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<b>Job Description:</b><br><b>Purpose of Role</b><br>The Sales Finance Business Partner supports the Finance Lead, Sales and Strategic Revenue Management teams in driving profitable customer growth in line with the Market's strategy and financial objectives.<br>The role provides financial analysis, insights and decision support across customers, channels, pricing and trade spend, helping the Finance Lead, Sales and SRM teams understand the financial impact of their plans and identify opportunities to improve business performance.<br>The Sales Finance Business Partner works closely with the Finance Lead, Sales, SRM and other Finance and non-Finance stakeholders to provide timely analysis, support business discussions and contribute to value creation across the customer and brand portfolio.<br>The Sales Finance Business Partner is guided by a "North Star":<br><ul><li><b>Be a catalyst for change</b> by bringing a financial perspective to business discussions, supporting fact-based decisions and helping frame business issues.</li><li><b>Be modern to the times</b> by leveraging digital tools, working collaboratively across functions, and using data visualization and storytelling to communicate insights effectively.</li></ul><br><b>Principal Accountabilities</b><br><b>• Finance Lead Support</b><br>Support the Finance Lead with financial analysis, reporting, planning and forecasting activities related to Sales and Strategic Revenue Management. Prepare relevant insights, materials and recommendations to support business reviews and decision making.<br><b>• Planning</b><br>Support the development of the Market's Annual Execution Plan (AEP) by providing customer-level analysis of pricing, volume and trade assumptions. Help the Finance Lead and Sales teams understand the financial implications of their plans and ensure key assumptions are reflected in financial targets.<br><b>• Forecasting</b><br>Support regular Market forecasting activities, including analysis of Sales, Net Sales and Market Contribution. Identify key gaps and drivers versus plan and prior forecast and highlight areas requiring attention.<br><b>• Period Close</b><br>Support the Controllership organization during period close activities by reviewing sales and trade-related results, investigating variances and providing explanations for key movements to the Finance Lead and relevant stakeholders.<br><b>• Trade Finance Management</b><br>Support the operational management of Trade activities, including trade analysis, accrual reviews, settlements and other identified finance activities in partnership with Mars Global Services Finance and relevant stakeholders.<br><b>• Channel, Customer and Portfolio Analysis</b><br>Provide analysis of customer and channel performance to identify trends, opportunities and risks. Support the Finance Lead and Sales team in understanding profitability drivers and prioritizing opportunities.<br><b>• S&OP+ Support</b><br>Participate in the Market Sales step of the Mars S&OP+ process by providing relevant financial analysis, performance insights and supporting information to the Finance Lead and cross-functional teams.<br><b>• Business Insights, Reporting & Digital tools</b><br>Prepare regular and ad-hoc reports and dashboards to provide clear visibility of business performance. Ensure accurate data reflected on the digital tools and use the tools to improve reporting efficiency, automate recurring analysis and support timely decision making by the Finance Lead, Sales and SRM teams.<br><b>Key Supporting Competencies</b><br><ul><li>Financial acumen</li><li>Analytical thinking</li><li>Business insights</li><li>Optimized work processes</li><li>Customer focus</li><li>Plans and aligns</li><li>Collaboration and influencing</li></ul><br><b>Functional Competencies / Knowledge</b><br><b>• Cost Accounting & Budget Management</b><br>Understanding of cost structures, cost drivers and budget management. Ability to monitor spend, identify variances and support cost-conscious decision making.<br><b>• Business Analysis</b><br>Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to perform trend analysis, variance analysis, benchmarking and performance tracking using relevant KPIs.<br><b>• Data & Digital Tools</b><br>Comfortable working with financial and commercial data and using digital tools to improve reporting, analysis and visualization. Ability to present insights in a clear and engaging way.<br><b>• Financial Controls</b><br>Basic understanding of financial controls, accounting policies and business processes. Ability to ensure that activities and reporting are completed accurately and in accordance with relevant policies.<br><b>Minimum Qualifications</b><br><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related field.</li><li><b>2-4 years of relevant finance or commercial experience.</b></li><li>Experience in financial analysis, forecasting, planning, reporting or business partnering.</li><li>Experience working with cross-functional teams is preferred.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.</li><li>Good understanding of Excel and financial reporting tools.</li><li>Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.</li><li>Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to learn and develop commercial finance capabilities.</li></ul><br> </div>
