Finance Manager-Consolidation

We are seeking a Finance Manager to provide financial leadership to our Animal Nutrition business unit. The Animal Nutrition portfolio is comprised of multiple business segments spanning a geographically diverse network of approximately 59 feed mills, which allows the business to sell product through multiple channels across the domestic and international market.

This role is located at our Arden Hills, MN Corporate headquarters (hybrid work arrangement each week).

Key Responsibilities:

• Consolidate the financial performance for the total Animal Nutrition portfolio through weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual routines, coordinating across FP&A, Accounting and key business partners. This includes providing regular updates on our financial projections and actual results to FP&A and Animal Nutrition leadership, tracking risks and opportunities and synthesizing insights about key performance drivers. 

• Nurture a positive, inclusive culture with high team engagement through focused management, coaching, direction, and accountability of three direct reports.

• Collaborate with the other FP&A managers across the team to ensure financial projections are balanced and comprehensive, to drive continuous improvement in processes and culture, and to coach and develop talent among the financial analysts.

• Provide leadership throughout the Animal Nutrition ERP migration to SAP including driving adoption of best practices leveraging the technology to improve management reporting, planning, and forecasting processes.

• Along with the FP&A Director, develop critical business unit financial communications with key stakeholders, both internal (e.g., Executive Leadership Team, Corporate Finance, Town Halls, functional department meetings, etc.) and external (e.g., customer advisory groups).

Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related required.  MBA/CPA desired.

• 10 years of progressive leadership experience (preferably with at least 5 years of those in FP&A)

• Previous finance leadership experience in support of an Animal Nutrition/Ag business, and their associated financial structures, is strongly desired

• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams.

Competencies/Skills:

• Effective interpersonal communication and influencing skills with peers and with senior leadership across FP&A, Accounting, and Animal Nutrition leaders.

• Proven ability to build strong trusted relationships.

• An advanced understanding of all finance/accounting disciplines and financial modeling.

• An ability to challenge constructively while operating with agility in ambiguous environments. 

• Experience contributing finance leadership to business transformation activities.

$123,920-$185,880.  In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges. 

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