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Mondelez International

Makes cookies, chocolate, gum and candy worldwide

Senior Financial Analyst

Corporate Finance & FP&AUpdated on Nov 15
Full-timeEast York, ON, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field is required.
  • At least 5 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, financial planning and analysis, or a similar role is required; manufacturing or plant experience is preferred.
  • Strong proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting is required.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools such as SAP, Oracle, or similar enterprise resource planning systems are required.
  • A solid understanding of cost accounting principles and variance analysis is required.
  • The ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment is required.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities are required.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to convey financial insights to non-financial stakeholders, are required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic advice and collaborate with plant leadership to meet business and financial targets, aligning plant operations with broader company goals and financial health.
  • Review and manage direct variable labor spend, and provide guidance on corrective actions through line variance reporting.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and manage budgeting and forecasting processes, create financial models, analyze variances, and provide insights on financial performance.
  • Prepare management reports to analyze budget-to-actual variances and track department spending against actuals.
  • Identify process-improvement opportunities, including streamlining processes, enhancing financial analysis, and automating financial reports.
  • Review financial performance weekly, identify risks and opportunities, and communicate results to the plant leadership team.
  • Lead the month-end closing process, ensure accruals are accurate, and independently resolve complex journal entries.
  • Perform costing for new initiatives, evaluate expenses related to launching products, processes, or equipment, and identify opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining quality.
  • Prepare performance-review decks for monthly operations-review meetings.
  • Partner with the plant operations team to ensure costing assumptions are accurate and challenge the status quo.
  • Review plant financial performance weekly and monthly, and articulate results to the Finance Director, Plant Director, and senior leadership team.
  • Execute finance planning and performance-management activities, potentially including annual contract planning and forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting and analysis, financial modeling, and decision support for a focused scope.
  • Collect data and perform data-integrity checks.
  • Contribute to a strong controls and compliance environment within the area of scope and ensure compliance with company policies.
  • Execute ad hoc analyses and projects as requested by the Senior Finance Manager or Director.
  • Support projects to improve efficiency and ways of working, and contribute to continuous improvement.
  • Contribute to the Finance team and invest in personal development and the development of Finance peers.

Desired Qualifications

  • An MBA or master's degree in Finance or Accounting is preferred.
  • CPA, CMA, or CFA certification is preferred.
  • Experience with process-improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma is preferred.
  • Prior experience in a food-manufacturing or bakery environment is preferred.
  • An advanced digitalization skillset is preferred.

About the Company

Mondelez International

Makes cookies, chocolate, gum and candy worldwide

Mondelez International makes snack foods sold in grocery stores, convenience shops and online from North America and Europe to Latin America, Asia and Africa. Its brands include Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies, Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone chocolate, Trident gum and Halls cough drops. The company runs factories around the world, buys large amounts of cocoa and wheat, and ships finished snacks to retailers and distributors. It earns money by selling these branded snacks at wholesale, and it grows by adding local brands and buying regional bakeries and snack makers. Mondelez took its current name in 2012, when Kraft Foods split off its North American grocery business, and is based in Chicago.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
1903

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