A&CP Finance Analyst - Franklin,TN

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Mars Petcare is looking for A&CP Finance Analyst, Franklin, TN

Purpose of Role

This role is responsible for ensuring the proper accounting, forecasting, reporting, governance and control processes for all Advertising & Consumer Promotions (A&CP) activities. This includes period brand allocations of expenses and sound analyses of deferred, accrued and expense balances as well as updating internal control processes. The role will serve as primary co-pilot to the Shopper Marketing team and Marketing Operations / Brand teams with regard to A&CP budget, activity and ROI.

 

Principal Accountabilities

·  Performs period close journal entries and brand allocation for expense recognition, accruals/deferrals and account analysis/reconciliation at the end of each period for Advertising, Consumer Promotions and/including Shopper Marketing
·  Provide analysis and insights of period results, periodic/annual A&CP forecast and support annual operating plans while working closely with Marketing, Shopper Marketing, and FP&A.
·  Lead periodic reviews with Brand Managers and Shopper Marketers highlighting insights and providing relevant budget tracking reporting with potential risk or opportunities to budgets while ensuring completeness and accuracy of assumptions utilize for accruals
·  Aid in development of and execute robust reporting to track budget performance of A&CP for business partners -Brand Managers/Operations & Shopper Marketers
·  Deliver world class customer service by acting as the first point of contact for internal stakeholders with questions regarding shopper promotional programs, Media/Production or coupon information and funding guidelines
·  Drive efficiencies by finding solutions to improve reporting and data systems used to support our A&CP reporting and accounting.
·  Drive continuous improvement across A&CP (including Shopper Marketing) opportunities with an ROI mindset to help deliver financial objectives.
·  Maintains adherence to Mars financial policies and procedures through the integrity of SAP data, Compass (trade management system), A&CP chart of accounts and internal orders.
·  Prepares and supports audit requirements as required.
·  Complete ad hoc projects and requests as required.

Key Competencies

·  Steadfastly pushes self and others for results
·  Acts with customers in mind
·  Dedicated to meeting expectations of customers
·  Establishes/maintains effective relationships with customers
·  Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions
·  Probes all fruitful sources for answers
·  Can see hidden problems
·  Able to influence key stakeholders to deliver budgets and profitable financial results/decisions

Key Functional Skills

·  Accounting - The knowledge and application of Mars, Inc. accounting policies and principles, U.S. GAAP (as described in the Finance Manual) in order to meet business reporting requirements for providing timely and accurate reporting of financial results.
·  Financial Control - The knowledge and application of business processes, internal control concepts and practices, and auditing techniques to ensure cost-effective protection of business assets and approval of and governance over business activities at the appropriate level in the organization.
·  Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and influence without direct reporting authority in order to achieve objectives.
·  Strong analytical capabilities coupled with the ability use storytelling through transparent communication of results, identify issues, obtain mutual agreement relative to the resolution and drive change.
·  Ability to manage detailed information, understand complex processes and use relationships to achieve results.
·  Must have a high degree of self-direction with the ability to constantly seek innovative ways to perform tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
·  Must be proactive, high energy, detailed-oriented when appropriate, results-oriented, and willing to drive change

Minimum Qualifications

·  Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related financial field
·  2-5 years of work experience in Accounting or Finance
·  Financial modeling experience

Preferred Qualifications

·  CPA or MBA preferred
·  CPG experience preferred

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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.

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