Finance System, Data & Solutions

Finance System, Data & Solutions

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL®, and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquarters in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Diverse Associates to act daily towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Job Description:

This role will be key in ensuring that the Digital Core reporting outputs meet the requirements of the FP&A teams at Corporate, Segment, Regional and Local level. The role will closely interact with the Corporate FP&A teams, Segment FP&A, Digital Core and Mars DT teams, ensuring that all elements of the reporting ecosystem are considered and taken into account.

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidate should have:

• Knowledge of financials (P&L, KPIs, balance sheet, cash flow), or equivalent
• Excellent FP&A experience
• Understand current and to-be processes and systems for enterprise data.
• Communicate critical interdependencies.
• Collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Flag issues or deviations and prepare actionable recommendations.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Activation of FP&A Op Model | Implementation of S/4 Hana changes impacting FP&A

• Represent FP&A on all discussions related to S/4 Hana led changes impacting downstream FP&A and Finance co-pilot processes (SC Finance)
• Provide education and change management support for Finance community, senior leaders & stakeholders (e.g., Supply Chain, IE).
• Provide support in the design of reporting solutions including driving alignment on use of data for new reporting metrics, requirements, and accountability.
• Coordinate policy change (including Finance Manual) for key S4 Hana driven changes: Formulation (Standard SAP makes no distinction between waste & formulation), determining fix vs. variable split.
• Spearhead reporting & analytics requirements (material ledger will require different E2E analytics) working with report users in the design of reporting and analytics solutions and partner with Fintech for its implementation.
• Support KDD direction (i.e., parallel valuation).
• Assess One Stream implications of S4 Hana induced changes.
• Support customer P&L attribution and allocation determinations, policy changes, KDD definitions and overall provision of guidelines for appropriate implementation.

Activation of FP&A Op Model | Data Model

• Coordinate activation of identified data model enhancement opportunities.
• Map methodologies of how FP&A KPIs will function in the S4 environment, across unit, product and customer dimensions. (PVM, Corp Metrics, Organic Sales, Economic Profit)
• Map methodologies of how FP&A Growth Drivers will function in the S4 environment.
• Ensure MDG and S4 Hana definitions align with desired brand, customer, unit, functional hierarchies.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Disclaimer: Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.