilities that so many depend on every day. In this role, you will get exposure to the following experiences: own a significant functional process, govern and execute control activities, and provide leadership to global and cross-functional stakeholders. It will also allow you to develop & apply numerous capabilities including financial acumen, process excellence and governance expertise. Key Accountabilities Accountable for the oversight of our finance data ecosystem, ensuring key data & process governance and controls are in place and operating effectively. Govern critical processes and controls that are critical to the integrity of both internal management and external reporting. Work with other team members and with Digital &Technology partners to execute effective governance and identify opportunities for evolution. Implement process and system enhancements and improvements as prioritized. Support infrastructure management by leading business testing of core ecosystem functionality during upgrades, cross-functional process changes and more. Provide and sustain foundational end user training tools and support end user incident services support as needed. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor?s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Computer Science, or related field 5+ years of previous applicable experience Deep expertise of GMI financial systems and processes (or similar external experience) Technical aptitude for process, data, systems Foundational knowledge of core accounting principles and financial control requirements Willingness to navigate ambiguity by demonstrating curiosity & perseverance Strong technical and business partner communication skills Process oriented with focus on consistency and integrity Learning mindset, with a desire to continuously improve Preferred Qualifications Experience with continuous improvement approaches Experience with SAP COPA (Profitability Analysis module) Experience and aptitude in understanding key interdependencies with core business processes owned by other functions 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.