Regional Business Partner Europe

As a Regional Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing finance expertise and advice to the businesses, supporting decision-making and driving performance. 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. You will provide management with sound risk-based analysis on potential impacts, implications and propose potential ways to mitigate risks on key economic and commercial exposures.

We all have a critical role to play and add value. Here is how this role will help:

• Work in very close collaboration and alignment with the Head of Marketing and Sustainability (Europe) and Head of East Europe Agricultural solutions & commercial excellence to ensure best in class analytical support and insights generations are provided on a monthly basis
• Lead, own and co-ordinate Financial Planning & Analysis processes for the area in scope
• Drive and support the Regional analysis of CP Europe performance via the MEC, Forecasting processes
• Drive and deliver financial processes by connecting with various stakeholders for CP E2E Business performance management, such as:
  • P&L and WC management
  • Latest Outlook and Risks & Opportunities management
  • Budget preparation process
  • 5-Year-Plan and 15-Year-Plan planning processes
• Support Regional BPR (business review) process and preparations
• Support relevant senior regional stakeholders with any ad-hoc needs and collaborate with various departments
• Influence and challenge to support the drive for productivity gains across Finance through process and reporting improvement/alignment
• Support ad-hoc needs and work in close collaboration and alignment with Regional Finance Controller
• Drive / contribute to development and use of business intelligence tools, data visualization and predictive analysis technics

Syngenta Group is one of the world’s biggest agricultural technology companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. With more than 59,000 employees, operating in more than 100 countries, the company strives to transform food production through Regenerative Agriculture - a science-driven, technology-enabled approach to improve soil, deliver high productivity and high-quality food, help fight climate change and restore lost biodiversity. Syngenta Group, which is registered in Shanghai, China, and has its management headquarters in Switzerland, draws strength from its four business units: Syngenta Crop Protection, headquartered in Switzerland; Syngenta Seeds, headquartered in the United States; ADAMA®, headquartered in Israel; and Syngenta Group China. Together, these businesses provide industry-leading ways to serve customers around the world.

At Syngenta we are highly people focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Leaders are expected to communicate effectively, develop teams and lead by example. Our industry and our function are changing rapidly so we are looking for new team members with a strong desire to develop themselves. 

You will be a great fit if you have:

• BSc/MSc degree or equivalent qualification
• 6-8 years of experience in different areas of business finance and controlling
• Fluent English language knowledge
• Sound knowledge of business and industry drivers and commercial issues
• Effective finance management of a business with full P&L responsibility
• Effective finance management of a region
• Best practices for the development of annual budgets, latest estimates and financial planning
• Financial tools or principles of NPV, risk analysis, and value creation
• Experience in working with cross functional teams and ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced financial acumen
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to prioritize, especially to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently as well as within (cross-)functional teams

Our efforts to become a really good place to work:

• Dynamic and international team with great atmosphere
• Possibilities to learn and grow
• High quality office environment
• Possibility of working from home 

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.