What are the responsibilities and job description for the NA Veg Seeds Finance BP position at Syngenta Group?
Company Description
As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.
Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.
Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.
Job Description
- Provide financial expertise and advice to the business, support decision-making, and drive performance.
- Lead monthly business review and understand material deviation from strategy, forecast, and KPIs.
- Drive the compliance agenda for the business, creating policies and procedures, and promoting a compliance mindset.
- Propose function expenses budget and forecast.
- Co-lead the sales budget and forecast process.
- Prepare and analyze scenarios to discuss business cases.
- Support global initiatives by acting as a Finance Regional Lead.
- Act as liaison between the business unit and other Finance areas.
- Design and implement Financial Solutions.
Qualifications
- This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field of study and five (5) years of experience in the position offered or five (5) years of experience as a Finance Business Partner, Finance Manager, or a closely related occupation.
- Requires five (5) years of experience with: financial analysis; strategic planning; budgeting and forecasting; financial modeling; business acumen; data analysis and interpretation; management reporting; ERP systems including SAP; MS Excel; Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A); performance metrics and KPIs; business intelligence tools including Qlik; cost management; stakeholder management and communication; financial risk management and governance.
- Requires three (3) years of experience with: Power BI.
- Requires two (2) years of experience with: SAC.
- Must pass a background check and drug test before beginning employment.
Additional Information
What We Offer:
- A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs
- Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day
- 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
- Paid Vacation, 9 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits
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.
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