General Mills India | Associate Director, Global Finance Operations

Key accountabilities

• The role delivers as the Finance leader to all the service delivery of the global / regional hubs for AR/AP & GAO organization.
• This role will oversee vendor service delivery and finance operations, ensuring seamless integration and execution of financial services across the organization.
• The role is crucial in managing vendor relationships, optimizing service delivery and driving operational efficiency while ensuring that all finance operations are aligned with company goals.
• This role also leads the finance operations transformation agenda by advancing scalable processes, modern business systems, and high-performing external partnerships to improve control, efficiency, service, and business value.
• The incumbent needs to be a strategic thinker with a strong background in vendor management, finance operations, and process optimization.
• The role will also be responsible for projects delivery involving multiple internal, external and matrix partners.
• Develop strategy & road map for driving global finance operations with service excellence, digital integration and actionable insights driven organization.
• Lead end-to-end delivery across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Accounting Operations across global and regional hubs like India, China, Europe and North America.
• Ensure finance operations are aligned to business priorities, scalable for growth, and executed with high standards of consistency and quality.
• Act as a trusted advisor to finance leaders, controllers, and business stakeholders on strategic priorities and operational decisions.
• Lead strategic relationships with external partners to ensure delivery against SLAs, contractual commitments, and business expectations.
• Oversee the right source mix across in-house and outsourced models to expand scope and strengthen capability delivery.
• Monitor service performance and relationship health through structured reviews with stakeholders and finance leadership.
• Controls, Compliance & Operational Excellence.
• Ensure all finance processes operate efficiently, remain compliant, and meet business and control requirements.
• Ensure General Mills control protocols and defined guidelines are consistently implemented across vendor-managed operations.
• Partner with Audit and Compliance teams to support reviews, issue resolution, and overall process integrity.
• Lead the finance operations transformation agenda to improve control, efficiency, service, and business value.
• Identify and apply external best practices, digital trends, and emerging capabilities to advance finance operations maturity.
• Build business cases for technology enablement and process modernization to enhance service delivery and operational effectiveness.
• Drive a continuous improvement mindset focused on simplification, standardization, and automation.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing global finance organization across multiple regions.
• Drive team engagement, performance management, and talent planning to build a strong and sustainable leadership pipeline.
• Build strong engagement with vendor teams to protect critical talent and reinforce the General Mills brand.
• Foster a collaborative, results-oriented culture supported by ongoing capability building and professional development

Requirements

• Significant experience in finance domain with controllership / Finance operations of a division or Business / Leadership roles in Finance organization.
• Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of financial principles, processes, and systems is essential for driving process scope expansion, capability definition, and delivery.
• Knowledge and understanding of Accounting Standards (Indian and US GAAP).
• Strong knowledge and expertise in accounting function and processes like general ledger, inventory management, and cost accounting.
• Proven track record of leading and coordinating strategic initiatives within a global organization, with experience in setting interfaces and aligning functional strategies.
• Knowledge of Systems like SAP and expertise on technical tools is preferred.
• Preferred Major Area of Study: Finance & Accounting

General Mills India

General Mills India is an employer hiring in India. In its own words: "Discover General Mills, a global food company building trusted brands, supporting communities and making food the world loves."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Mumbai.