Finance Director â Digital Technologies
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Job Description
Job Level:
Technical Leadership-T4Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic thought leadership to Mars Snacking CIO/ Global Snacking DT Function
- Manage a collection of DT projects programs and products to ensure they collectively deliver maximum business value
- Improve and manage our framework for digital performance monitoring and reporting and use this to drive resource prioritization and allocation across projects
- Continuously identify and implement opportunities for optimization across DT initiatives
- Hire and build a team of up to 2-4 associates (direct reporting line) and manage the team on an ongoing basis. This role will combine Digital Technologies partnering transformation and analytics partnership under one team (currently split across teams)
- Owner of the Technology workstream as part of the Mars Snacking 5-year Strategic planning cycle (IVCP).
- Develop and craft the Annual Enterprise Plan (AEP) for technology in line with IVCP. This is inclusive of all technology spend categories BAU and transformation funded projects.
- Manage and plan the overall Mars Snacking Transformation Envelope (TIGG)
- Manage the financial components of digital transformation submissions
- Liaise with Mars Global Services to actively manage the forecasts cross charges and actuals to ensure accurate financial reporting and tracking
Job Specifications / qualifications
- Strategic thinking and business acumen. Ability to balance long and short term and build a holistic technological strategic that both is future-proof and inspiring while balancing financial costs.
- A change agent not afraid to challenge the status quo
- Strong project and program management experience
- Digital fluency and an innate interest and excitement about emerging digital technologies and AI
- Knowledge of technology portfolio management frameworks and best-in-class ways to assess ROIs
- Financial management and budgeting expertise. Understanding of financial concepts and accounting practices
- Leadership and prior experience with managing teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Knows how to navigate complex matrix organizations to be a bridge between Global Snacking FP&A segment DT Mars shared services and Corporate. Quickly earns confidence and trust of key stakeholders through ability to connect the dots
- Strong communication both written and verbally.
Role is global in nature and will require flexibility to participate in meetings occurring outside of normal business hours in local time zone. Dynamic environment requiring flexibility to frequently shift priorities. Need to be able to process high volumes of information quickly and tease out relevant components. Need ability to maintain comfort in environment of frequent and significant change.
Education & Professional Qualifications
- Significant experience leading finance teams
- Background in business partnering with focus on digital technologies a big plus
- Background from consulting / experience with running transformations a big plus
- Bachelors degree in finance accounting business or a related field
- MBA or other advanced degree in business or finance preferred
Knowledge / Experience
- Experience in managing large scale productivity / transformational programs in complex global organizations
- Experience at a digital technologies company a big plus
- Self-starter and co-creator looking to make an impact with a strong bias towards actions in a complex and ambiguous environment
- Strategic thinker not afraid to challenge status quo
Skills:
Action Planning Assessment Commercial Acumen Compliance Management Costing and Budgeting Data Collection and Analysis Data Control Planning and Organizing Policy and ProceduresCompetencies:
Communicates Effectively Decision Quality Ensures Accountability Financial Acumen Manages Complexity Optimizes Work Processes Plans and Aligns Strategic MindsetThe base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the range listed below however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including but not limited to market location job-related knowledge skills and total compensation package for this position mayalso include other elements if eligible including variable pay medical and dental benefits participation in 401k plan and paid time off benefits. Eligibility for these additional elements depend on the position offeredand the employees work schedule (i.e. part-time schedule store associate). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
USD 190607.00 - USD 262088.00Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
