Head of Finance

Role Purpose:
Lead country Finance team with ownership of all Commercial, Business, administrative responsibilities, Financial Planning and Analysis, Monthly Business Review (MBR) and Business Decision Support.
Provide financial leadership and guidance to Country Leadership Team, Build and manage effective relationships with key business partners to better influence and shape business priorities.
Accountabilities:
Identify clearly business opportunities and set ambitious targets accordingly that translates into areas for business focus, resources allocation and high-quality business planning input.
Contribute through analysis and controlling process to the operational and strategic performance and growth of both Crop Protection and Seeds business. Through detailed financial analysis of key financial information, provide management with facts and data based impartial financial advice.
Provide business with sound risk-based analysis on potential impacts, implications and propose potential ways to improve risk management on key economic exposures, in partnership with the business define, implement and monitor key performance metrics
For all key investment decisions, provide accurate and informative appraisals that drive trade-off discussion and appropriate resource allocation.
Lead the annual Budget process, rolling forecasts, and the long-term planning.
Serve as a Board Member of Syngenta Bangladesh, accomplish all the board related task as the regulatory/statutory requirement. Ownership of statutory and fiscal representation by managing and overseeing the preparation of statutory, tax and management reports in accordance with local GAAP, Tax regulations and Group Reporting standards.
Provide the linkage between the Country and Regional Finance organizations, ensuring timely, accurate, effective and transparent flow of information and data.
Support and partner with Finance Operation Team in Pune, India in the implementation and delivery of best-in-class accounting and financial support to the country.
Drive Compliance Culture in the organization.
Develop, coach, guide Finance team and inspire to be an agile and high performing team.
Critical Experience:
Minimum 15 years’ experience all facets of accounting and business partnering role.
Proven capability to communicate and manage complex issues.
Involvement in strategic options development and implementation.
Familiarity with a computerized business environment (e.g. ERP software, Enterprise Data Warehouse).
Critical Knowledge​​​​​​​:
P&L drive, finance business partnering including GTM, pricing, portfolio, price/ volume trade-off.
Strong knowledge of TFCM, credit functions and commercial terms.
Advanced knowledge of Financial Reporting Standard and GAAP.
Understanding of Business Financial planning cycles.
Strong Business Case analysis and ability to analyse trade off decisions, think “ROI”.
Strong knowledge of internal controls and local statutory and tax regulations.
Critical Capabilities:​​​​​​​
Certified Public Accountant, MBA preferred
An aptitude for detailed, inquisitiveness as to the drivers of production and financial performance
Strong verbal and written communication skills, strong stakeholders’ management
Strong persuasion power, communicate with impact, able to influence non-finance functions
Advanced financial analysis tools and techniques
Develop goals and prioritize actions
Understand well supply chain processes
Communicate effectively
Step beyond comfort zones
Take ownership for the change
Achieve goals and standards
Manage performance to ensure high results
Coach to release creativity and innovation

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No