MDS Manager, FP&A

Overview

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Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You will partner with plant management and manage the overall financial integrity and performance of a manufacturing site. You will support the Plant Leadership team in preparing and executing business proposals, verifying assumptions, and checking for daily execution. You will manage finance for a complex plant cluster, hub or large manufacturing plant.

How You Will Contribute

• Manage finance planning and performance management processes and related financial decisions potentially including strategic plan and annual contract planning/forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting/analysis, financial modeling and decision support for a manufacturing plant, plant cluster or hub.
• Support a strong controls and compliance environment in the manufacturing plant. Ensure policies are understood and that proper controls and compliance are in place.
• Partner with plant management to provide critical financial perspective and insight for business strategies and decisions. Monitor and adjust execution of actions.
• Drive harmonization, efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and build a mindset of continuous improvement within the Finance team.
• Build a high-performing Finance team. Recruit and develop Finance talent and drive the Finance talent agenda with a focus on Supply Chain/plant controlling.

What You Will Bring

• TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in financial planning and performance management including analyzing, planning and reporting company financial performance across all financial KPIs and strategy development, investment decisions and cost management to achieve financial targets.
• BUSINESS ACUMEN and understanding of the consumer packaged goods industry, supply chain/manufacturing dynamics; experience in a large regional (or global) corporation.
• LEADERSHIP SKILLS including proven business partnering, influencing and communication across a large regional or global, public company; experience leading cross-functional teams to drive results.
• GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and ability to identify opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• INTEGRITY and sound judgement aligned with company values, policies and external regulations.

Purpose of the Role

This leadership role is responsible for driving the global rolling forecast and budgeting process, building a high-performing FP&A team, and enabling planning excellence through digital tools. The role partners with senior stakeholders across finance, GBS, and MDS to deliver standardized, automated, and insightful planning processes using tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end FP&A cycles: Annual Budgeting, Quarterly Forecasts, and Flash Reporting.
• Design forecast templates, drive driver-based planning, and review key business performance drivers.
• Oversee production of MI packs, commentary, and variance analysis.
• Manage data loading and dashboarding on SAC; ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Guide a team of FP&A professionals to deliver high-quality planning support.
• Collaborate with consultants and implementation teams on global finance transformation.
• Drive adoption of automation tools and identify process standardization opportunities.

Required experience & skills

• 8–10 years of FP&A experience with at least 2 years in a team leadership role.
• Proven expertise in rolling forecast, budgeting, variance analysis, and planning systems.
• Exposure to SAP, SAC, Adaptive Planning, Alteryx; Gen AI trends.
• Experience in integrated business planning (IBP) and Master Data Governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and transformation project leadership.
• Strong communications skills.
• Advanced Excel level.
• Languages: English (advanced business level).

Success metrics

• Stabilization of SAC-enabled rolling forecast process.
• Timely delivery of regional forecast transitions.
• Successful implementation of automation initiatives.
• Strong internal stakeholder engagement and service delivery satisfaction.

Advanced English is required

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. We have a rich portfolio of brands and a global presence in over 80 countries, with operations in more than 150 countries.

Job Type

• Regular
• Finance Planning & Performance Management
• Finance

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Business Development and Sales

Industries

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• Food and Beverage Services
• Manufacturing

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