Head of Finance

Company Description

Syngenta headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and is among the world's leading companies in Agriculture Crop Protection and ranks in the top 3 in the high value commercial Seeds market. In Syngenta we are helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 48,000 people in over 100 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.

Join Syngenta and help build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet.

Job Description

Role Purpose:

• Lead country Finance team with ownership of all Commercial, Business, administrative responsibilities, Financial Planning and Analysis, Monthly Business Review (MBR) and Business Decision Support. 
• Provide financial leadership and guidance to Country Leadership Team, Build and manage effective relationships with key business partners to better influence and shape business priorities.

Accountabilities:

• Identify clearly business opportunities and set ambitious targets accordingly that translates into areas for business focus, resources allocation and high-quality business planning input.

• Contribute through analysis and controlling process to the operational and strategic performance and growth of both Crop Protection and Seeds business. Through detailed financial analysis of key financial information, provide management with facts and data based impartial financial advice.
• Provide business with sound risk-based analysis on potential impacts, implications and propose potential ways to improve risk management on key economic exposures, in partnership with the business define, implement and monitor key performance metrics
• For all key investment decisions, provide accurate and informative appraisals that drive trade-off discussion and appropriate resource allocation.

• Lead the annual Budget process, rolling forecasts, and the long-term planning.
• Serve as a Board Member of Syngenta Bangladesh, accomplish all the board related task as the regulatory/statutory requirement. Ownership of statutory and fiscal representation by managing and overseeing the preparation of statutory, tax and management reports in accordance with local GAAP, Tax regulations and Group Reporting standards.
• Provide the linkage between the Country and Regional Finance organizations, ensuring timely, accurate, effective and transparent flow of information and data.
• Support and partner with Finance Operation Team in Pune, India in the implementation and delivery of best-in-class accounting and financial support to the country.
• Drive Compliance Culture in the organization.
• Develop, coach, guide Finance team and inspire to be an agile and high performing team.

Qualifications

Critical Experience:

• Minimum 15 years’ experience all facets of accounting and business partnering role.
• Proven capability to communicate and manage complex issues.
• Involvement in strategic options development and implementation.
• Familiarity with a computerized business environment (e.g. ERP software, Enterprise Data Warehouse).

Critical Knowledge​​​​​​​:

• P&L drive, finance business partnering including GTM, pricing, portfolio, price/ volume trade-off.
• Strong knowledge of TFCM, credit functions and commercial terms.
• Advanced knowledge of Financial Reporting Standard and GAAP.
• Understanding of Business Financial planning cycles.
• Strong Business Case analysis and ability to analyse trade off decisions, think “ROI”. 
• Strong knowledge of internal controls and local statutory and tax regulations.

Critical Capabilities:​​​​​​​

• Certified Public Accountant, MBA preferred
• An aptitude for detailed, inquisitiveness as to the drivers of production and financial performance
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, strong stakeholders’ management
• Strong persuasion power, communicate with impact, able to influence non-finance functions
• Advanced financial analysis tools and techniques
• Develop goals and prioritize actions
• Understand well supply chain processes
• Communicate effectively
• Step beyond comfort zones
• Take ownership for the change
• Achieve goals and standards
• Manage performance to ensure high results
• Coach to release creativity and innovation

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.