Enterprise Analytics Manager

at  Mars

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Finance, with deep subject matter expertise in one or several areas of Finance within a Mars-comparable industry and/or group.
• Experience in applying and facilitating User Centric Design Thinking to solve problems.
• Deep finance expertise and business acumen
• Solid financial working knowledge and business acumen.
• Strong communication, partnering, and presentation skills
• Proficient In Microsoft Office Suite (incl. Excel/PowerPoint).
• Working knowledge of ERP systems.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools and familiarity with ERP systems, working with large/diverse data sets to enable advanced reporting solutions. Programming is a plus.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• Product Ownership experience and knowledge of Agile.
• Independent problem solver with proven experience in business process optimization.
• General digital awareness/literacy.
• Ability to drive adoption of digital tools via change management, communication & upskilling associates.
• High self-learning agility and is a proactive self-starter that is comfortable with minimum guidance.

WHAT WILL BE YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES?

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Drive alignment among key stakeholders/product champions across the organization to identify and prioritize business problems that can be addressed through digital solutions.
• Customer Centric Curiosity: Deeply understand stakeholder needs, uncover underlying challenges, align on solution priorities, and drive user-focused problem-solving and innovation. Facilitate training sessions to empower end-users and promote solution adoption.
• Product Backlog Management: Translate business needs into user stories, maintain a well-organized product backlog, and collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize based on business impact. Take ownership of existing solutions when necessary and ensure their seamless execution.
• Agile Product Development: Partner with product development teams to guide solutions through Define, Build, Deploy, and Support stages using iterative delivery of agile methodologies. Collaborate with teams to resolve incidents & requests efficiently, while consistently meeting deadlines in high-pressure environments.
• Product Ownership: Owns a portfolio of digital solutions at various stages of development (Run/Innovate/Transform), to ensure alignment with enterprise goals & deliver excellent user experience.
• Business Value Enablement: Serve as a bridge between financial data and business value by enabling advanced reporting solutions that empower the enterprise to make data-driven decisions. Adapt and evolve reporting solutions to meet changing business requirements.
• Finance Expertise and Process Optimization: Apply deep Finance expertise and process optimization skills to influence and shape business rules, logic, and workflows, driving efficiency and supporting digital transformation initiatives.
• Continuous Learning & Innovation: Stay informed & curious about emerging technologies and innovative practices to continuously upskill. Foster a mindset of exploration & improvement to identify better ways of delivering value and driving product excellence.