General Mills India | Cost Management Trainees

Responsibilities

• The Finance function operates as a global team through the partnership of a series of enterprise-focused and business-embedded groups.
• As a CMA Cost Management Intern on the Supply Chain Finance / FP&A team, you will gain practical experience in cost management, planning and reporting while supporting business partners across the supply chain.
• Over the 12–15-month internship, you will build capability in management accounting, product and supply chain cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting, variance commentary and process improvement.
• This role is designed for CMA students who are interested in applying their knowledge of cost accounting and management accounting in a global business environment and developing into future Finance professionals.
• Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.
• You will work with experienced Finance team members to convert financial and operational data into meaningful insights that support business decisions and cost efficiency.
• Ensuring a complete and accurate financial forecast is submitted, using vol from Demand team.
• Assisting with the compilation of decks for each Peak monthly meetings (PMR, DRM, MBR, SR).
• Preparing and distributing actual business results to stakeholders.
• Consolidating distributor trade spend forecast (TAF).
• Validation & testing of new back-end flows.
• Checking accuracy of volume conversions in system.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, simplify and improve cost-management and FP&A reporting processes.
• Participate in root-cause analysis, elimination of rework and waste, and initiatives that improve process quality, cycle time or business value.
• Build practical proficiency in MS Excel, including PivotTables, lookups, data validation, structured analysis and presentation of insights.
• Develop working knowledge of SAP/ERP and relevant financial planning, reporting or data tools used by the assigned team.
• Maintain accurate workpapers, source references and version-controlled supporting files for recurring deliverables.
• Collating information for HUB scorecard reviews.
• Pricing and Expense (Admin, Marketing, Trade) consolidation and reporting,

Requirements

• Strong academic foundation in cost accounting, management accounting, financial accounting, budgeting, standard costing and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical ability, attention to detail and willingness to work with large and detailed data sets.
• Working knowledge of MS Excel and the ability to learn financial systems and reporting tools quickly.
• Required Professional Certifications: Chartered Accountant.
• Strong customer relations & Good Communication.
• Yearn to gain process expertise and be an SME for the process.
• Ability to identify gaps, trends, exceptions and synergies in the process, drive process improvements with HMM.
• Familiarity with SAP system functionality preferred.
• Advanced MS Office computer skills preferred (i.e., Word, Excel, Access, Outlook).
• Major Area of Study: Minimum Degree.
• Minimum years of related experience required: Freshers, Eligible CMA students enrolled in New Scheme of Education and Training.
• Experience dealing with Global Stakeholder preferred.
• Experience in Reconciliation can be advantage
• Bachelors, Preferred Degree

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.