В швейцарскую компанию-производитель в области средств защиты растений Syngenta требуется Seeds Senior Finance Business Partner Russia.
Role purpose:
Provide finance expertise and advice to the businesses, supporting decision-making and driving performance with focus on Commercial activities and pricing decisions for Russia
Driving improvements and technology adaptations in Financial Planning & Analysis processes and across commercial functions where applicable
Active participation in the development and implementation of the relevant operational plans to ensure clarity of the financial impact, including support of evaluation of new businesses and models
Through appropriate balance of short, medium, and long-term financial planning and monitoring, drive effective and efficient delivery of business goals with sound financial analysis and advice
Drive the delivery of budgets and forecasts. Challenge the resource allocation and income generation pro-actively raising issues and driving resolution
Provide management with sound risk-based analysis on potential impacts, implications and propose potential ways to mitigate risks on key economic and commercial exposures.
To drive productivity and simplification in finance and related business processes in commercial Russia-KAZBEC BU areas
Operational responsibility:
Ensure seamless engagement and interaction with commercial, corporate and finance communities and stakeholders
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)
Actively shape and improve the key business finance processes
Lead and contribute to development and use of business intelligence tools, data visualisation and predictive analysis techniques
Lead financial processes across P&L scope connecting with various stakeholders
P&L and WC management
Latest Outlook and Risks & Opportunities management
Coordinate planning cycle: sales and GP forecast, S&OP preparation
Lead the annual budget preparation process
Support the 5YP preparation and strategy co-creation with FI Head and Business
Qualifications:
Knowledge, experience & capabilities
Critical knowledge
Sound knowledge of business and industry drivers and commercial issues
Effective finance management of a business with full P&L responsibility
Best practices for the development of annual budgets, latest estimates and financial planning
Financial tools or principles of NPV, risk analysis, and value creation.
Solid understanding of digital tools (Power bi, SAC, Qlik…) and ways of working.
Critical experience
A finance professional with 5-8 years of experience in different areas of business finance and controlling
Experience in working with cross functional teams and ability to work with all levels of the organisation
Experience in influencing key stakeholders towards adopting and aligning to relevant procedures and tools
Exposure to commercial operations
Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities
High focus and energy with a pragmatic mind set and solution-oriented approach
Wide knowledge of finance (financial analysis, investment analysis, valuation analysis, risk management, budgeting / planning)
Strong leadership, influencing, teamwork skills
Project management skills
Successfully communicate ideas that proactively challenge business.
High focus and energy with a pragmatic mind set and solution-oriented approach
Critical leadership capabilities
Customer management: ability to interact and influence at different levels within the organization
Judgment: provides timely and good decisions that are respected by the business, involves stakeholders to enhance the decision-making process
Insight generation: brings forward looking mindset to business, generate insights and identify financial impacts.