Overview:
Our mission as a Finance organization is to lead General Mills in creating strategies that maximize shareholder value, while flawlessly executing our fiduciary responsibility. As a Sr. Financial Analyst, you will be an integral part of the General Mills team and are expected to contribute your ideas and suggestions from day one.
Key Accountabilities:
You will work closely with a Customer Team partnering with Sales Leaders and Customer Account Managers to help deliver organizational goals by:
- Applying financial acumen and technical understanding to provide insights on sustainable, profitable growth initiatives, and the internal & external performance of the customer.
- Strategic partnership to influence decisions that deliver against short- & long-term Customer strategies
- Finance Lead for Monthly Business Review process; Analyzing performance results, drivers of change and key strategies. Present to various levels of the organization including Senior Leadership.
- Leading monthly trade review process; champion a governance mindset through adherence to accounting standards & internal controls while delivering accuracy of monthly forecasting.
- Partner to deliver the effective execution of customer agreements and Revenue Management Strategies.
Preferred Qualifications:
Qualified candidates will possess strong business and financial acumen with the ability to create meaningful insights that lead to delivering outstanding results through strong partnerships with the Sales Teams. Specifically, strong candidates will have experience demonstrating:
- A team player with strong x-functional business partnerships and the ability to influence.
- A track record of superior performance.
- Strong application of technical/financial expertise.
- A critical thinker with the ability to make tradeoffs in a dynamic environment.
- Great ability to communicate & translate financial analysis & insights in a succinct way.
- An ability to provide recommendations & creative solutions to business problems.
- A growth mindset and a passion for self-development and the development of others.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Possess a BA, BBA, HBA, BCOMM or MBA degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
- Min. 3 years of experience; preferably with some experience in the Sales Finance and/or Trade
Additional Considerations:
- This role is based in Mississauga, Ontario.
General Mills is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.
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.