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.

As a CP R&D Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing finance expertise and advice to the businesses, supporting decision-making and driving performance. You will have 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, you will drive effective and efficient delivery of business goals with sound financial analysis and advice.

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

• Act as a trusted finance business partner, supporting the business and stakeholders within the scope on recurring and ad hoc finance topics
• Key finance contact for a number of Europe CP R&D Functions for both Regulatory and internal-external Trialing areas
• Support the drive for productivity gains across the organization through process and reporting improvement/alignment
• Drive the delivery of budgets and forecasts of your business stakeholders
• Challenge the resource allocation and income generation pro-actively raising issues and driving resolution
• Provide management with sound risk-based analysis on potential impacts, implications and propose potential ways to mitigate risks on key economic and business challenges
• Drive productivity and simplification in finance and related business processes in the relevant functional scope

At Syngenta we are highly people focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Business partners 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:

• BSc/MSc degree or equivalent qualification
• 7+ years of previous experience in Finance and Controlling is a must
• Previous management experience preferred
• Business facing experience working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Understanding of IFRS accounting, budgeting, forecasting and planning processes
• Excel & SAP knowledge are a must, business intelligence systems an advantage
• Advanced financial and accounting acumen
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in English is a must, other languages are a plus

Our efforts to become a really good place to work:

• Dynamic and international team with great atmosphere
• Possibilities to learn and grow
• High quality office environment
• Possibility of working from home

Discover more about Syngenta Budapest Center by visiting our official website: Link

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.