Director of Commercial Seeds Finance Team

We are looking for a curious, determined, and high-performing individual to join our team as Director of Seeds Commercial Finance Team for our business who will push hard for breakthroughs that help propel the company forward to sustainably feed the world's 8 billion people.

The Finance Lead serves as a key thought partner within the North America Seeds Business Unit, influencing business strategy and decision-making through sound financial expertise and business steering. This role is crucial in ensuring the execution of operational plans and tactics across the North America Seeds Commercial Organization. The Finance Lead is responsible for building long-range plans, creating and managing forecasts, developing reporting and metrics, and establishing best practices.

Additionally, the role involves scenario planning, investment trade-offs, managing risks and opportunities, and advancing finance modernization initiatives to support the entire North America region effectively. Key stakeholders include the leadership teams of their respective functions, ensuring alignment and collaboration to deliver financial results and drive strategic initiatives.

Accountabilities:

• Act as a thought partner for senior leadership to develop and implement business strategies that deliver on core NA Seeds targets and objectives.
• Influence decision-making processes by providing financial insights and recommendations, developing investment cases, collaborating on operational initiatives, and developing financial models.
• Advance digital transformation in Seeds Finance by implementing reporting dashboards and designing modern finance models with digital tools and predictive analytics.
• Oversee long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to support business planning and performance.
• Manage NA Seeds P&L with focus on top-line/margin performance, commercial functional area costs, and risk/opportunity assessment.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for growth and efficiency.
• Lead financial processes for sales plans, forecasts, campaign developments, budgets, and long-term plans.
• Conduct investment analysis and modeling for pricing, collection strategies, industry collaborations, and commercial business cases.
• Collaborate with Production & Supply, R&D, Commercial, and Marketing/Strategy teams to ensure financial alignment with operational goals.
• Provide financial expertise to support strategic initiatives and projects across functional areas.
• Connect with NA Crop Protection and Group Finance teams to enhance finance excellence and best practices.
• Act as key leader on the S&OP Operational Review to build recommendations for sales and shipping decisions across the region.
• Collaborate with Digital Insight teams on analytics, automation, and AI integration projects.
• Lead and develop a team of Finance Business Partners with functional support responsibilities, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and guide team members to promote career development and enhance their financial skills.
• Prioritize and delegate tasks effectively to maintain uninterrupted business support.
• Train the business community on functional financial matters.
• Ensure adherence to financial regulations and company policies and controls.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks to safeguard company assets.
• Support Agile initiatives and process improvements.

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs. 

Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions.  

Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States. 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA, CPA, or professional certification preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years in finance.
• Proven experience in a finance leadership role, preferably within the agriculture, seeds, or related industry.
• Experience with complex logistics and manufacturing across multiple sites.
• Preferred experience with SAP.
• Advanced skills in financial planning, analysis, modeling, and benchmarking.
• Proficiency in standard financial tools like NPV and risk assessment.
• Ability to prepare long-range plans, budgets, and forecasts.
• Experience in business partnering, providing strong thought partnership to support and challenge business decisions.
• Strong communication skills for all organizational levels.
• Ability to improve processes using Agile methodologies and digital tools.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on quality processes.
• Advanced Excel and business modeling skills.

• 10% Domestic Travel
• All applicants must be able to work in the US without sponsorship from Syngenta

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, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

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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