Governance and Controls Manager (MGSF) at Mars, Incorporated in Newark, New Jersey

Job Description:

Job Description:

The Governance and Controls Manager (Mars Global Services Finance) is a part of the MGS Finance team, and will oversee the organization's accounting processes. This role will be NA focused, and key areas of focus include:

• Cost accounting and financial reporting.


• Developing and maintaining planning and budgeting systems.


• Preparing financial and management reports and procedures.


• Presenting findings and specific recommendations to senior management.


• Analyzing and interpreting trends that require management's attention.

What are we looking for?

• BS/BA degree in accounting or finance


• CPA/CIA required or equivalent professional accounting qualification


• 6-10 years of progressively responsible accounting, governance and control experience


• SAP and Blackline experience


• Experience with financial statement reporting obligations, including an understanding of US GAAP, regulatory requirements, and internal controls


• Experience with both process and IT controls


• Has lead process and control automation


• Experience leading data analytics initiatives for internal controls


• Experience with Enterprise Risk Management programs (preferred)


• Experience with incident management frameworks for risk and controls (preferred)


• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills


• Strong policy, process, and control-orientation and experience with the ability to drive standardization


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Ability to drive change and continuous improvement


• Ability to influence new ways of working and change initiatives at all levels in the organization through strong leadership


• Audit experience in Big 4 public accounting firms for large multinational clients with consolidated reports complying with US is a plus


• GAAP (preferred), or Internal Audit experience

What will be your key responsibilities?

Build professional working relationships with different stakeholders, including but not limited to business segments, OE controllers, MGSF hub and spoke teams, regional PWC auditors and with the MGSF and MGS Controllership team

Internal controls:

• Drive compliance with global accounting policies, processes, ICE framework and, Control DTPs


• Accountable for the effective design of ICE controls, implementation, and training for the global process assigned


• Lead change management (as needed) for control design changes for the global process assigned


• Collect, analyze, submit and execute updates to the Control DTPs related to the global process assigned. Deploy updates (train and change management)


• Execute the Controllership-owned controls effectively as Control Preparer


• Participate in the "future state" assessment of projects impacting the global process assigned


• Support the internal and external audit


• Proactively provide areas of enhancement and identify training requirements. Develop training materials

Self-testing:

• Guide the operational teams with remediation of self-testing observations related the global process assigned


• Analyze root cause for control deficiencies, proactively look for areas where DTPs should be enhanced and or where the control design can be improved and automated


• Drive effective remediation of internal/external audit observations globally, for the global process assigned & Facilitate efficient internal/external audit processes; ensure quality and timely data input as per PBC lists

Leadership:

• Prioritize and coordinate the governance and control agenda


• Member of the MGSF L2 leadership team


• Actively look for opportunities for automation, better leverage existing tools and standardization for the global process assigned


• Share best practices with the peer group of MGS Controllership


• Active participation and leadership in the Mars Controllership community

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.


• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.


• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.


• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus

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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.