Tropics Hub Seeds R&D Finance Lead

Position Summary:

1. Strategic R&D Prioritization: Can you share an example of how you have co-created long-term financial strategies and evaluated investment trade-offs to maximize R&D portfolio value in a global organization
2. Senior Stakeholder Influencing: Describe a time when you had to influence senior cross-functional business and commercial leaders on a complex financial strategy. How did you build alignment
3. Scenario Planning & Risk Management: What is your approach to scenario planning and managing financial risks and opportunities when building long-range plans for multi-regional operations
4. Global Collaboration: This role requires alignment across regional finance partners global teams and R&D hub functions. How do you ensure seamless collaboration and financial consistency across geographically dispersed teams
5. Finance Modernization: How have you successfully driven or contributed to finance modernization initiatives (e.g. advancing analytics developing new metrics or optimizing forecasting processes) in your previous roles

Accountabilities:

• Act as a thought partner for senior leadership to develop and implement business strategies that deliver on core 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 which include the use of data science and modeling various portfolio scenarios.
• 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 the Seeds Tropics Hub R&D P&L with focus on functional costs and risk/opportunity assessment.
• Partner closely with Regional Commercial Strategy R&D and Finance teams to assist in the development of a multi-pillared R&D portfolio valuation and prioritization model.
• Partner with Regional Country Finance teams within Tropics Hub as well as finance teams cross hubs to drive consistent global processes for Budgets Long Range Plans etc.  
• Analyze financial data to identify trends risks and opportunities for growth and efficiency.
• Lead financial processes for forecasts budgets and long-term plans CAPEX and key initiatives.
• Provide financial expertise to support strategic initiatives and projects across Tropics Hub functional areas.
• Train the business community on functional financial matters.
• Ensure adherence to financial regulations and company policies and controls through close partnership with Group Accounting Internal Audit and External Auditors to ensure compliance by leveraging financial excellence and best practices.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks to safeguard company assets.
• Support Agile initiatives and process improvements.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors 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.
• Demonstrable track record of successfully using influence & leadership to achieve results in a matrixed environment.
• 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.
• Experience in business transformations and M&A projects

Additional Information :

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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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time