Senior Analyst Finance

Mars is seeking a Senior Analyst Finance to support its Global Mars Snacking Innovation Incubation Team in Chicago. In this role, you will connect accounting controls with practical financial co-piloting, helping teams evaluate and run rapid snacking product testing initiatives.

You will own core finance workstreams across commercial modeling, period-end activities, and financial reporting integrity, while also contributing to corporate tax reporting and internal control strength in an innovation-focused environment.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate across the global innovation community to build 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 POCs, pilots, test markets, and incubation initiatives.
• Own period-end and year-end close activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, cost allocations, and project accounting integrity.
• Prepare project P&Ls, conduct variance analysis, and support management reporting in partnership with Mars Global Services (MGS) and Controllership teams, including reconciliations, complex General Ledger (GL) activity, and intercompany transactions.
• Manage corporate tax reporting for the TCE entity, including state and local sales tax compliance across emerging Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) channels.
• Strengthen the internal control environment by identifying risks, improving governance, and balancing compliance needs with the pace of innovation and pilot launches.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related quantitative field (an advanced degree or master’s is a plus).
• 1–2 years of foundational accounting or finance experience with practical exposure to GL accounting, period close cycles, and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, including debits and credits, depreciation, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L dynamics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and enterprise ERP environments, specifically SAP (Atlas) and intercompany cross-charge structures.
• Comfort working with unit economics, costing models, and fast-paced product testing environments where business models evolve quickly.

Tools and technologies

• Microsoft Excel
• SAP (Atlas)
• Enterprise ERP environments
• General Ledger (GL)

Compensation and location

• Location: Chicago, IL (onsite)
• Base pay range: USD 86,720 - 119,240 per year
• Minimum experience: 1 year

Benefits

• Company bonus
• Medical and dental benefits
• Participation in a 401(k) plan
• Paid time off benefits

What you can expect from Mars

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose-driven company focused on building the world it wants tomorrow, today.
• Learning and development support from day one, including access to Mars University.
• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.