Seeds Finance Business Partner Analyst DACH

at  Syngenta Seeds

Company Description
Syngenta Group is one of the world’s biggest agricultural technology companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. With more than 59,000 employees, operating in more than 100 countries, the company strives to transform food production through Regenerative Agriculture - a science-driven, technology-enabled approach to improve soil, deliver high productivity and high-quality food, help fight climate change and restore lost biodiversity. Syngenta Group, which is registered in Shanghai, China, and has its management headquarters in Switzerland, draws strength from its four business units: Syngenta Crop Protection, headquartered in Switzerland; Syngenta Seeds, headquartered in the United States; ADAMA®, headquartered in Israel; and Syngenta Group China. Together, these businesses provide industry-leading ways to serve customers around the world
Job Description
As a Seeds Finance Business Partner Analyst, you will be responsible for performing Financial Planning & Analysis activities for the DACH business area. You will be a trusted partner to Seeds Commercial Finance Lead DACH to provide insightful analysis and recommendations on the respective financials. You will also drive improvements and technology adaptations in Financial Planning & Analysis processes and support projects across the regional Seeds Finance team.

• Actuals: Month end closing:
• Analyse monthly sales and function costs, and provide relevant commentaries and insights to finance and business stakeholders
• Based on discussions with business stakeholders and in collaboration with Accounting-to-Reporting teams, ensure accruals for sales deductions and function cost are properly reflected in reported monthly results
• Participate in month-end closing processes, including lock meetings
• Financial analysis:
• Provide timely and insightful financial analysis to support business decisions, understanding business performance on a monthly / annual basis
• Leverage technology (SAC) to further develop (SAC stories) and fully utilize available reports to meet the needs of the various business owners, on time, with high quality
• Full accountability for the analysis and commentaries to business stakeholders for variance analysis of function cost reports
• Budgeting and Rolling Forecast processes:
• Provide reliable and timely budgets and latest outlooks for P&L area in scope
• Provide support and guidance to business managers and function cost owners on achieving budget targets
• Participate in strategic business planning and business processes by preparing financial budgets and rolling forecasts
• Business review process:
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• Prepare and collect insightful commentaries for robust reporting and analysis of variances

• Focus on reliable full year outlooks and risk/opportunity assessments
• Digital capabilities:
• Contribute to development and use of business intelligence tools, data visualisation and predictive analysis techniques
• Region-wide Finance Projects
• Supporting projects across the regional Seeds Finance team
  Qualifications
  At Syngenta we are highly people focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Leaders are expected to communicate effectively, develop teams and lead by example. Our industry and our function are changing rapidly so we are looking for new team members with a strong desire to develop themselves.