General Mills India | Head of Brand Finance

Primary duties / responsibilities

• The role is based in India and supports the GEMs regional business, with regular interaction across markets and functions.
• The position combines strategic leadership with hands-on analysis, planning, performance management and stakeholder engagement.
• Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.
• Act as a key finance business partner to Marketing and Commercial teams across all Brands in GEMs markets.
• Lead Holistic Brand performance review covering Financial and Non Financial KPIs, identifying performance gaps and driving corrective actions.
• Provide financial leadership for portfolio innovation, Pre-Post New Product Development Tracking, brand investment and geographic expansion initiatives.
• Perform trend, mix, pricing, trade and margin analysis to support holistic margin management and profitable growth.
• Set up, track and challenge Marketing investments including spend effectiveness and return on investment.
• Develop 3 Year Strategic Plans in partnership with Global Brand Teams for Global Platforms.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and improve finance and commercial processes while protecting data quality, governance and business value.
• Reports directly to the Finance Director, GEMs.
• Partners and interacts with Marketing, Sales, Consumer Insights, Global Brand Teams, GEMs Finance.

Qualifications and experience

• Approximately 10–15 years of relevant experience in finance business partnering, FP&A, Brand Finance with leading FMCG/Consumer companies.
• Strong experience working with large volumes of data and translating analysis into practical business recommendations.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills; SAP/BW and AI experience preferred.
• Effective communication skills in English, both verbal and written, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience operating across Indian market dynamics and multi-country regional businesses is preferred.
• Uses insight, consulting, influencing and persuading skills to build alignment, challenge constructively and move stakeholders from analysis to action.
• Technical Skills– Possesses and applies technical knowledge of FP&A, P&L management, brand finance, pricing, mix, margin management and Finance processes to positively impact business results.

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.