Sr. Manager - GAAT

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make foodthe world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents.

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

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

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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

As the Senior Finance Manager, Global Admin Analytics Team (GAAT), you will have the opportunity to lead, build, and develop a team of 10+ analysts. This impactful role provides critical leadership to effectively manage SG&A investments for all General Mills segments and functions. The role provides cross-functional global exposure and interaction with multiple Finance teams.

GAAT is on a journey to modernize our processes and maximize enterprise value by bringing relevant, data-driven insights to our stakeholders through external insight and modern technology. Critical success factors for this role include the ability to understand key business assumptions and drivers, understanding of financial systems and processes, as well as the ability to effectively communicate with and educate business partners while demonstrating a strong overall customer service orientation.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead, build and develop a team of 10+ analysts
• Key partner in supporting the complex process of forecasting, planning and actuals review for $2.5B in Enterprise SG&A spend
• Partner with US based GAAT members to deliver an efficient Spring Plan admin process
• Effectively communicate with and educate budget owners while demonstrating a strong overall customer service orientation
• Establish processes, make process improvements, and effectively organize work (Process Excellence)
• Identify and partner with Global FP&A Capabilities team on tool enhancements ideas, testing to improve quality of insights.

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