General Mills India | Executive - SC Accounting Process Specialist

Key accountabilities

• Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.
• Manage & lead inventory reconciliations for External Supply Chain (ESC) & 3rd Party Co-Packers, ensure accurate inventory management across systems.
• Investigate and resolve inventory variance and discrepancies, including IDOC errors, IR/GR mismatches, and over/short variances.
• Work and resolve issues related daily, weekly, and monthly activities (E.g., Inventory reports, Negative inventory report, Prepare JE’s, Open Purchase order /Shipment report, Qty Discrepancy Reports.
• Execute end-to-end operational grain accounting for mills and terminals, including unloads, sales invoice settlements, millfeed processing, and shipment creation in UGS, with strong accuracy and timeliness focus.
• Lead, support & reconcile other profit centers.
• Oversee product costing, new SKU/material set up in SAP, and conduct BOM (Bills of material) reviews and audits.
• Develop strong relationships with business partners.
• Support business continuity to meet critical business objective.
• Ensure all SLAs are met with set accuracy and timelines.
• Review and resolve exception items such as aged items in a timely manner.
• Accurately process journal entries and perform account Reconciliations.
• Support audit and control to ensure compliance with GMI and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Identify, initiate, and implement process improvement ideas.
• Ensure clear process documentation is in place, utilized and updated in timely manner.
• Ensure accurate recording of financial transactions in compliance with related accounting controls and prepare information and reports for North American Internal/External manufacturing facilities.
• Leverage Continues Improvement tools or mindset to identify recurring issues and work towards Institutional Solution

Requirements

• Minimum years of related experience required:2+ years of relevant experience in business, accounting.
• Preferred years of related experience:2+ years of relevant experience in business, accounting.
• Familiarity with SAP system functionality preferred.
• Experience dealing with U.S. personnel over phone preferred.
• Ability to question, recommend, influence and lead process changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness for the team and stakeholders.
• Advanced MS Office computer skills preferred (i.e., Word, Excel, Access, Outlook).
• Preferred Major Area of Study: Finance & Accountancy
• Preferred Professional Certifications: None
• Experience in Reconciliation is must.

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.