Location: Warsaw, Indiana area (Relocation expenses available for the right candidate!)

What You Will Do:

As the Director of Financial & Operational Analysis, you will research, develop, and execute on initiatives that will drive the business based on organizational goals.

What You Will Accomplish:

• Research, analyze and provide financial input to assist with strategic business decisions, such as potential acquisitions, major capital investments, and significant new product projects, ensuring the projects are aligned to financial goals.
• Review and analyze the assigned Business Units’ financial data/metrics and operational activities to ensure a thorough understanding of the businesses to help develop and/or provide recommendations for projects that will improve business performance.
• Assist with the financial integration of acquisitions, new product lines, etc. to ensure financial data continually represents the current state of the business.
• Research, analyze, and prepare accurate and reliable consolidated estimates, reporting, and forecasts compared to budget, and prepares summations on business performance along with recommended actions to ensure financial goals are achieved.
• Monitor and manage data trends/changes in the business environment, including agricultural commodities, key material input prices, to provide guidance to senior management that will help drive the business.
• Research and analyze market/competitive intelligence, including government sources and information about key customers, suppliers, and peer companies, to provide a summation of the competitive climate and markets that will also help guide the business strategy.

Position Requirements:

• Education: BS Degree in Finance or Accounting, with an MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred
• Experience: 5 plus years of financial analysis experience in a large corporation with multi-business units in a manufacturing environment preferred, with M&A process exposure. Public accounting experience would also be a plus
• Functional Skills: Excellent strategic abilities in market/financial research with the ability to consolidate/analyze data and develop forecasts/recommendations/action plans that will help drive business performance. Experience in strategic planning, SWOT analysis, and developing a Key Driver Action Plan; Solid financial background in the areas of manufacturing finance and costing; extensive budgeting/ analytical skills with experience handling investment proposals, strong attention to details and thoroughness are also required in this role
• Technology Skills: Excellent Excel skills, and solid familiarity with manufacturing ERP systems, query tools and report writing are required. A working knowledge of Oracle Fusion, would be a plus
• Leadership/Behaviors: Natural curiosity – eager to dig in and understand the business; Willing to ask questions and solicit feedback; Flexible, adaptable, and versatile; a proactive decision-maker with excellent written and verbal communication skills are key to being successful in this role. Must be also have a solid ability to use sound judgement on a very diverse set of opportunities. Strong ability to listen, learn, and facilitate Continuous Improvement and buy-in with a team.
• Culture Match: Energetic, assertive, high-integrity, team player, who can conceptualize to create results and is also collaborative and can effectively interact with all employee levels of the organization is key (Sales, Manufacturing, Corporate Management, etc.)

Other Important Information:

Salary: Salary is commensurate with proven expertise.

Reports To: Directly to the CEO, with heavy interaction with the CFO

Core Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm (schedule can be flexible; will work approx. 9 hours within this timeframe)

Direct Reports: None

Travel: Approximately 20% (domestic and international)