Mars Inc

Overheads Finance Manager

Mars Inc • $90K — $120K *
Franklin, TN 37064In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Reposted Yesterday
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Qualifications

  • University degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA or CPA is a plus.
  • Minimum five years of financial experience with leadership capabilities.
  • Experience in managing overheads or cost control processes.
  • Familiarity with SAP or other ERP systems.
  • Proficient in Power BI with a strong digital skillset.
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence based on financial insights.

Responsibilities

  • Manage annual overheads budgets, ensuring alignment with business needs and functional leaders.
  • Oversee period-end close, including reviewing journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations for accuracy.
  • Lead forecasting processes, fostering mutual accountability with business partners to meet commitments.
  • Develop actionable reporting to clarify overhead commitments for stakeholders; conduct timely risk assessments.
  • Champion financial acumen across the organization, while advocating for functional needs comprehensively.

Benefits

  • Join a diverse team of over 170,000 professionals guided by strong corporate principles.
  • Contribute to a purpose-driven company focused on sustainable progress.
  • Access best-in-class learning and development through Mars University from day one.
  • Receive a competitive benefits package including a company bonus.
Full Job Description
Job Description:

The Overheads Finance Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring delivery of business commitments through optimized and efficient operations. The candidate will be a critical business partner to our functional teams, ensuring overheads' needs are well defined and fit within the overall business framework.

Success in this position requires a demonstrated ability to deliver financial insights and the fortitude to translate them into actionable strategies that drive growth and operational efficiency. The candidate will need to balance attention-to-detail with big-picture thinking and have the ability to interact and influence members of the senior leadership team.

This role is based in BRN in Tennessee with regular in-office collaboration expected. Flexibility is a key enabler, empowering associates to make choices that support both business outcomes and personal needs, including occasional remote work.

What are we looking for?

Experience:
  • University degree in Accounting or Finance (MBA or CPA a plus).
  • Minimum five-year financial experience with demonstrated leadership capabilities.
  • Overheads or other cost control experience.
  • SAP experience or equivalent ERP system.
  • Power BI experience along with strong digital skillset.
  • Successful communicator with ability to influence via financial acumen.

Successful Qualities:
  • Strong business partnership experience with a winning "team" attitude.
  • Mutual accountability mindset - provide financial guidance that will influence decision making.
  • Ability to lead via strong financial acumen while maintaining governance and control.
  • Capacity to work through ambiguity and successfully pivot with changing needs of the business.
  • Humility, confidence, and keen sense of ownership as this role routinely interacts with senior leaders.
  • Attention to detail with unique capability to easily present at a detailed or high level, depending on the audience.


What will your responsibilities be?
  • Manage resource allocation through the deployment of annual overheads budgets that are consistent with the needs of the business. Ensure alignment with the functional SVP and team leaders.
  • Perform period-end close including review and oversight of journal entries and related balance sheet account reconciliations. Work with regional and global teams to ensure accuracy.
  • Take leadership role in working with business partners to capture changes via the forecasting process. Take mutual ownership and accountability in delivering business commitments.
  • Develop action-based reporting to ensure business partners fully understand contribution to overheads commitment. Stakeholder partnership to maintain timely risk & opportunities assessments.
  • Drive financial acumen across the organization by taking leadership role in advocating for each function while maintaining a comprehensive approach to the needs of the organization.


What can you expect from Mars?
  • Work with over 170,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
  • Join a purpose driven company, where we are 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.

About Mars Inc

Mars, Incorporated is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products. It was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Mars operates in six business segments: Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks, and Symbioscience. Some of its most popular brands include M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, Skittles, and Pedigree. The company is known for its commitment to sustainability and has set a goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 67% by 2050.
Learn more about Mars Inc
Size
125,000 employees
Industry
Food & Beverages
Founded
1911
* Ladders Estimates

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