As a Seeds Finance Business Partner North-West, you will support to Seeds commercial organization in North-West and be a trusted partner to Seeds Commercial Finance Lead North-West & France to provide insightful analysis and recommendations on the respective financials. You will also drive improvements and technology adaptations in Financial Planning & Analysis processes.
We all have a critical role to play and add value. Here is how this role will help:
- Analyze monthly sales and function costs, and provide relevant commentaries and insights to finance and business stakeholders
- Provide timely and insightful financial analysis to support business decisions, understanding business performance on a monthly / annual basis
- Leverage technology (SAC) to further develop (SAC stories) and fully utilize available reports to meet the needs of the various business owners
- Full accountability for the analysis and commentaries to business stakeholders for variance analysis of function cost reports
- Provide reliable and timely budgets and latest outlooks for P&L in scope
- Participate in strategic business planning and business processes by preparing financial budgets and rolling forecast
- Contribute to development and use of business intelligence tools, data visualization and predictive analysis techniques
- Co-create and review commercial terms and policies (price model, i.e. discounts / rebates / incentive plans), contracts, support of commercial processes (e.g. Battle Plans, in-season commercial terms tactics) and new business models (financial consideration and frameworks for strategic business projects)
- Provide commercial team with sound risk-based analysis on potential impacts, implications and propose potential ways to improve risk management on key economic exposures
- Manage relevant financials of Seeds commercial organization (sales, gross profit, function cost and working capital)
At Syngenta we are highly people focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Leaders are expected to communicate effectively, develop teams and lead by example. Our industry and our function are changing rapidly so we are looking for new team members with a strong desire to develop themselves.
You will be a great fit if you have:
- Bachelor/Master/MBA/Business School in Economics or Finance
- 5+ years of experience in Finance and Controlling
- Fluency in English
- Understanding of IFRS accounting, budgeting, forecasting and planning processes
- Excel & SAP knowledge are a must, business intelligence systems an advantage
- Ability to prioritize
- Ability to work independently as well as within (cross-) functional teams
- Communication and presentation skills
Our efforts to become a really good place to work
- Dynamic and international environment
- Long-term opportunities
- High quality office environment
- Possibility of working from home
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
