JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description:

Who We Are

Accelerator is Mars Snacking's growth engine, unlocking potential across high-growth brands like KIND®, RXBAR®, Eggo, and Pop-Tarts. We combine Mars' scale with the agility of a startup, driving innovation through data, automation, and AI. If you thrive in an inspiring, entrepreneurial environment, join us.

The Role

Reporting to the Lead, ERP Functionals, you will serve as the functional owner and subject-matter authority for all financial systems across Mars Snacking Accelerator. You will lead financial systems strategy, establish multi-year capability roadmaps, directly line-manage the Finance Functional Analyst, and own the strategic and operational integration between Accelerator’s SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and the Mars enterprise Central Finance (CFIN) platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Core FI & Banking Execution: Configure, implement, and support core FI modules including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Banking, and Asset Accounting.

• Product Costing & Manufacturing Accounting: Design and implement solutions for Product Costing (Material Master, Material Costing, Cost Object Controlling, Product Cost by Period/Order) to accurately track and report manufacturing costs and production variances.

• Intercompany & Process Optimization: Develop and optimize Intercompany processes, including intercompany billing, reconciliation, and eliminations, while driving process harmonization under a "Clean Core" SaaS architecture.

• Finance Strategy & CFIN Ownership: Translate executive finance priorities into automated cloud capabilities. Own the end-to-end integration with Mars Central Finance (CFIN), ensuring real-time financial document replication (FI/CO), AIF error resolution, cost object mapping, and group consolidation integrity.

• Team Leadership & Development: Directly lead, mentor, and oversee the Finance Functional Analyst. Masterfully match the analyst and partner resources to initiatives based on complexity and skill.

• Delivery, AI & Governance: Deliver financial initiatives via SAP Activate using CALM, Jira, and Monday.com. Drive adoption of AI agents (Joule, Copilot) and SAP Situation Handling to automate reconciliations and anomaly detection. Govern AMS support against SLA/KPI metrics (MTTR, close ticket SLAs) and enforce Mars Financial Manual (MFM) standards and RBAC/SoD.

Qualifications (Must-Haves):

• Experience: 8+ years of progressive enterprise ERP experience specializing in financial system design, implementation, and operations; demonstrated experience mentoring and leading functional analysts.

• SAP S/4HANA Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience architecting, configuring, and leading SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) solutions, with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud experience considered a strong plus.

• Mars Central Finance (CFIN) Integration: Proven experience with or deep functional understanding of SAP Central Finance (CFIN) replication mechanics, AIF error handling, and master data mapping.

• Industry: 5+ years in CPG or Food & Beverage environments (product costing, standard costing variances, inventory valuation, co-manufacturing accounting, trade deduction integration).

• Delivery & Tooling: Experience delivering projects via SAP Activate using SAP Cloud ALM (CALM), Jira, Monday.com, or Smartsheet, combined with AI agent and Situation Handling exception automation.

• Governance & Controls: Strong working knowledge of enterprise financial controls, Mars internal control standards (MFM), role-based security catalogs, and AMS partner SLA management.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Master’s degree, MBA, CPA, or CMA certification.

• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Finance certification or SAP Activate certification.

• Experience with third-party financial platforms (BlackLine, Concur, Vertex/Avalara, banking APIs) or SAP Group Reporting.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the below range, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, if eligible, including variable pay & general allowances (depending on the position and employee’s work schedule). Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans then in effect, and depending on the position offered and the employee’s work schedule (i.e., part-time schedule), eligible employees are automatically enrolled in a 401(k) plan, as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents, and may be eligible to take up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Employees will also receive the following paid-time off (which may be prorated based on start date and the employee’s work schedule): 120 hours of vacation per year, paid sick time for eligible Associates of 100% pay continuation for a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year, and 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year that include both fixed and flexible holidays. USD 119,040.00 - USD 163,680.00

About Mars:

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $50 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, 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 our 150,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Commitment to Equal Employer Opportunities:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in accordance with applicable law and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other category protected under federal, state, and local laws. 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.

A Note to Candidates Regarding AI

Embracing AI as a vital skill for today and tomorrow, we welcome candidates to use AI to assist with your preparation as you engage with our recruiting process—from helping to perfect your CV/resume to using it to refine your interview skills. While AI can assist you, we expect that your ideas, responses, and demonstration of competencies throughout the recruitment process are authentically your own. We value genuine engagement and want to see the real you shine. At Mars, AI is here to support—not replace—the human connection at the heart of our recruitment process.

Note to Search Firms/Agencies:

Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific. Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.