Position Title
Executive-Warehouse Accountant
Function/Group
Finance Shared Services
Location
Mumbai, India
Shift Timing
1:30pm to 10:30pm
Role Reports to
Associate Assistant Manager-Warehouse Accounting
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 (DT) Innovation, Technology Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) 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.
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Purpose of the role
Ensure accurate recording of financial transactions in compliance with related accounting controls and prepare information and reports for North American internal/external warehousing facilities. Responsibilities require functional expertise in finance and accounting, strong customer relations and communication skills, and ability to resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
80% of Time
- Inventory Reconciliations for 3rd party Warehouses
- Work and resolve issues related daily, weekly and monthly activities (E.g. Inventory reports, Negative inventory report, Prepare JE s, Special Pack toll reconciliations)
- Work on month end activities (Negative Clear report, Net stock Adjustments, prepare accruals journal entries)
- Review and approve warehouse invoices.
- Ensure KPI s are consistently met.
- Review and resolve exception items such as aged items in a timely manner.
- Support audit and control processes to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
10% of Time
- Identify, initiate, and implement process improvement ideas. Leverage Continues Improvement tools or mindset to identify recurring issues and work towards Institutional Solution
10% of Time
- Ensure clear process documentation is in place, utilized and updated in timely manner
- Support audit and control to ensure compliance with GMI and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
- Develop strong relationships with business partners including other Mumbai support teams and Minneapolis headquarter teams
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Bachelor s in Accounting and Finance
- Experience: 1 2 years
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- Education: Bachelor s in Accounting and Finance
- Experience: 1 2 years
- Proven Issue resolution skills
- Prior customer service, inventory management experience preferred
- Understands accounting practices and financial implications
- Familiarity with SAP system functionality preferred
- Consistent attention to detail and accuracy
- Advanced MS Office computer skills preferred (i.e. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook)
- Speaks, reads and writes English fluently
- Ability to work in a team environment
