Cost Management Trainees

General Mills, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 223,000 - 391,000; Part time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. is seeking a CMA Cost Management Intern to gain practical experience in cost management, planning and reporting within the Supply Chain Finance/FP&A team.

Over a 12–15-month internship, you will build capability in management accounting, product and supply chain cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting. This role targets CMA students and offers hands-on opportunities to turn financial and operational data into insights that drive cost efficiency, with

Qualifications

• Full-time graduation from an accredited university; preferred areas include Commerce, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline.
• Currently pursuing CMA (Intermediate or Final) and eligible to undertake a 12/15-month internship.
• Strong foundation in cost accounting, management accounting, budgeting and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail; comfortable with large data sets.
• Working knowledge of MS Excel and ability to learn financial systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Submit Financial Forecast, Spring Plan and PEAK support with complete accuracy.
• Assist with compiling decks for Peak monthly meetings (PMR, DRM, MBR, SR).
• Consolidate HUB scorecard reviews and provide quarterly insights.
• Prepare and distribute actual business results to stakeholders.
• Consolidate pricing and expenses and report in-market measures for distributor markets.
• Handle ad-hoc reporting requests and validate data accuracy in systems.

Skills

Cost accounting

Management accounting

Financial analysis

MS Excel

SAP/ERP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce/Finance

Pursuing CMA (Mid/Final)

Tools

SAP/ERP

MS Excel

Job description

**公司简介**我们的使命是就是制作全世界都喜爱的食物。 然而,我们的追求不止于此。 本公司一向重视正向力量,提供持续学习、探索新视角、重新构想新可能的环境。 我們尋找那些渴望展現最佳自我的人——那些擁有遠大抱負、敢於挑戰彼此、共同成長的思想者。 因为要成为食品行业无可争议的佼佼者,意味着要与那些渴望了解未来发展趋势的人共事。# Function Overview### The Finance organization partners across General Mills to provide financial expertise to guide and govern the company. We bring a distinctive skill set to help the company sustainably drive strong returns on investment, whether that’s brand investments, capital investments or resource investments. We hold ourselves accountable for the areas where we are uniquely positioned to drive results – what we call our Strategic Priorities – but we never lose sight of the fact that we only truly win when the company wins. The Finance function operates as a global team through the partnership of a series of enterprise-focused and business-embedded groups. # Purpose of the role### 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. You will work with experienced Finance team members to convert financial and operational data into meaningful insights that support business decisions and cost efficiency.### 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. # KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES### 70% of Time - Operational Management (Supply Chain Finance & FP&A)* ### Submission of Financial Forecast, Spring Plan and PEAK support:* ### 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),* ### Collating information for HUB scorecard reviews.### 2. Reporting and Analysis:* ### Preparing and distributing actual business results to stakeholders,* ### Pricing and Expense (Admin, Marketing, Trade) consolidation and reporting,* ### In-market measures for distributor markets### 3. Daily Activities:* ### Ad-hoc reporting requests from business stakeholders,* ### Preparation of CWC performance,* ### Consolidating distributor trade spend forecast (TAF),* ### Enter and amend customer pricing as requested,* ### Validation & testing of new back-end flows,* ### Checking accuracy of volume conversions in system.### 30% of Time - Continuous Improvement and Technical Expertise & Learning* ### 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. # MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS* ### Full-time graduation from an accredited university; preferred areas of study include Commerce, Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline.* ### Currently pursuing CMA (Intermediate or Final) and eligible to undertake a 12 / 15-month internship / industrial training assignment.* ### 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.* ### Multitasking & Time Management* ### Required Professional Certifications: Chartered Accountant* ### Strong customer relations & Good Communication* ### Logical thinking# # Competencies/Behaviors required for job* ### Courage to question without hesitation, recommend and influence.* ### Yearn to gain process expertise and be an SME for the process.* ### Commitment to Service Excellence and delivering Outstanding Results* ### Ability to identify gaps, trends, exceptions and synergies in the process, drive process improvements with HMM.* ### Can prioritize and complete multiple tasks on tight deadlines.* ### Familiarity with SAP system functionality preferred.* ### Experience dealing with Global Stakeholder preferred.* ### Advanced MS Office computer skills preferred (i.e., Word, Excel, Access, Outlook)* ### Experience in Reconciliation can be advantage # PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS* ### Major Area of Study: Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors, Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters* ### Minimum years of related experience required: Freshers, Eligible CMA students enrolled in New Scheme of Education and Training* ### Interest in process automation, data quality, standardization and continuous improvement.**申请资格**申请人必须符合职位所在国家/地区的最低年龄要求。