Sr. Data Analyst – Finance, Digital & Technology

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 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 (D&T) 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.

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption. The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, including AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain, SAP S4 HANA, and Enterprise Architecture. The MillsWorks initiative embodies an agile@scale delivery model, where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company. Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents.

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the provided Link

Job Overview

The Digital and Technology team of General Mills India Centre is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic individual to contribute to the Global Digital Transformation initiative at General Mills in the capacity of an SAP FICO Consultant for the Pet Segment. This role will report into the D&T Manager – Finance Operation in India and functionally collaborate with the Pet D&T FICO Solution Delivery Team. This role will cross-functionally partner with the Global Solutions Delivery Team in the US and India. It is an Individual contributor role. In this role, you will be supporting the existing Operations and various change management initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide a fundamental understanding of core SAP financial modules, including Finance and Controlling modules.
• Participate in a rotating support schedule.
• Work closely with the Pet Finance business process owners and D&T stakeholders on SAP FICO-specific topics.
• Carry out business requirements analysis, issue resolution, root-cause analysis, business process optimization, integration topics, cross-functional projects, end-user training, and translating requirements into technical solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional peers to ensure end-to-end solution alignment and optimization.
• Mentor team members, enabling them to acquire new skills and knowledge of systems and processes in the finance domain.
• Act as a strong technical analyst with the ability to offer guidance to junior team members or new joiners.
• Demonstrate business consulting abilities by way of providing operational/technical support to business teams, as well as showcasing skills to answer clarification questions
• Align with global teams around process and technology knowledge sharing sessions.
• Responsible for designing, building, and deploying SAP-based ERP solutions and leading analysis and design in the SAP FI/CO area.
• Conducting structured testing internally and with users.
• Ensuring stabilization of the solution and continuous improvements.
• Understanding the business requirement of any ABAP changes & preparing technical specifications for submission to the ABAP team.
• Map client business requirements, processes, and objectives; develops necessary product modifications to satisfy clients' needs.
• Act as liaison with client for troubleshooting: investigate, analyze, and solve software problems.
• Implementation of the project and validation of the report requirements. Validate any changes in customization and provide training to the end users. Sort out day-to-day queries of end users.
• Enhancement for end users based on requirements.
• Gather Information on their current business processes and prepare a document.
• Prepare end-user training Document.
• Partner with the team of FI analysts & consultants in project execution and operations deliverables.
• Partner with all Finance stakeholders to design new work processes and implement them same.
• Communicates with parties within and outside of their own job function, which may include external customers or vendors.
• Advanced knowledge of the job area obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
• Support the Operations
• Be part of projects and initiatives, inclusive of OneStream, Blackline, SAP support packs, and S4 adoption
• Understand technology trends, innovative solutions, and prototyping
• Define, Design, Maintain, and Govern: Business, Data, Application, and Technology
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in general areas of SAP Finance like Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Banking, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, etc. & areas of controlling like cost center, profit center, product costing, profitability analysis.
• Strong configuration skills in the areas of SAP Finance & Controlling modules in ECC & S4 Hana. particularly in FI-GL, FI-AR, FI-AA, FI-Banking, FI-Closing Cockpit, CO-Cost Center/Profit Center Accounting, Internal Order, add-on if you have COPA and Product Costing, among others
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in SAP FICO
• Education – Full-time graduation from an accredited university.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Configure Global settings and Enterprise structure settings.
• Good understanding of finance integration with Cross Functional modules such as Sales & Distribution, Materials Management and its integration with SAP Finance & Controlling.