Head of Finance Operations. UK and Ireland

• Responsible and accountable for UK Finance Operations including Invoice to Pay (I2P) Service Delivery Management, Accounting to Reporting (ATR), Statutory accounts and certain tax activities.
• A Director of the Syngenta’s UK legal entities, member of the UK Leadership Team and Head of the Syngenta Guildford site.
• Responsible for internal control compliance and managing financial risks.
• Support and drive the Finance Strategy as applicable for the country.
• Develop capabilities and manage succession across UK Finance.

Accountabilities

Finance Operations & Strategy

• Ensure timely and accurate monthly financial reporting and planning/ forecasting activities for UK reporting units for Group IFRS submissions and annually for local statutory reporting cycle including coordination with remote Global Finance Operations center and offshoring partners. 
• Manage annual audit processes for local statutory and group IFRS purposes.
• Support the Finance Evolution (digital transformation) and the implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives in Finance Operations processes for UK entities.
• Drives cross-functional projects and/or supports implementation of Finance / UK local Strategic Agenda projects.
• Be a positive change champion for the organization, identifying key impact areas and priorities and supporting change programs and strategies.
• Leads the UK Finance Operations team applying Syngenta’s leadership model and

• be responsible for attracting and retaining talented / skilled people as well as developing staff for being able to undertake other roles within our One Finance team (Finance Operations, Business Partnering & FP&A, CoE).
• Partner with Swiss Finance Operations team to support role and function development as well as systems, processes and best practice

Compliance / local management support (including Statutory and tax activities)

• Board member of UK legal entities. Work closely with the legal function to ensure that board meetings are properly run and documented. Act as a contract signatory for the companies.
• Member of the UK Leadership Team, chair of the UK Finance Leadership Team and Guildford Site Head.  
• Be the appointed Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) with responsibility for ensuring the companies establish and maintain appropriate tax accounting arrangements.
• Responsible for strict compliance with the Syngenta Internal Control Framework, Syngenta Accounting Manual, Syngenta Process Documents (SPD) processes etc.   
• Work closely with the UK tax team, ensure that Group Transfer Pricing Guidelines are complied with.
• Proactively supports all functions within the UK organization with financial know-how, IFRS and UK GAAP rules and practical guidance to comply with Syngenta financial frameworks.
• Ensure the effective development, implementation and evaluation of finance policies and procedures, ensuring their consistent and compliant application with the UK authorities.

• Ability to execute complex reporting tasks, master level on Syngenta Financial frameworks and excellent understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP
• Master level in planning, budgeting, cost accounting
• Familiar with Project methodology (BCM, Agile) for interdisciplinary and/or multinational projects
• Know-how in finance/controlling to allow to act as a frontrunner in emerging topics (discussion leader)
• Master level in reporting and decision support capabilities and know-how
• Able to facilitate complex meetings with change aspects
• Able to demonstrate an innovative and problem-solving approach to issues
• Able to manage diverging customer requirements in time, quality and with high customer satisfaction
• Active integration of people in global environment
• Able to work as an internal advisor/consultant and with management and Senior Leaders outside Finance
• Able to anticipate end-to-end business requirements on all major processes and it’s impacts on finance / controlling
• Excellent know-how on consolidation applications such as (SBFC), Central Finance on S4 Hana (CFIN) and gSAP FICO + SD/MM/PP links to finance

Syngenta will offer

• A commitment to innovation
• Leading edge technology
• Competitive salary and benefits scheme including bonus, healthcare & generous pension
• Flexible working hours
• 31.5 days annual holiday
• Vibrant R&D focused workforce with wide and varied social communities to join

We embrace and encourage diversity, and this is what drives our innovation and lets us outperform the market. https://www.syngenta.com/careers/working-syngenta/diversity-and-inclusion

Syngenta is leading science-based ag-tech company; dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 30,000 employees in more than 90 countries work together to solve one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: growing more food with fewer resources. A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture.

Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.