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<b>Job Description:</b><br><b>Purpose of Role</b><br>The Supply Finance Analyst serves as a trusted partner in the organization and provides financial support to the Commercial and Factory teams. The role is responsible for ICP planning/forecasting process across the MEA and Non-MEA Source units. This position supports the planning process and provides insights to understand price / volume /mix for MEA Prime. This position provides insights into operating results and clarifies key performance indicators. In addition, the role is supporting Supply Finance team with ad-hoc analysis and insights. <br><b>Principal Accountabilities</b><br>Provides business support and financial guidance for the Commercial team and Supply team and markets in the following capacity: <br><ul><li>Contributes to an engaging, high-performance learning environment</li><li>Serve as the Finance Analys for Markets and Factories in:<ul><li>ICP calculations, understanding, forecasting for MEA Source units and Non-MEA Source units</li><li>Work closely with FP&A and Supply team to consolidate the source units' input and understand the periods actuals</li></ul></li><li>Ongoing analysis of Prime budget</li><li>Manages ad-hoc financial reporting activities.</li><li>Responsible for generating and sharing insights that drive efficiency, continuous improvement and operational excellence.</li><li>Supports strong financial and governance acumen in team</li><li>Contributes to the culture of accountability and responsibility by tracking action plans for key initiatives, addressing root cause issues to drive sustainable operating improvements. Identify trade-offs and escalate operating plan variances as appropriate.</li></ul><br><ul><li><b>Key Supporting Competencies</b><br>• </li><li> Drive for Results<br>• </li><li> Peer Relationships<br>• </li><li> Decision Quality</li><li>Command Skills </li><li> Planning</li><li>Standing Alone</li></ul><br><ul><li><b>Key Functional Skills/Knowledge</b><br>• </li><li> Strong analytical skills and ability to apply problem solving techniques.</li><li>Knowledge of financial accounting, GAAP, and internal controls.</li><li>Experience in accounting period close and financial analysis, financial statements. </li><li>High level of digital savvy - leveraging digital tools to get data and insights.</li><li>Ability to work in various financial system and processes, SAP preferred.</li><li>Ability to meet deadlines under time constraints. </li><li>Working knowledge of Supply processes</li><li>General business acumen with demonstrated ability to understand the functional interdependencies </li><li>Financial Insights and Analysis - Well understanding of systems and processes, as well as digital tools to derive critical insights from this information, and the effective communication of financial information and insights to the business. </li><li>Financial Shaping and Decision Making - The knowledge and application of financial shaping philosophy and development and implementation of processes and tools used to shape the financial performance of the business and evaluate the activities and investments involved in deploying strategy. </li></ul><br><ul><li><b> Minimum Qualifications:</b></li><li>Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field </li><li>3+ years relevant work experience, with manufacturing or supply chain business partnering/accounting experience<br>• </li><li>CPA or MBA preferred.</li></ul><br> </div>
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<b>Job Description:</b><br><b>Purpose of Role</b><br>The Finance Manaher, Logistics serves as a trusted partner in the organization and provides financial leadership for the Supply Chain team. This role is responsible for monitoring and providing financial analysis and insight to deliver the value creation agenda with the Supply Chain team. The role is responsible on supporting Factory and Market Logistics and Inventory planning/forecasting process for MEA Markets and Factories. This role takes the wholistic End-to-End lead in managing LCC and Inventory value creation and is accountable for short-term and long-term activities within the MEA Network. Every associate at Mars has responsibility for the achievement of quality and food safety.<br><b>Principal Accountabilities</b><br>Provides accurate and timely insights and information to the Supply organization in the following capacity: <br><ul><li>Contributes to an engaging, high-performance learning environment</li><li>Serve as the Finance Business Partner for MEA Supply Chain team and Finance team:<ul><li>LCC actual costs understanding and forecasting for MEA Markets and Factories</li><li>Inventory level for Markets and Factories; Cash impact</li><li>Partnering with Supply Chain on Value Leadership initiatives and projects</li><li>Supporting Supply Chain with Projects</li></ul></li><li>Work closely with FP&A team to consolidate the LCC and Inventory inputs and understand the periods actuals</li><li>Manages ad-hoc financial reporting activities.</li><li>Identifying risks and opportunities and making recommendations for future actions</li><li>Responsible for generating and sharing insights that drive efficiency, continuous improvement and operational excellence in the supply network.</li><li>Supports strong financial and governance acumen in team</li><li>Coordinates the strategic planning cycles for Supply.</li><li>Drive Integration for LCC from finance perspective</li><li>Contributes to the culture of accountability and responsibility by tracking action plans for key initiatives, addressing root cause issues to drive sustainable operating improvements. Identify trade-offs and escalate operating plan variances as appropriate.</li><li>undefined<b>Key Supporting Competencies</b><br>• Conflict Management<br>• Dealing with Ambiguity<br>• Drive for Results<br>• Peer Relationships<br>• Decision QualityCommand Skills<br>• PlanningStanding Aloneundefined<b>Key Functional Skills/Knowledge</b>Technical understanding of process improvement, project management, and planning. Ability to meet deadlines under time constraints. Working knowledge of Supply processes (Demand Planning, Logistics, S&OP, Inventory flow and control, etc.) General business acumen with demonstrated ability to understand the functional interdependenciesAbility to motivate others, communicate with all levels of organization and influence decisions throughout the organization.Financial Insights and Analysis - Well understanding of systems and processes, as well as digital tools to derive critical insights from this information, and the effective communication of financial information and insights to the business. Financial Shaping and Decision Making - The knowledge and application of financial shaping philosophy and development and implementation of processes and tools used to shape the financial performance of the business and evaluate the activities and investments involved in deploying strategy. <b> Minimum Qualifications</b>Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field 5+ years relevant work experience, with manufacturing or supply chain business partnering experience <b>Preferred Qualifications</b>Master's Degree/MBA, CPA or CMA </li></ul><br> </div>
