General Mills Hiring for Analyst – Global Accounts Payable at Mumbai Full Time

Position Title: Analyst- Global Accounts Payable

Function/Group: Finance

Country: India Location: GBS-Mumbai

Shift timings – 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM

Role Reports to: Manager – Vendor Service Delivery & Projects

Job Overview

Individual will be responsible for managing the Service Delivery of Accounts Payable operations performed by our third party service provider for GMI International countries, by ensuring flawless service delivery in a consistent and standardized manner. Individual will be responsible for providing strong process expertise from a technical and process perspective to a team of third party service provider and countries in a hybrid environment. Individual will need to develop a strong partnership with operations team and various stake holders in the countries and headquarter. Participate and assist on projects for new tools implementation.

Job Responsibilities

25 % of Time Manage Financial Statements

• Meet financial objectives by forecasting requirements
• Prepare annual budget
• Schedule expenditures and analyze variances

90% of Time – Work very closely with the Manager, Global AP to drive consistent and common approach to Accounts Payable across all of global GMI entities

• Demonstrate Subject Matter Expertise in Accounts Payable process
• Provide direction and guidance to third party AP team based at various locations
• Manage relationship and maximize the level of customer service to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage Accounts Payable escalations
• Assisting in AP activities handled by third party and resolving queries
• Proactively work towards increasing internal controls and process efficiencies
• Report on key metrics, SLA’s and KPIs for management
• Monitoring AP activities handled by third party are done in a timely manner with accuracy
• Monitor and ensure third party AP is following the standard procedures
• Review the reporting published by service provider for accuracy and suggest improvements
• Collaborate with third party service provider and countries to ensure accurate and timely resolution
• Ensure clear process documentation is in place, utilized and updated in timely manner
• Support internal/external audits to ensure compliance with GMI and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
• Develop strong relationships with various business partners including other Mumbai support teams and Minneapolis headquarter teams
• Complete system testing as and when required
• Ensure the systems (SAP & Workflow) are working as designed and co-ordinate with support teams to fix any issues
• Ensure payment disbursement process is functioning smoothly
• Ensure wire payments are made in timely manner

10% of Time – Identify, initiate, and implement process improvement ideas. Leverage Continues Improvement tools or mindset to identify recurring issues and work towards Institutional Solution.

• Actively participate in team or site events/initiatives

Education

Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors

Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters

Preferred Major Area of Study: Accounting and Finance
Required Professional Certifications:

Preferred Professional Certifications:

Experience

Minimum years of related experience required: 6 Years in Accounts Payable
Preferred years of related experience: 6 to 9 Years

Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed

• Demonstrated inventory management, customer service, and production forecasting skills
• Can prioritize and complete multiple tasks on tight deadlines
• Possesses end-to-end Procure To Pay knowledge (Preferred experience in Europe and Asian markets)
• Has managed a team of Accounts Payable executives
• Has hands on experience in PO, NON-PO and Freight invoice processing in SAP
• Has worked in US/Intl Accounting process
• Has proven analytical thinking and problem solving skills
• Has multitasking skills and can prioritize and complete multiple tasks
• Should have experience in system testing and strong knowledge of system logics
• Ability to question, recommend, influence and lead process changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness for the team and stakeholders
• Advanced MS Office skills preferred (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Competencies/Behaviors required for job

• Energizes and develops people
• Anticipates market trends that will impact competitive advantage
• Delivers outstanding results: through critical thinking, communication, interpersonal effectiveness and business acumen
• Business Process and Analytics: Understand the financial implication & business driver behind them
• Business Partnership: Professional attitude in dealings with clients/customers
• Financial Acumen: Understands accounting practices and implications

– Lead Innovation: Innovate/experiment with new approaches and shifts priority when necessary –