Job Description:
Senior Analyst Finance
The Global Mars Snacking Innovation Incubation Team operates like an agile venture studio within one of the world’s most iconic snacking companies. Our mandate is simple: bring bold, disruptive products in the snacking space to test market with speed, agility, and consumer relevance.
As a Senior Analyst Finance, you are the financial backbone of this engine. You will bridge rigorous accounting controls with entrepreneurial financial co-piloting. This position has responsibilities ranging from establishing cost architecture and unit economics for rapid product tests to leading period close and P&L reporting. Ensure our innovation pipeline is not only consumer-desirable, but commercially viable and scalable.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related quantitative field (Advanced degree / master’s is a plus).
- 1–2+ years of foundational accounting or finance experience with hands-on exposure to GL accounting, period close cycles, and financial reporting.
- Solid grasp of GAAP principles, debits and credits, depreciation, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L dynamics.
- Strong working command of Microsoft Excel and enterprise ERP environments, specifically SAP (Atlas) and intercompany cross-charge structures.
- High comfort level working with unit economics, costing models, and fast-paced product testing environments where business models evolve quickly.
What will your key responsibilities be?
Innovation Co-Piloting & Commercial Modeling
- Partner across the global innovation community to develop agile, commercially viable business models that meet Desirable, Viable, and Feasible (DVF) criteria and support new growth opportunities.
- Lead financial modeling for pipeline concepts, including cost architecture, forecasting, profitability analysis, and finance support for Proof-of-Concept (POCs), pilots, test markets, and incubation initiatives.
Accounting Rigor, Period Close & Financial Reporting
- Lead period-end and year-end close activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, cost allocations, and project accounting integrity.
- Deliver project P&Ls, variance analysis, and management reporting while partnering with Mars Global Services (MGS) and Controllership teams on reconciliations, complex General Ledger (GL) activity, and intercompany transactions.
Compliance, Controls & Commercial Tax
- Manage corporate tax reporting for the TCE entity, including state and local sales tax compliance across emerging Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) channels.
- Maintain a strong internal control environment by identifying risks, strengthening governance, and balancing compliance needs with the speed of innovation and pilot launches.
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.
The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 86,720.00 - USD 119,240.00Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related quantitative field
- 1-2+ years of foundational accounting or finance experience
- Hands-on experience with general ledger accounting, period close cycles, and financial reporting
- Knowledge of GAAP principles, debits and credits, depreciation, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L dynamics
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Experience with enterprise ERP environments, specifically SAP Atlas
- Experience with intercompany cross-charge structures
- Comfort working with unit economics and costing models
- Advanced degree or master's degree
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.