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<b>Job Description:</b><br><b>Purpose of Role</b><br>The Sales Finance Business Partner supports the Finance Lead, Sales and Strategic Revenue Management teams in driving profitable customer growth in line with the Market's strategy and financial objectives.<br>The role provides financial analysis, insights and decision support across customers, channels, pricing and trade spend, helping the Finance Lead, Sales and SRM teams understand the financial impact of their plans and identify opportunities to improve business performance.<br>The Sales Finance Business Partner works closely with the Finance Lead, Sales, SRM and other Finance and non-Finance stakeholders to provide timely analysis, support business discussions and contribute to value creation across the customer and brand portfolio.<br>The Sales Finance Business Partner is guided by a "North Star":<br><ul><li><b>Be a catalyst for change</b> by bringing a financial perspective to business discussions, supporting fact-based decisions and helping frame business issues.</li><li><b>Be modern to the times</b> by leveraging digital tools, working collaboratively across functions, and using data visualization and storytelling to communicate insights effectively.</li></ul><br><b>Principal Accountabilities</b><br><b>• Finance Lead Support</b><br>Support the Finance Lead with financial analysis, reporting, planning and forecasting activities related to Sales and Strategic Revenue Management. Prepare relevant insights, materials and recommendations to support business reviews and decision making.<br><b>• Planning</b><br>Support the development of the Market's Annual Execution Plan (AEP) by providing customer-level analysis of pricing, volume and trade assumptions. Help the Finance Lead and Sales teams understand the financial implications of their plans and ensure key assumptions are reflected in financial targets.<br><b>• Forecasting</b><br>Support regular Market forecasting activities, including analysis of Sales, Net Sales and Market Contribution. Identify key gaps and drivers versus plan and prior forecast and highlight areas requiring attention.<br><b>• Period Close</b><br>Support the Controllership organization during period close activities by reviewing sales and trade-related results, investigating variances and providing explanations for key movements to the Finance Lead and relevant stakeholders.<br><b>• Trade Finance Management</b><br>Support the operational management of Trade activities, including trade analysis, accrual reviews, settlements and other identified finance activities in partnership with Mars Global Services Finance and relevant stakeholders.<br><b>• Channel, Customer and Portfolio Analysis</b><br>Provide analysis of customer and channel performance to identify trends, opportunities and risks. Support the Finance Lead and Sales team in understanding profitability drivers and prioritizing opportunities.<br><b>• S&OP+ Support</b><br>Participate in the Market Sales step of the Mars S&OP+ process by providing relevant financial analysis, performance insights and supporting information to the Finance Lead and cross-functional teams.<br><b>• Business Insights, Reporting & Digital tools</b><br>Prepare regular and ad-hoc reports and dashboards to provide clear visibility of business performance. Ensure accurate data reflected on the digital tools and use the tools to improve reporting efficiency, automate recurring analysis and support timely decision making by the Finance Lead, Sales and SRM teams.<br><b>Key Supporting Competencies</b><br><ul><li>Financial acumen</li><li>Analytical thinking</li><li>Business insights</li><li>Optimized work processes</li><li>Customer focus</li><li>Plans and aligns</li><li>Collaboration and influencing</li></ul><br><b>Functional Competencies / Knowledge</b><br><b>• Cost Accounting & Budget Management</b><br>Understanding of cost structures, cost drivers and budget management. Ability to monitor spend, identify variances and support cost-conscious decision making.<br><b>• Business Analysis</b><br>Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to perform trend analysis, variance analysis, benchmarking and performance tracking using relevant KPIs.<br><b>• Data & Digital Tools</b><br>Comfortable working with financial and commercial data and using digital tools to improve reporting, analysis and visualization. Ability to present insights in a clear and engaging way.<br><b>• Financial Controls</b><br>Basic understanding of financial controls, accounting policies and business processes. Ability to ensure that activities and reporting are completed accurately and in accordance with relevant policies.<br><b>Minimum Qualifications</b><br><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related field.</li><li><b>2-4 years of relevant finance or commercial experience.</b></li><li>Experience in financial analysis, forecasting, planning, reporting or business partnering.</li><li>Experience working with cross-functional teams is preferred.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.</li><li>Good understanding of Excel and financial reporting tools.</li><li>Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.</li><li>Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to learn and develop commercial finance capabilities.</li></ul><br> </div>