Senior Financial Analyst, Customer Finance

Our mission as a Finance organization is to lead General Mills in creating strategies that maximize shareholder value, while flawlessly executing our fiduciary responsibility. As the Senior Financial Analyst on LCL and Costco, you will take on the opportunity to copilot with Sales to grow the business driving a healthy P&L and guiding the team to make sound business decisions and to demonstrate leadership skills. In this role, you will be the Finance expert for your customer business, owning the Customer P&L with your Sales partners while providing insights into your business to other cross‑functional teams in Strategic Revenue Management and in Business Unit Management. In this role, you will have the ability to demonstrate your strong controls mindset to help ensure SOX compliance. In this role, you will be reporting to a Senior Finance Manager.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

You will work closely with a Customer Team partnering with Sales Leaders and Customer Account Managers to help deliver organizational goals by:

- Applying financial acumen and technical understanding to provide insights on sustainable, profitable growth initiatives, and the internal & external performance of the customer.

- Strategic partnership to influence decisions that deliver against short & long‑term customer strategies.

- Finance Lead for Monthly Business Review process; analyzing performance results, drivers of change and key strategies.

- Present to various levels of the organization, including Senior Leadership.

- Leading monthly trade review process; champion a governance mindset through adherence to accounting standards & internal controls while delivering accuracy of monthly forecasting.

- Partner to deliver the effective execution of customer agreements and Revenue Management Strategies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

- BA, BBA, HBA, BCOMM or MBA degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics.

- 3+ years of related experience in finance.

- A critical thinker with the ability to make tradeoffs in a dynamic environment.

- Great ability to communicate & translate financial analysis & insights in a succinct way.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in CPG industry.

- A team player with strong cross‑functional business partnerships and the ability to influence.

- A track record of superior performance.

- Strong application of technical/financial expertise.

- An ability to provide recommendations & creative solutions to business problems.

- A growth mindset and a passion for self‑development and the development of others.

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

- This role is open to employees based in Canada.

- International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of Canada) will not be considered.

- General Mills is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

- Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full‑time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

- The posting for this position is to fill an existing vacancy within the organization.

Given that collaboration is critical to the success of our team members, our teams, and our business, the expectation for this role will be to work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules. Monday and Friday are flexible regarding your work location.

The salary range for this position is $71,300 - $107,150 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

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