Financial Analyst-GQR

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 Häagen-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 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

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

The purpose of this role is to support the organization’s internal control framework by performing control testing as part of both SOX Compliance and the Global Controls Assessment. The role will be integral to ensuring the effectiveness, accuracy, and reliability of financial and operational processes through thorough testing, documentation, and reporting of control activities.

In addition to control testing, the individual in this role will be responsible for driving continuous improvements in processes to enhance efficiency and compliance. The role will also support other key finance and compliance initiatives such as the Financial Representation Letter process, NA Warehouse CSA, Customer Letters, Finance India CSA, and process reviews.

Timely and high-quality execution of all assigned activities, along with clear reporting of outcomes and observations to management, will be critical to the success of this position.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

70% of Time Operational Excellence

• Conduct comprehensive testing of controls for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance and Global Controls Assessments to ensure the effectiveness, accuracy, and reliability of financial and operational processes. Verify adequate documentation, report testing results with quality and timeliness, and proactively escalate potential bottlenecks or delays to relevant stakeholders.

• Prepare and deliver quality reports for audits, and process reviews.

• Facilitate the Control Self-Assessment (CSA) process for Finance India, ensuring thorough execution and follow-up on any identified gaps.

• Provide support and guidance to team members to help resolve challenges and ensure smooth execution of tasks.

• Support and coordinate the annual updating of the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for Global Quality & Risk.

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates, manage expectations, and ensure alignment on key priorities.

• Ensure timely completion of all assigned activities by monitoring progress, managing dependencies, and mitigating risks.

30% of Time Continuous Improvement, Projects, Initiatives

• Ensure all documentations such as OPLs, RACI are available/ updated.

• Drive continuous improvement to enhance efficiency or improve output

• Collaborate and participate in Finance India initiatives and team building activities

• Support ad-hoc projects

• Self development through learnings and trainings