CP Commercial Finance Lead – EASA

Lusaka, Zambia
Full-time
Company Description

Syngenta Group is one of the world’s leading sustainable agriculture innovation companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. Our 53,000 people across more than 100 countries strive every day to transform agriculture through tailor-made solutions for the benefit of farmers, society and our planet – making us the world’s most local agricultural technology and innovation partner.Zambia Job Market

Syngenta Group is committed to operating at the highest standards of ethics and integrity. This is a commitment that we are making to investors, customers, society and employees. Syngenta Group is also committed to maintaining a workplace environment free from discrimination and Harassment.

Job Description

Role purpose

Act as the key partner to Business in EASA and together with respective Business Area Leadership Team drive strategy and delivery of financial targets
Full accountability to manage P&L and deliver financial targets for EASA, and for area of scope (either Southern or Eastern Africa).
Active participation in the development and implementation of the relevant operational plans to ensure clarity of the financial impact, including support of evaluation of new businesses and models
Through appropriate balance of short, medium, and long-term financial planning and monitoring
drive effective and efficient delivery of business goals with sound financial analysis and advice,
drive the delivery of budgets and forecasts,
challenge the resource allocation and income generation proactively raising issues and driving resolution
Proactively identify risk and manage risk.
Provide management with sound risk-based analysis on potential impacts, implications and propose potential ways to mitigate risks on key economic and commercial exposures.
Drive productivity and simplification in finance and related business processes in the relevant functional/business scope
Support / lead as appropriate strategic initiatives and projects in the BA depending on the business needs
Indirectly manage the finance team and ensure appropriate resource allocation

Accountabilities

Represent Finance function to the BA Leadership Team
Support development and implementation of strategies for BA
Utilizing key agronomic indicators, deliver 5-year plans and budgets. Ensure effective resource prioritization based on sound risk-based cost / benefit analysis
Provide business management with sound risk-based analysis on potential impacts, implications and propose potential ways to improve risk management on key economic exposures
Provide functional expertise in key projects within BA or specific AME projects
P&L accountability for the Business Area; drive actions to support stronger cash-flow generation for the company, including optimization of working capital
Lead financial processes across P&L scope connecting with various stakeholders
P&L and working capital management
Latest Outlook and Risks & Opportunities management
Coordinate planning cycle: sales and GP forecast, S&OP preparation
Lead the annual budget preparation process
5-Year-Plan preparation and strategy co-creation with BA Leadership Team
Co-create and review commercial terms and policies (price model, i.e. discounts / rebates / incentive plans), contracts, support of commercial processes (e.g. in-season commercial terms tactics) and new business models (financial consideration and frameworks for strategic business projects)
In collaboration with Finance Operations team:  act as Company assets custodian, ensure proper accounting policies, effective process governance and Control Framework maintained in the area of responsibility
Member and active contribution in CP AME Finance Leadership Team and BA Leadership Team
Flexibly allocate time to coordinate, lead or support as appropriate strategic initiatives in the BU in scope or across AME (GTM review, FiSo structuring and implementation, New business models implementation, collaborations).
Act as Productivity Ambassador; help origination to embrace Productivity mindset across all teams in Business Area(s)
Qualifications

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

Critical knowledge

Sound knowledge of business and industry drivers
Effective finance management of a business with full P&L responsibility
Best practices for the development of annual budgets, latest estimates and financial planning
Financial modelling
Commercial finance (commercial terms, pricing, campaign planning)
Ability to understand, communicate and manage complex cross-functional issues

Critical experience

A finance professional with 8+ years of experience in different areas of business finance and controlling, ideally with previous P&L accountability
Experience in working with cross functional teams and ability to work with all levels of the organisation
Experience in influencing key stakeholders towards adopting and aligning to relevant procedures and tools
Exposure to commercial operations
Experience in working with multi-cultural and virtual teams; coordination of work of others without direct reporting line

Critical Technical, professional and personal capabilities

Chartered Accountant or CPA or CIMA (Registered) or similar qualifications.
Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field.
Wide knowledge of finance (financial analysis, investment analysis, valuation analysis, risk management, budgeting / planning).
Influencing, teamwork skills and leading change
Successfully communicate ideas that proactively challenge business.
High focus and energy with a pragmatic mind set and solution-oriented approach
Strong collaboration mindset and ability to work in matrix organisation
Technology savvy, drive for digitalisation

Critical leadership capabilities

Customer management: ability to interact and influence at different levels within the organization
Judgment: provides timely and good decisions that are respected by the business, involves stakeholders to enhance the decision-making process
Insight generation: brings forward looking mindset to business, generate insights and identify financial impacts

Critical success factors & key challenges

Finance expertise and advice to business, support of decision-making process.
Strong business acumen and understanding of end-to-end implications of commercial decisions
Collaboration and agility mindset
Ability to challenge and influence
Ability to collaborate across multiple geographies and stakeholders
Additional Information

Location: Kenya / ZambiaZambia Job Market