Lead, Finance & Record-to-Report (R2R) Solutions

Mars Incorporated; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 119,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Mars Incorporated’s Accelerator finance team seeks a senior ERP leader to own SAP S/4HANA FI/CO functionality and the Mars Central Finance integration. You will guide multi-year capability roadmaps, automate reconciliations, and enable real-time data replication across the SAP landscape.

You’ll manage the Finance Functional Analyst, drive intercompany optimization, and lead governance with Mars Financial Manual adherence in a consumer goods context.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive ERP experience in financial system design, implementation and operations.
• Experience mentoring and leading functional analysts.
• Expertise architecting SAP S/4HANA FI/CO solutions, including Public Cloud variants.

Responsibilities

• Own the financial systems strategy across SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and Central Finance.
• Lead Core FI, GL, AP, AR, Banking, and Asset Accounting configuration and support.
• Drive intercompany processes, harmonization, and Clean Core architecture.
• Deliver automation with CALM, SAP Activate, and AI fault detection tools.

Skills

ERP strategy

SAP S/4HANA FI/CO

CFIN integration

CPG industry experience

Delivery tooling

Governance & controls

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/IS/CS

Tools

SAP Activate

CALM

Jira

Monday.com

Job description

Job Description:

Who We Are

Accelerator is Mars Snacking's growth engine, unlocking potential across high-growth brands like KIND®, RXBAR®, Eggo, and Pop-Tarts. We combine Mars' scale with the agility of a startup, driving innovation through data, automation, and AI. If you thrive in an inspiring, entrepreneurial environment, join us.

The Role

Reporting to the Lead, ERP Functionals, you will serve as the functional owner and subject-matter authority for all financial systems across Mars Snacking Accelerator. You will lead financial systems strategy, establish multi-year capability roadmaps, directly line-manage the Finance Functional Analyst, and own the strategic and operational integration between Accelerator's SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and the Mars enterprise Central Finance (CFIN) platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Core FI & Banking Execution: Configure, implement, and support core FI modules including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Banking, and Asset Accounting.
• Product Costing & Manufacturing Accounting: Design and implement solutions for Product Costing (Material Master, Material Costing, Cost Object Controlling, Product Cost by Period/Order) to accurately track and report manufacturing costs and production variances.
• Intercompany & Process Optimization: Develop and optimize Intercompany processes, including intercompany billing, reconciliation, and eliminations, while driving process harmonization under a "Clean Core" SaaS architecture.
• Finance Strategy & CFIN Ownership: Translate executive finance priorities into automated cloud capabilities. Own the end-to-end integration with Mars Central Finance (CFIN), ensuring real-time financial document replication (FI/CO), AIF error resolution, cost object mapping, and group consolidation integrity.
• Team Leadership & Development: Directly lead, mentor, and oversee the Finance Functional Analyst. Masterfully match the analyst and partner resources to initiatives based on complexity and skill.
• Delivery, AI & Governance: Deliver financial initiatives via SAP Activate using CALM, Jira, and Monday.com. Drive adoption of AI agents (Joule, Copilot) and SAP Situation Handling to automate reconciliations and anomaly detection. Govern AMS support against SLA/KPI metrics (MTTR, close ticket SLAs) and enforce Mars Financial Manual (MFM) standards and RBAC/SoD.

Qualifications (Must-Haves):

• Experience: 8+ years of progressive enterprise ERP experience specializing in financial system design, implementation, and operations; demonstrated experience mentoring and leading functional analysts.
• SAP S/4HANA Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience architecting, configuring, and leading SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) solutions, with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud experience considered a strong plus.
• Mars Central Finance (CFIN) Integration: Proven experience with or deep functional understanding of SAP Central Finance (CFIN) replication mechanics, AIF error handling, and master data mapping.
• Industry: 5+ years in CPG or Food & Beverage environments (product costing, standard costing variances, inventory valuation, co-manufacturing accounting, trade deduction integration).
• Delivery & Tooling: Experience delivering projects via SAP Activate using SAP Cloud ALM (CALM), Jira, Monday.com, or Smartsheet, combined with AI agent and Situation Handling exception automation.
• Governance & Controls: Strong working knowledge of enterprise financial controls, Mars internal control standards (MFM), role-based security catalogs, and AMS partner SLA management.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Master's degree, MBA, CPA, or CMA certification.
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Finance certification or SAP Activate certification.
• Experience with third-party financial platforms (BlackLine, Concur, Vertex/Avalara, banking APIs) or SAP Group Reporting.

Thebase pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the below range, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, andexperience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, if eligible, including variable pay & general allowances (depending on the positionand employee's work schedule). Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicablepolicies andplans then in effect, and depending on the position offered and the employee's work schedule (i.e., part-time schedule), eligible employees are automatically enrolled in a 401(k) plan, as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee's eligible dependents, and may be eligible to take up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave.Employees will also receivethe following paid-time off (which may be prorated based on start date and the employee's work schedule):120 hours of vacation per year, paid sick time for eligible Associates of 100% pay continuation for a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year,and 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year that include both fixed and flexible holidays.

USD 119,040.00 - USD 163,680.00