Cargill Looking for FP&A Lead at Wayzata, MN Full Time

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill’s global team of 155,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 154 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.

Job Purpose and Impact

The FP&A Lead is an active partner in the development of our business strategy, sets clear financially focused targets for the business, while ensuring effective deployment of capital within the business. In this role, you will be a critical business partner for the group finance director and group leader by providing necessary financial rigor and analytics and will be accountable for the achievement of financials results and creation of value for the organization. Key Accountabilities

Lead and coordinate financial analysis for a multiregional, regional or multi-country complex business or function and understand key drivers of results and related sensitivities.

Utilize technology to drive aligned performance management of the business.

Establish performance metrics to drive strategy execution.

Employ advanced modeling skills that brings new perspectives to the business.

Deliver clear presentations including defending positions on controversial topics, adapt style to continuously seek win-win solutions.

Actively participate in new product development projects, develops necessary financial projections and sensitivity, approves the final financial forecast and model for the business.

Demonstrate an application of broad/diverse commercial knowledge with understanding of how all areas come together and operate as a business.

Other duties as assigned

Provide expert thought leadership in your field and work with limited direction, using additional research and interpretation to identify issues or problems. You may provide direction to supporting team members and be a strategic contributor.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Demonstrates high degree of curiosity; investing time and energy into learning and seeks different points of view and internal and external perspectives
• Experience with design, develop and implement value-added business analytics
• Confirmed ability to develop long term strategic plans
• Minimum of six years of related work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Experience and success in motivating teams for high performance.
• Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.

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Cargill highly encourages vaccinations but does not mandate at this time. Upon hire, you will be asked to provide your vaccination status, and if unvaccinated or if you choose not to disclose, you would be expected to follow Cargill’s safety protocols for unvaccinated employees (i.e., mask mandates, and social distancing).

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.