About the position
As the Finance MDG Business Sr. Analyst at Mars, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and optimizing an expanded version of SAP MDG for finance data elements, across a complex and dynamic ecosystem. Your primary objective will be to uphold enterprise master data standards while adapting to changing business needs and adhering to governance policies. In this strategic role, you will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including finance, IT, and business leaders, to drive the successful deployment and integration of the MDG solution, supporting systems like S/4HANA, Central Finance (CFIN), S4 and OneStream. The incumbent will also assist the business team with migration, testing and end-user training. You will work under the guidance & leadership of the Master Data Strategy & Architecture Sr Manager in the Global Finance Master Data Governance Team, as part of the Fintech organization.
Responsibilities
- Support the design, build, and deployment of an enhanced MDG solution for finance master data elements across a complex global ecosystem.
- Ensure solutions are aligned with Mars model data standards, governance policies, and MDM leading practices.
- Partner with finance, business, and IT to ensure shared understanding and agreement on data requirements, governance, and implementation plans.
- Ensure proper governance and controls are built into the new processes and workflows by coordinating with the Global Financial Controls team.
- Assist with data migration from ERP systems to MDG-F, including data creation, validating mock and production data loads, and conducting user acceptance testing (UAT) according to the deployment playbook.
- Contribute where applicable to mapping of new data models to the already existing finance master data.
- Support the integration of MDG-F with scoped ERPs as we deploy a common data model across new ecosystem (SAP and non SAP).
- Help create training materials for end-users, along with other key documentation (e.g., for SharePoint and Collibra).
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 5+ years of experience in developing data governance frameworks and bringing master data best practices.
- Extensive experience (5+ years) with SAP MDG for finance, including technical design, definition of physical data models, and CRUD processes.
- Proven track record of successful MDG deployments in large and complex SAP transformations.
- Experienced and capable to envision, model and optimize complex, yet efficient business processes, data and work-flows.
- Preferably business understanding of financial statements and accounting principles, and how master data affects business processes across a large ecosystem.
- Fluent in spoken and written English, any additional language is an advantage.
- Ability to travel flexibly globally (up to 1 week every 2-3 months).
Nice-to-haves
- Strong organizational and planning skills: Proficient at planning, organizing, and managing tasks effectively.
- Effective communicator and collaborator: Proven ability to communicate clearly and work across teams, building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Results-driven problem-solver: Proactive and analytical, with a demonstrated ability to identify solutions and adapt to dynamic environments.
- Independent and collaborative worker: Comfortable working both autonomously and as part of a larger, complex team.
- Detail-oriented and proactive: Committed to accuracy, with a proactive approach to work.
Benefits
- 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.
