Financial Planning & Analysis Director

Purpose of Position:

The Financial Planning and Analysis Director leads the budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, implementation, and business strategic for Del Monte North America. Conducts financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and reporting efforts to ensure efficient financial operations. Primary focus is to provide on time, accurate information to Management allowing them to drive their business with complete visibility.

Accountabilities:

• Provide the overall strategic direction of the Financial Planning and Analysis function in the production and delivery of all standard and ad-hoc reporting updates, presentation materials, market, competition and profitability analysis.
• Accountable to make the final decisions and recommendations to ensure quality, delivery and documentation of all the deliverables.
• Assist in monthly financial closings.
• Provide Monthly P&L by entities.
• Prepare P&Ls to support sales agreement, new investments or feasibility projects.
• Compile and analyze monthly reports and forecast.
• Develop an executive KPI scorecard upon which senior management can focus their performance discussions, address needed adjustments, and impact future results to maximize the bottom line.
• Prepare weekly report together Ops and Sales to provide perspective of financial achievement of current week and weeks to come.
• Partner with Business Process & System Improvement to integrate tools and technologies to produce the reports and analysis.
• Partners with senior leadership (SVPs & VPs) in the business functional areas to provide financial insights, recommendations, and best practices to help the company make effective resource allocation decisions.
• Prepares and communicates certain deliverables to senior management and the Board of Directors relating to the portfolio, guardrails, long-range plan and annual operating plan, linking strategy and intent to financial outcomes and measures of success.
• Coordinates with other areas of Finance to ensure projected financial outcomes resulting from business plans are properly planned and forecasted.
• Research issues as identified, reports findings, suggests alternative courses of action, and constantly look for process improvements.
• Special Projects as assigned.

Minimum Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (e.g. Business, Finance, etc.), from an accredited institution.
• At least 5 years of prior experience in a similar role.
• Good knowledge of ERPs (SAP preferred) and BI tools.
• Strong Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Excel, Word, and Outlook, etc.).
• Demonstrated leadership presence and maturity.
• Excellent communication (i.e. oral and written) and leadership skills.
• Ability to multi-task and be detail oriented.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred:

• Some knowledge of produce industry, supply and food chain management and/or agricultural background.

***Please note: This position does not qualify for relocation expenses. ***

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