Senior Business Controller

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects, and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat, and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

Job Description

Provide key insights to cross-functional teams and support business growth through rigorous evaluation of P&L and key business and operational drivers. This high visibility role will work closely with senior business leaders to evaluate business performance and strategic initiatives and drive the delivery of results.

Key responsibilities will include:

1. Act as a strategic business partner to the Seeds Head, Head of Sales, and/or Head of Marketing, including financial reporting and analysis, compliance, and process improvement.
2. Drive delivery of stretched financial performance and targets, including working capital management.
3. Analyze business performance: sales, pricing, margins, credit management, and costs followed by an action plan to deliver/exceed targets.
4. Review monthly/quarterly forecasts and drive the annual budgeting process for the Commercial Unit.
5. As a member of the country Finance Leadership Team (FLT), be an engaged leader in driving the finance strategic agenda in collaboration with other finance areas (e.g., Business Facing, Finance Operations, Shared Services).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or Professional Accounting qualification, with at least 12 years of relevant finance experience; proven track record of success in managing people and key stakeholder engagement in a similar organization. Initial training in a Big 4 audit firm will be advantageous.
• A hands-on problem solver, having strong influencing skills and good decision-making abilities. Self-motivated and results-oriented with a strong drive for excellence and continuous improvement.
• Strong interest in understanding the E2E business and bringing an edge to finance business partnering.
• Strong communicator with good presentation skills, as the role requires working and influencing across different levels of management and across functions/geographies.
• Advanced Excel and a working knowledge of an ERP Accounting system are desirable.
• Fluency in English is a must, as the role requires liaising with teams based in other countries.