Job Description:
We are looking for a DTS Financial Analyst to serve as a key financial partner for the Pet Nutrition business in Mexico. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial transactions at the distribution center level, maintaining compliance with financial processes and policies, and providing financial visibility and recommendations that support business decision-making. The position also acts as a financial advisor for DTS projects, implementations, audits, reconciliations, and process improvements.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Preferred advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- 2+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), preferably within a traditional or distribution channel environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Power Query.
- English proficiency.
- Strong capabilities in Data Analytics, Management Reporting & Analysis, and Collaborating & Partnering.
- Demonstrated competencies in Drive for Results, Action Oriented, and Planning.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Ensure financial transactions are processed accurately and on time for the DTS P&L at the distribution center level.
- Ensure compliance with financial processes and policies, including order-to-cash and account assignment procedures.
- Evaluate and recommend operational improvements from a financial perspective through reconciliations, audits, and process reviews.
- Act as a financial advisor for DTS projects, implementations, and additional business requirements.
- Build and track the Year-End Estimate by P&L line for each distribution center, partnering with cross-functional teams to achieve annual targets.
- Execute period-end closing activities, including management reporting, business insights, ad hoc analyses, and stakeholder requests.
- Perform ad hoc financial analyses in response to market situations, including innovation feasibility assessments.
- Partner with sales and logistics teams to develop financial estimates and improve visibility into business performance.
- Support governance and control by identifying opportunities to enhance financial processes and reporting accuracy.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with 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.
- A strong focus on 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- Advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- 2 or more years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, preferably in a traditional or distribution channel environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Power Query
- English proficiency
- Capabilities in data analytics, management reporting and analysis, and collaborating and partnering
- Competencies in drive for results, action orientation, and planning
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
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