Sr. Finance Manager, Digital Technologies

Job Description:

The Sr. Finance Manager Digital Technologies will serve as the strategic financial architect for Mars Snackings combined $1B Digital Technology portfolio driving the harmonization of legacy Mars and Kellanova FP&A frameworks into a unified high-performing global operating model. This newly established role is designed to deliver comprehensive cost-transparency unlock commercial synergies and maximize digital return on investment (ROI). A central objective will be establishing standardized financial processes and creating a one-version-of-the-truth governance framework to support seamless financial planning analysis and reporting across our expanded global footprint.

• 5 years of progressive experience in corporate finance financial planning & analysis (FP&A) or commercial business partnering within a global matrixed organization.
• Background in business partnering with focus on managing digital technology portfolios is preferred.
• Background from consulting / experience with running transformations or large-scale integrations is a big plus
• Bachelors degree in finance accounting business or a related field. MBA or other advanced degree in business or finance preferred
• Proven track record of leading financial integration post-merger harmonization or large-scale digital transformations within a global consumer goods (FMCG) environment with specific expertise in managing IT/DT portfolios and designing standardized FP&A processes across diverse business units.
• Digital Fluency: Strong familiarity with technology-specific financial concepts such as software-as-a-service (SaaS) accounting software capitalization policies cloud infrastructure economics and tracking ROIs on multi-million dollar technology investments.
• Systems & Data Literacy: Advanced expertise in reporting from / using ERP and planning suites (e.g. SAP Anaplan) and data visualization platforms (e.g. PowerBI Tableau). Experience in financial master data cleanup is a plus.
• Experience in managing large scale digital productivity / transformation programs in complex global organizations
• Strategic thinker not afraid to challenge status quo
• Navigating Ambiguity: High emotional intelligence and resilience with the capacity to establish trust manage multiple stakeholders across time zones and maintain clarity in a fast-paced evolving environment.

What Will Be Your Key Responsibilities

• Design deploy and govern a unified FP&A and cost-allocation framework for the integrated $1B DT portfolio establish standardized financial processes and KPI dashboards that eliminate redundancies harmonize ways of working across legacy teams and actively track the delivery of post-merger synergy targets.

• Help coordinate the end-to-end execution of the Annual Enterprise Plan (AEP) and the 5-year Integrated Value Creation Plan (IVCP) across the global DT portfolio.

• Consolidate global performance actuals and own variance analysis translating complex technology cost fluctuations into clear commercial financial narratives for senior leadership.

• Support financial integration efforts to systematically measure performance baselines.

• Help standardize scale and run robust financial governance frameworks and compliance training in partnership with Controllership Regional S&F and Mars Global Services (MGS) to enhance our value delivery framework.

• Serve as the segment-wide lead for identifying technology cost savings tracking synergy realization and providing financial advisory for macro-initiatives.

• Support the financial components of digital transformation submissions

• Help manage a collection of DT portfolios projects programs and products to ensure they collectively deliver maximum business value

• Improve and manage our framework for digital performance monitoring and reporting and use this to drive resource prioritization and allocation across projects

• Continuously identify and implement opportunities for optimization across DT Spend Management

• Liaise with Mars Global Services to actively manage the forecasts cross charges and actuals to ensure accurate financial reporting and tracking

What can you expect from Mars

• Work with over 130000 diverse and talented Associates all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package including company bonus.

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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge skills and total compensation package for this position will include variable pay medical and dental benefits participation in 401k plan and paid time off of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.