Senior Director, Finance

Description

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Position Summary

Reporting to the VP of Finance, the Finance Sr. Director will be responsible for managing the monthly financial closing and related reporting for the Olam Peanuts product line. This position is responsible for providing oversight on financial and internal audits and for insuring the proper internal control environment is in place and operating effectively.

The Finance Sr. Director will collaborate and support cross functional departments.

Position Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly financial closing and forecasting process.
• Insure accurate general ledger account balances.
• Prepare entity statutory & management financial reports.
• Manage financial and internal audits.
• Create and evaluate internal accounting policies, procedures & controls.
• Preparation of regulatory and governmental information forms.
• Manage the Annual Strategic and Budgeting process.
• Lead Monthly Financial Reviews with Senior Leadership Team focusing on both results for the Month and YTD: ability to assess trends (both Positive and Negative Variances against Budget) and partner with the Operations and Sales/Marketing Teams in managing the trends to insure maximum value delivery
• Effective participation as the Finance interface with key customers.
• Work with multiple stakeholders both within and outside US
• Work on special projects, as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA or CMA certification preferred.
• Food Processing and/or Ag/Farm experience preferred.
• Minimum seven (7) years responsibilities in accounting/finance, with financial reporting experience.
• Ability and willingness to travel 30% of the time is required
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining perspective and respect for others
• Ability to be creative, flexible, and able to drive/guide change.
• Ability to multi-task, follow through and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, multi-entity & multi-cultural environment.
• Strong leadership, management, and people skills.
• Strong communication
  
  

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

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