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. 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.

As a Seeds Finance Business Partner Analyst, you will be responsible for performing Financial Planning & Analysis activities for Seeds Production and Supply area, supporting the team in logistics and inventory controlling. You will be also a trusted partner to respective finance and business stakeholders to provide insightful analysis and recommendations on the respective financials. 

We all have a critical role to play and add value. Here is how this role will help:

• Analyze monthly supply spend, relevant cost center spend, inventory and provisions, 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 supply spend, variances and accruals, inventory provisions are properly reflected in reported monthly results
• Participate in month-end closing processes
• 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
• Full accountability for the analysis and commentaries to business stakeholders for variance analysis of function cost reports
• Ensure proper master data maintenance (cost centre structure, activity rates, delegation of authorities, headcount reporting)
• Provide reliable and timely budgets and latest outlooks for production area in scope
• Provide support and guidance to production cost owners on achieving budget targets
• Participate in strategic business planning and business processes by preparing financial budgets and rolling forecasts
• Support monthly cost review and forecasting process
• Prepare and collect insightful commentaries for robust reporting and analysis of variances
• Contribute to development and use of business intelligence tools, data visualization and predictive analysis techniques.

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. 

You will be a great fit if you have:

• Bachelor/Master/Business School in Economics or Finance
• At least 3 years of experience in Finance and Controlling is a must (Production / Supply Chain / Inventory controlling experience is an advantage)
• Understanding of IFRS accounting, budgeting, forecasting and planning processes
• Advanced Excel & SAP knowledge are a must, business intelligence systems an advantage (Power BI, SAC, Qlik)
• Fluent English language knowledge
• Good analytical and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and work independently as well as within (cross-) functional teams
• High focus and energy, with a pragmatic mindset and solution-oriented approach.

Our efforts to become a really good place to work

• Dynamic and international environment
• Long-term opportunities
• High quality office environment
• Possibility of working from home

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.