Director, Finance Commercial - MSNA

Mars•Chicago, IL

3d•$169,840 - $233,530•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Commercial Finance leads all the financial planning, processes and strategic initiatives across the MSNA commercial portfolio (Confectionery, Salty, AFH and Canada). The role serves as a key business partner to the SVP, Commercial NA and their leadership team, providing financial insights and guidance to drive performance and decision making. The position owns full accountability for commercial (procurement) financial outcomes, including budgeting and forecasting Primes spend, inflation analysis and mitigation strategies, along with long term planning for the commercial team. This leader also plays a critical role in advancing value leadership initiatives and identifying synergies across the commercial organization. Success in this role requires strong financial acumen, strategic thinking and the ability to influence and partner effectively across cross functional teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field
At least 10 years of experience in Finance or Accounting, with a minimum of 5 years in a business partnership finance role
Strong understanding and experience of financial planning, analysis, and financial operations
Strong analytical and communication skills and be detail-oriented

Nice To Haves

Experience in CPG is advantageous, otherwise strong learning agility is critical
Prior experience in managing procurement/commercial finance is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Partner with the Sr VP Commercial and their leadership team to develop, monitor and evaluate long term growth strategies (iVCP) and annual execution plans (AEP) for Primes.
Drive VL/Synergy Drive agenda for Primes – participating in ideation sessions, aligning on key decisions, and ensuring the forecasting and reporting for VL/synergy is accurate and aligned with business strategy.
Provide insights and recommendations for optimizing prime spend across MSNA and provide business decision support for inflation forecasting and other macro economic factors affecting prime spend. Key stakeholders will be category managers (commercial buyers), risk management teams, and category business unit finance.
Oversee and manage the financial planning processes for commercial, including budgeting, forecasting and long term planning.
Lead executive level financial reporting, including monthly variance analysis, and development of high quality, concise and focused management reports ensuring information adds value to both Supply Chain, Commercial and Category BU audiences.
Understand key commodities and best class competitor insights to help bring perspective to the commercial SVP, risk management teams and NA CFO.
Establish and enforce financial policies – specially dealing with suppliers to maintain compliance with policies.
Manage and mentor a high-performing team of finance support for commercial finance.