Overheads FP&A Lead: Strategic Budgeting & Forecasting

Mars UK; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University

Bonus

Job summary

Mars Snacking North America (MSNA) is seeking an FP&A Manager for Overheads to partner with functions across the region. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and actuals recording, maintaining oversight of the OBO tool and supporting IBP processes with insights and efficiency improvements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance, 3–5 years experience, and strong MS365/SAP/BI tool proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years for larger business.
• MBA preferred or equivalent experience.
• Highly organized and reliable, able to meet regular deadlines.
• Must have a high degree of self-direction with the ability to constantly seek innovative ways to perform tasks efficiently and timely.
• Must be proactive, high energy, detail-oriented, results-oriented, and willing to drive change.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Well-developed organization skills to manage multiple projects and priorities FP&A Experience.
• Experience with MS Office, SAP.
• Experience using a planning or BI Tool (Anaplan, Power BI etc).
• Exposure to period-end close processes and working alongside other finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the annual plan and rolling forecast models on a periodic basis.
• Produce the periodic overheads reporting pack, including actuals vs. forecast variance analysis, providing clear insights to key stakeholders (both finance and cross-functional).
• Regular reviews of spending progress against plans, identification of key issues. Prepare areas of focus and recommended adjustments, coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver Plan targets.
• Use and leverage Digital budgeting tools for regular activities, support for development and continuous improvement of Digital tools usability.
• Assist with the annual budgeting process — gathering inputs, loading data, and flagging inconsistencies.
• Prepare ad-hoc analysis and financial summaries as requested by the FP&A Director.
• Identify and flag process inefficiencies in reporting workflows, suggesting practical improvement.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Self-direction

Proactivity

Detail-oriented

MS365

Education

Bachelor's degree (Accounting/Finance)

MBA (preferred)

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Anaplan

Power BI

Job description

Mars Snacking North America (MSNA) is seeking an FP&A Manager for Overheads to partner with functions across the region. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and actuals recording, maintaining oversight of the OBO tool and supporting IBP processes with insights and efficiency improvements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance, 3–5 years experience, and strong MS365/SAP/BI tool proficiency.