Job Description:
Finance Business Partner – Mars Global Services – Guararema, Brazil
Are you ready to co-pilot the financial future of digital transformation for an iconic global enterprise? In this role within Mars Global Services (MGS) Digital Technologies, you will be much more than a numbers analyst; you will serve as a strategic financial advisor and trusted business partner to senior tech leaders investing in scalable digital solutions across Data & Analytics, Intelligent Automation, and Enterprise Architecture. Operating in a collaborative, multinational environment, you will have the autonomy to guide high-impact investment roadmaps, shape annual operating plans, and unlock real business value while empowering our teams to build the world we want tomorrow.
What are we looking for?
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
- Solid experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) or as a finance business partner/co-pilot within a global enterprise environment
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex financial performance, identify risks, and articulate strategic insights to influence leaders across different organizational levels
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and presentation tools (advanced Excel and PowerPoint) to clearly convey data-driven business narratives
- Fluent English (both verbal and written) to interact seamlessly with global cross-functional stakeholders
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience operating within a Global Shared Services (GSS) organization or supporting IT / Digital Technologies finance
- Familiarity with Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) methodologies, digital forecasting tools, or technology chargeback/pricing models
- Portuguese communication skills to connect with local site teams and communities in Guararema
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Act as a strategic co-pilot and trusted advisor to Digital Technologies leadership, translating complex financial performance, trends, and risk analyses into clear, holistic business insights.
- Lead the development of comprehensive operating plans, multi-year financial frameworks, and investment models to steer functional roadmap delivery.
- Partner closely with Segment Finance leadership to ensure full alignment, transparency on cost drivers, and clarity on the business impact of enterprise digital initiatives.
- Design and monitor key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to drive continuous visibility, fiscal governance, and value delivery across the digital portfolio.
- Guide budget managers and project leads on portfolio allocation, investment prioritization, and proactive financial risk mitigation strategies.
- Drive ongoing optimization of financial planning workflows, calendars, and digital forecasting tools to elevate overall reporting efficiency.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 150,000 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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
- Solid experience in financial planning and analysis or as a finance business partner within a global enterprise environment
- Ability to synthesize complex financial performance, identify risks, and articulate strategic insights to leaders at different organizational levels
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including financial modeling and presentation development
- Fluent English, verbal and written
- Experience in a Global Shared Services organization or supporting IT or Digital Technologies finance
- Familiarity with Total Cost of Ownership methodologies, digital forecasting tools, or technology chargeback and pricing models
- Portuguese communication skills
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.
