Sr. Finance Analyst - Financial Reporting - Golden Valley, MN

OVERVIEW:

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 Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Global Impact, and Global Accounting Operations, 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 includes 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 is a broadening Corporate experience with an opportunity to partner with various Corporate functions, build your personal network, and interact directly with senior leaders.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• 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 the impacts of changing business activities to accounting processes, reporting processes, and controls, and contribute to adequate solutions to meet the business need.
• 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with 2-3 years of 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• CPA
• Master's in Accounting
• Big Four public accounting firm experience
• Working knowledge of SAP, Hyperion (HFM)

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:

• We are open to 100% remote candidates with travel based on business needs. (Remote employees will be asked to travel to headquarters ~3x per year)
• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for the work visas.

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.