Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting

General Mills, Inc.•Minneapolis, MN

55d•$81,000 - $121,700

About The Position

As a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) on the Financial Reporting team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a dynamic Global Accounting Organization (GAO) team and interact with multiple business partners in order to maintain external financial statements in compliance with US GAAP and SEC requirements. This role offers many unique developmental opportunities, including: Frequent partnership with multiple corporate and finance functions in addition to exposure to leaders within Global Accounting Operations (GAO), Corporate Finance, and Investor Relations, among others. Involvement in significant enterprise initiatives in support of our Accelerate strategy to drive shareholder value. Involvement in technology transformation initiatives to drive process improvements. Deepening accounting, controls, and reporting technical expertise from both recurring and nonrecurring activities. Enablers for success in this role include the ability to work proactively, have a high attention to detail, ability to partner with multiple internal and external business partners, high technical accounting and financial acumen, intellectual curiosity, a commitment to process and process improvement, and adaptability. In this role, you will gain broad Corporate experience with an opportunity to partner with various Corporate functions, build your personal network, and interact directly with senior leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
2-3 years relevant experience, including consolidations and/or SEC reporting
Detailed-oriented, results-oriented, proactive
Strong organizational skills
Commitment to process excellence
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
Aptitude for broad US GAAP subject matter, codification research and documentation experience
Ability to work independently

Nice To Haves

CPA
Master's in Accounting
Big Four public accounting firm experience
Working knowledge of SAP, OneStream (OS), Workiva

Responsibilities

Lead the preparation of quarterly SEC filings and provide integral support to our Investor Relations team on external press releases and presentations.
Support GAO teams by providing subject matter expertise on the global consolidation and external financial reporting processes.
Contribute to the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close accounting, consolidation, and reporting processes.
Partner with GAO teams to assess impacts of changing business activities to accounting process, reporting process and controls, and contribute to adequate solutions to meet business needs.
Drive process improvement in our dynamic global accounting & controls environment.
Contribute to technology transformation initiatives with GAO teams to drive external reporting process improvements.
Collaborate cross-functionally on topics critical to company strategy and results.
Monitor the external environment for new financial reporting guidance and contribute to the implementation of new guidance as applicable.
Partner with and manage various external business partners, including consultants and external auditors.
Other duties as assigned.