Director - FP&A and Operations Finance

Job Description:

What are we looking for?

• 7+ years in Finance, including 2+ years in a people leadership role leading multiple teams.
• FP&A experience, spanning business support, performance management, and consolidation / strategy.
• Strong desire to learn, grow, and move quickly in a nimble, 'business-within-a-business' environment - leverage the broader resources of Mars to enable scale and growth of MRG.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred.
• Retail, franchise or third-party partnerships, along with e-commerce and commercial experience is preferred. (Experience with international businesses, entities and currency is a benefit).

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Responsible for robust financial evaluation of major business decisions, including but not limited to pricing, OpEx, CAPEX, new store locations/leases, major IT/digital investments, and supply chain transformation work.
• Lead and create Management Reporting - create, manage and produce management reports to provide senior leadership, stores, and cross-functional partners with easy-to-understand summaries of financial results, insights, and recommendations (leading to improved understanding of performance and drivers, and improved results).
• Develop financial forecasts with value-added insight while identifying and driving action against risks and opportunities.
• Build and codify dynamic, detailed, and scalable financial and operational models driven by key consumer, financial and operational metrics.
• Lead automation initiatives to minimize systems headwinds and manual efforts, resulting in increased time to focus on strategic and operational value-add.
• Lead financial planning processes for Mars Retail Group, including IVCP and AEP - create timelines and project plans, influence business partners, and work directly with senior leadership to execute robust, bottom-up, and driver-based plans that drive improvements in YoY results.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Fast-paced, dynamic, and supportive environment.
• High degree of leadership engagement and exposure - work closely with senior leaders of MRG and M&Ms ecosystem to drive growth, scale, profit, and outstanding brand experiences.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.