Prime Cost Analyst - Temporary

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Prime Cost Analyst - Querétaro

Job Purpose / Overview:

This role is temporary for 2 years.

The purpose of this temporary position is to support on the accounting, integrity and data governance of LATAM Prime Costs to the Sr LATAM PRIME Manger. It includes maintaining the accuracy of the financials, COGS accounting operations, period closing, recipe changes valuation, innovation costing analysis, financial planning & analysis reports, and Do It Best. This position has as well, the responsibility to coordinate the Transfer Prices analysis, audit support for any LATAM PRIME requirement, Hedge and Inventory Revaluation (FIFO) analysis, and needs to be a key and valuable support partner to the Commercial and R&D LATAM Team.

What are we looking for?

Knowledge & Minimum Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

·  University Degree/ Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering or a related field.
·  Languages: fluent English mandatory

Knowledge/Experience

·  2 to 4 years of Accounting or Financial Planning experience, preferably in a manufacturing/costing environment
·  P&L and COGS accounting knowledge.
·  SAP Desirable
·  Ability to formulate and implement solutions to day to day issues with minimal supervision
·  Good communication and interpersonal skills, customer service focused
·  Stakeholder management

What would be your key responsibilities?

Principal Accountabilities

·  Provide detailed Prime Costs forecasts data for S&OP+ LATAM (Regional and Unit level) to support decision-making and Operating Plan process on a monthly basis, by working closely with the Commercial and R&D functions.
·  Responsible for the full scope of period close submission activities for Prime Costs: Raws, Packaging, Primes non-quality costs, Recipe analysis, Intercompany costs analysis and Inventory revaluation activities. These includes all data governance and interfaces from ERP/SAP to Management Reporting. Also includes Overheads closing analysis for R&D and Commercial areas.
·  LATAM Supply Finance organizational change management: this role will be the key support position to implement ONE LATAM PRIME standardization for Local Step 3 and Business Review, aligning deliveries / time and expectations/trade offs per BU. As wel, pre-close COGS visibility across LATAM.
·  Accurate reporting, analysis and interpretation of the units Purchase Price Variances (PPV) and recipe costs variances. This includes working with the Commercial/R&D groups to explain their results and providing them with the necessary information to make their purchasing and recipe development decisions. Also includes managing any systems/processes required to provide depth explanations of variances, costs allocations and accruals.
·  Control, calculation and submissions of Intercompany Pricing (ICPs): Calculate and load transfer prices on TPP (Transfer Price Portal). Ensure that TPP reflects the correct ICPs for export and internal SKUs and support affiliates partners on new items requests. Audit the ICPs of imported items and change these costs on SAP every quarter. Give the proper Quarter explanations to the LATAM region team behind ICP’s.

What can you expect from Mars?

·  Support of flexible ways of working
·  Opportunity to bring your pet to work
·  Commitment to create a safe, healthy and sustainable world for our partners and the communities in which we operate.
·  Commitment to make A Better World For Pets™ a world where they’re healthy, happy and welcome
·  Commitment to our consumers and focus on positively impacting the planet and the population

If you are interested, please apply before January 22 nd !

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.

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