The Strategic Finance team at Mars, Inc., plays a critical role in the planning and analysis of financial strategy at the enterprise level and in partnership with the business segments. The team provides strategic thought partnership to the Mars, Inc. CFO, segment CFOs and other global segment leaders, with a focus on driving effective, data-driven decisions and long-term value creation.

The Strategic Finance Analytics senior manager will play a key role in helping to analyze our business across segments to identify and drive opportunities for incremental value creation, including tracking, analyzing, and modeling current and projected business performance, internal and external benchmarking of key KPIs, and supporting analytical work around corporate valuation & TSR, target setting and incentive planning, strategic resource allocation and other relevant ad hoc business and financial analysis. The senior manager will also be a lead liaison around internal/external reporting as well as working with the segments on critical FP&A insights to drive their business forward.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field. MBA preferred, but not required.

• >10 years of relevant experience with emphasis on investment banking, consulting, equity research, corporate finance, and FP&A
• Intermediate level accounting, exceptional financial modeling and data management skills, Excel and PPT required

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Segment-level and enterprise-level financial analysis and reporting
• Financial modeling for segments and enterprise, including scenario-based target setting and incentive planning/outcomes
• Assist with granular breakdown of business to evaluate returns and drive fact-base discussions around strategic resource allocation
• External and internal benchmarking against key KPIs
• Support ongoing corporate valuation and TSR analysis
• Support analysis and preparation of materials for Board-level and leadership team presentations
• Ongoing, general ad hoc analysis and overall team support
• Support of internal/external financial reporting
• Coordination and consensus-building across Mars business units
• Lead FP&A Insight Series – a critical look across segments at specific financial and accounting topics focused on driving critical insights and operational improvements to further value creation

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re 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.

About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5â„¢, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitalsâ„¢, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCAâ„¢ and Pet Partnersâ„¢. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Disclaimer:
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.​​​​​​​

Note to Search Firms/Agencies:
Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific.  Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.