Executive - SC Accounting

General Mills, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. is seeking a finance professional to manage inventory reconciliations for ESC and co-packers, investigate variances, and prepare journal entries with timely reconciliations. The role requires SAP familiarity and strong MS Office skills.

The candidate will oversee product costing, BOM reviews, and monthly reporting, ensuring compliance with SOX and internal controls, while maintaining strong partner relationships.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in business accounting.
• Experience in reconciliation is required.
• Familiarity with SAP system functionality preferred.
• Strong MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead inventory reconciliations across ESC and 3rd party co-packers.
• Investigate and resolve inventory variance and discrepancies.
• Prepare journal entries and perform account reconciliations.
• Support and reconcile other profit centers.
• Oversee product costing and BOM reviews in SAP.
• Ensure SLAs and accuracy in daily/weekly/monthly reports.

Skills

Reconciliation

Analytical skills

Communication

Customer relationship

Education

Finance or Accounting degree

Full-time degree completion

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

**OVERVIEW**Ensure accurate recording of financial transactions in compliance with related accounting controls and prepare information and reports for North American Internal/External manufacturing facilities. Responsibilities require functional expertise in finance and accounting, strong customer relationship, Analytical s, and communication skills.**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES*** 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* Constantly work on all daily/Weekly Report and meet SLA guidelines.* 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.* Leverage Continues Improvement tools or mindset to identify recurring issues and work towards Institutional Solution* Ensure clear process documentation is in place, utilized and updated in timely manner.* Actively participate in team or site events/initiatives**MINIMUM QUALIFICATION** * Minimum Degree Requirements: Full Time graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory)* Minimum years of related experience required:2+ years of relevant experience in business, accounting.**PREFERRED QUALIFICATION** * Preferred Major Area of Study: Finance & Accountancy* Required Professional Certifications: None* Preferred Professional Certifications: NonePreferred years of related experience:2+ years of relevant experience in business, accounting* Experience in Reconciliation is must.* 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)