Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ADM is a global leader in human and animal nutrition and agricultural processing. They are seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to provide financial and business support for forecasting, budgeting, and performance management for the Deerland business unit. The role involves collaborating with business leadership and improving financial reporting and analysis.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate preparation and reporting of annual plan, monthly forecasts, key performance measures, and performance reporting to BU Leaders and BU finance leaders at regional and/or global levels
- Partner across BU Leaders and finance organization to support key initiatives and driving actions that improves business unit performance
- Participate and demonstrate leadership in cross-functional efforts within Finance to continually improve reporting, forecasting, planning, and profitability analysis
- Develop and present financial results, projections, manufacturing cost analytics and ad hoc analysis requests to senior management
- Actively seek for efficiency and cost improvements in all areas
- Ability to work in a fast-growing environment and interact with teams from both legacy Deerland entities and other H&W businesses
- Work closely with Controlling colleagues to design and implement process changes to improve the relevance and insightfulness of information available to management
- Provide support on capital investments and strong collaboration with Commercial, Operations and Finance areas
- Ability to influence others within a matrix environment including senior management
- Focus on execution of the operational plan
Skills
- A bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, accounting, or economics
- Minimum 7-10 years of experience in a similar position in large multinationals close to operations, manufacturing, logistics and distribution operations, international or global exposure and breadth of experience, experience in processing businesses
- Experience working in an organization with centralized services functions of global centers of expertise
- Detailed knowledge of general accounting principles, practices, policies, and procedures
- Solid understanding of month-end financial closing process
- Ability to work in a challenging environment with multiple, changing and competing priorities
- Effective oral and written communication skills as well as ability to work with various levels of office and operational contacts; good presentation with an ability to communicate clearly
- Results and continuous improvement oriented; ability to drive initiatives and lead changes
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and pragmatic approach; willingness to roll-up sleeves and make things happen; strong follow skills through and detail oriented
- Project management experience managing multiple projects at one time
- Positive, ‘can do' hands on attitude with good influencing and stakeholder management skills
- Advance knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint - Attention to detail required
- Strong organization and time management skills and ability to handle multiple deliverables and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to balance team and individual responsibilities and contribute to building a positive team environment
- Ability to travel as necessary
- MBA
Benefits
- Salaried Incentive Plan: The total compensation package for this position will also include annual bonus
- Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
- If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
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