Senior Financial Analyst, Sourcing

OVERVIEW

The Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) for North America Sourcing offers a unique experience to develop leadership, planning and reporting skills, cross functional partnership, and analytical capabilities. In a supply chain finance role you will gain an understanding and influence how we plan, make, and deliver food the world needs. In this role you will provide critical support to the sourcing function as well as the businesses in a highly dynamic business environment.

North America Sourcing manages the procurement of raw materials for both the North America Retail and North America Foodservice businesses. It is a highly dynamic supply chain function with influence and leadership across all Operating Units, Sales and the E2E Supply Chain. The sourcing finance team supports the operation and management of nearly $5B in annual spend.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Lead Across the Value Chain

• Utilize data, analytics, and insights to enable business decisions and solve business challenges by translating insights to actionable solutions for the business team
• Assess the external landscape and leverage insights to drive decisions that advance the business

Build and Execute a Financial Plan

• Partner with cross functional sourcing team to lead monthly and annual planning processes
• Assess performance against that plan and take action to close any gaps and/or take advantage of any opportunities throughout the year
• Provide clear, concise summaries of performance with functional and cross functional business partners

Partnership for Impact

• Build strong relationships with cross-functional team, Sourcing Finance team and work across the matrix to deliver results via candid communication and productive discourse
• Bring experience, analytics, insight, and candor to influence and shape strategies and performance

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field
• 3+ years of related experience
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive, respond quickly, and adjust to changes
• Process oriented, able to make process improvements, and effectively organize work
• Strong communication skills to influence stakeholders

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Working knowledge of systems including AFO, SAP, CMT,
• Intellectual curiosity
• Analytical mindset

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• This role is a Minneapolis based hybrid role. Remote work assignments will not be considered.
• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

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.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $81000.00 - $121700.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

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