Full-Time Finance Business Partner Soy Production

At Syngenta, we are building a collaborative team in agriculture, providing seeds and crop protection to enhance farmer prosperity.

Syngenta's Crop Protection Finance Team seeks a remote Finance Business Partner for Soy Production & Supply in Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois.

Role Purpose:

Support Function stakeholders with collaborative business partnering, financial analysis, planning, and productivity initiatives across the NA organization.

Contribute to financial health and strategic alignment via in-depth financial modeling, business case development, critical insights, and informed decision support for senior leadership.

Accountabilities:

• Apply financial expertise to influence business strategy, decisions, and assumptions.
• Proactively provide financial modeling, analysis, and support for business cases (e.g., cogs, productivity, secondary distribution, capacity projects).
• Provide insights into financial performance through advanced analysis (variance, scenario modeling, trend forecasting).
• Validate COGS, prepare standard-to-standard and gross profit reviews, and lead budgeting & reconciliation for full year reporting.
• Identify deviations from strategy and forecast.
• Prepare and present financial reports to leadership and stakeholders, highlighting KPIs, trends, and actionable insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for financial insights, strategic initiative support, and business decision impact evaluation.
• Lead development of annual budgets, long-term financial plans, and periodic forecasts aligned with business unit strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models for valuation, investment analysis, and strategic decision support.
• Contribute to financial operations improvement, enhancing financial reporting, analysis, and support tools, efficiency, and data accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, accounting standards, and internal controls, participating in risk assessment and mitigation.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• Master's degree or professional certification (CFA, CPA) preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, accounting, or related field, preferably in agriculture.
• 5+ years of corporate financial reporting, modeling, and business partnering experience.
• Advanced proficiency in financial analysis tools and software (Excel, SAC, financial modeling, SAP, Qlik, PowerBI).
• Strong understanding of financial principles, accounting standards, regulatory requirements, supply, manufacturing, and supply chain processes.
• Collaborative team work, independent problem-solving, effective communication and presentation skills, ability to simplify complex information, stress resilience, and stakeholder relationship management.
• Strong prioritization skills, adaptability to change, focus on innovation, improvement, and efficiency.

Additional Information:

• US/Canadian work authorization required.
• 10% travel required.

What We Offer:

• A diverse, inclusive culture fostering professional development and work-life balance.
• Flexible work options.
• Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision).
• 401k with company match, profit sharing, and retirement savings.
• Paid vacation, holidays, leave, education assistance, wellness programs, and discounts.

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