Accounting Senior Specialist

**Job Description:** **Your Purpose and Impact at Mars** In this position, you will be a key member of the Record to Report team, taking a lead role in period-close activities to ensure the integrity and accuracy of our financial information. You will act in a collaborative and dynamic environment, empowered to resolve complex accounting issues and drive process improvements that support our global brands. **What are we looking for?** **Essential Requirements (What is indispensable to start):** * Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. * 3 to 5 years of experience in Accounting or Finance. * Strong knowledge of accounting principles, period-close processes, and financial reporting. * Experience with SAP or a comparable ERP system. * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong analytical skills. **Desirable Requirements (These will be considered differentiators, but you can learn with us):** * Experience in a Record-to-Report or General Accounting role. * Previous work in a Shared Services and/or a multi-entity, multi-country environment. **What will be your key responsibilities?** * **Lead** and coordinate accounting closing activities for your assigned scope, ensuring timely and accurate submission of financial data. * **Collaborate** with finance stakeholders, acting as a key point of contact for complex accounting issues and supporting root-cause analysis. * **Drive** process improvements by continuously reviewing accounting and close processes to identify opportunities for efficiency and standardization. * **Support** a strong control environment by performing and documenting accounting controls and identifying any potential gaps. **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. #LI-Onsite