Sr. Finance Manager, Digital Technologies

Posted 11 Days Ago
Be an Early Applicant
Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
134K-185K Annually
Senior level
Food
The Role
Leads FP&A, cost allocation, governance, forecasting, variance analysis, reporting, and synergy tracking for Mars Snacking’s global $1B+ digital technology portfolio. The role harmonizes legacy finance processes, supports enterprise planning and digital transformations, manages technology spend, and provides strategic financial guidance to senior leadership.
Summary Generated by Built In

Job Description:

The Sr. Finance Manager, Digital Technologies will serve as the strategic financial architect for Mars Snacking's combined $1B+ Digital Technology portfolio, driving the harmonization of legacy Mars and Kellanova FP&A frameworks into a unified, high-performing global operating model. This newly established role is designed to deliver comprehensive cost-transparency, unlock commercial synergies, and maximize digital return on investment (ROI). A central objective will be establishing standardized financial processes and creating a 'one-version-of-the-truth' governance framework to support seamless financial planning, analysis, and reporting across our expanded global footprint.


What are we looking for?
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), or commercial business partnering within a global matrixed organization.
  • Background in business partnering with focus on managing digital technology portfolios is preferred.
  • Background from consulting / experience with running transformations or large-scale integrations is a big plus
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field. MBA or other advanced degree in business or finance preferred
  • Proven track record of leading financial integration, post-merger harmonization, or large-scale digital transformations within a global consumer goods (FMCG) environment, with specific expertise in managing IT/DT portfolios and designing standardized FP&A processes across diverse business units.
  • Digital Fluency: Strong familiarity with technology-specific financial concepts, such as software-as-a-service (SaaS) accounting, software capitalization policies, cloud infrastructure economics, and tracking ROIs on multi-million dollar technology investments.
  • Systems & Data Literacy: Advanced expertise in reporting from / using ERP and planning suites (e.g., SAP, Anaplan) and data visualization platforms (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau). Experience in financial master data cleanup is a plus.
  • Experience in managing large scale digital productivity / transformation programs in complex, global organizations
  • Strategic thinker, not afraid to challenge status quo
  • Navigating Ambiguity: High emotional intelligence and resilience, with the capacity to establish trust, manage multiple stakeholders across time zones, and maintain clarity in a fast-paced, evolving environment.


What Will Be Your Key Responsibilities?


  • Design, deploy, and govern a unified FP&A and cost-allocation framework for the integrated $1B+ DT portfolio, establish standardized financial processes and KPI dashboards that eliminate redundancies, harmonize ways of working across legacy teams, and actively track the delivery of post-merger synergy targets.
  • Help coordinate the end-to-end execution of the Annual Enterprise Plan (AEP) and the 5-year Integrated Value Creation Plan (IVCP) across the global DT portfolio.
  • Consolidate global performance actuals and own variance analysis, translating complex technology cost fluctuations into clear, commercial financial narratives for senior leadership.
  • Support financial integration efforts to systematically measure performance baselines.
  • Help standardize, scale, and run robust financial governance frameworks and compliance training in partnership with Controllership, Regional S&F, and Mars Global Services (MGS) to enhance our value delivery framework.
  • Serve as the segment-wide lead for identifying technology cost savings, tracking synergy realization, and providing financial advisory for macro-initiatives.
  • Support the financial components of digital transformation submissions
  • Help manage a collection of DT portfolios, projects, programs, and products to ensure they collectively deliver maximum business value
  • Improve and manage our framework for digital performance monitoring and reporting and use this to drive resource prioritization and allocation across projects
  • Continuously identify and implement opportunities for optimization across DT Spend Management
  • Liaise with Mars Global Services to actively manage the forecasts, cross charges and actuals to ensure accurate financial reporting and tracking

What can you expect from Mars?


  • Work with over 130,000 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.

#LI-KR2

#LI-Onsite

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 134,400.00 - USD 184,800.00

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, FP&A, or commercial business partnering within a global matrixed organization
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field
  • Experience leading financial integration, post-merger harmonization, or large-scale digital transformations
  • Experience managing IT or digital technology portfolios and designing standardized FP&A processes across business units
  • Strong familiarity with SaaS accounting, software capitalization policies, cloud infrastructure economics, and technology investment ROI tracking
  • Advanced experience using ERP and planning suites such as SAP and Anaplan
  • Experience with data visualization platforms such as Power BI or Tableau
  • Experience managing large-scale digital productivity or transformation programs in complex global organizations
  • Strategic thinking, stakeholder management, emotional intelligence, and resilience in ambiguous environments
  • Experience business partnering with a focus on digital technology portfolios
  • Consulting experience or experience running transformations or large-scale integrations
  • MBA or other advanced degree in business or finance
  • Experience with financial master data cleanup

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: McLean, VA
41,866 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

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.

Similar Jobs

Remote or Hybrid
6 Locations
1100 Employees
209K-345K Annually

PwC Logo PwC

AI Governance Experienced Associate

Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Hybrid
16 Locations
370000 Employees
63K-142K Annually

PwC Logo PwC

Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics - Threat Detection Response - Experienced Associate

Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Hybrid
22 Locations
370000 Employees
61K-100K Annually

PwC Logo PwC

Controller

Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Hybrid
5 Locations
370000 Employees
119K-337K Annually

Similar Companies Hiring

Munchkin, Inc. Thumbnail
Consumer Web • eCommerce • Food • Kids + Family • Design • Manufacturing
Milton, Ontario
325 Employees
Tastewise Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Food • Retail • Software • Generative AI • Big Data Analytics
NYC, NYC
120 Employees
Amalgamated Sugar Thumbnail
Food • Greentech • Agriculture • Industrial • Manufacturing
Boise, Idaho
768 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account