Director, Finance - Reporting & Performance

Cargill • Wayzata, MN

2d

About The Position

The Director, Finance – Reporting & Performance Portfolio leads the strategy, evolution, and execution of Cargill’s Reporting & Performance FP&A Capability portfolio. The role translates overall FP&A Capability strategy and total Cargill FP&A direction into an aligned capability roadmap, end-to-end process model, product portfolio, and transformation agenda. As portfolio leader and global process owner, the Director establishes standards with FP&A partners, prioritizes investments and resources, and ensures process, data, technology, and change initiatives deliver measurable business and FP&A Capability outcomes.

The Director leads Product Owners and aligned teams and partners with other FP&A Capability leaders, FP&A teams, Controllership/A&FR, and DT&D. The role provides senior leaders with insights, recommendations, and decision support to improve performance, allocate resources, and advance Cargill FP&A priorities. It also leads teams that deliver analyses to businesses and functions, applies external benchmarks and new perspectives to financial planning and management practices, and guides improvements to reporting, planning, AI, forecasting, financial analysis, and decision-support capabilities.

The position establishes portfolio standards and priorities for consistent analysis and management insights, strengthens investment and trade-off processes and performance accountability, and partners to set metrics and targets. It leads benchmarking and recommendations for process and tool improvements, connecting functional strategy and capabilities to transformation ambitions and business needs. The role manages team performance, alignment, coaching, development, accountability, recognition, and an inclusive culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• At least 6 years of relevant work experience.

Nice To Haves

• History of leading high-performing teams and ability to influence indirectly.
• Demonstrated experience leading strategic, process, or data transformation.
• Proven track record of success in Enterprise, Business Group, Segment, or functional FP&A.
• Familiarity with data model constructs, LLMs/GenAI, and reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, evolution, and execution of the Reporting & Performance FP&A Capability portfolio.
• Translate FP&A Capability strategy and total Cargill FP&A direction into a capability roadmap, end-to-end process model, product portfolio, and transformation agenda.
• Serve as portfolio leader and global process owner, establishing standards with FP&A partners and prioritizing investments and resources.
• Ensure process, data, technology, and change initiatives deliver measurable business and FP&A Capability outcomes.
• Direct Product Owners and aligned teams; partner with FP&A Capability leaders, FP&A teams, Controllership/A&FR, and DT&D.
• Provide senior leaders with insights, recommendations, and decision support to improve performance, allocate resources, and advance FP&A priorities.
• Lead teams in providing relevant analyses to businesses and functions, using external benchmarks and new perspectives on FP&A and management practices.
• Lead the evolution and implementation of reporting, planning, AI, and/or forecasting capabilities within the portfolio.
• Partner with businesses, functions, Product Owners, and delivery teams to improve process effectiveness, adoption, and decision support.
• Establish portfolio direction, standards, and priorities for consistent financial analysis, insights, and decision support across Cargill.
• Guide Product Owners and aligned teams in delivering management insights, improving investment and trade-off processes, and strengthening performance accountability and value realization.
• Partner to establish metrics and targets and lead benchmarking to assess performance and progress, providing investment information to executive leaders and the board.
• Lead recommendations to improve processes and tools, drive efficiencies, and connect functional strategy and capabilities to transformation ambitions and business needs.
• Manage team members by setting expectations and goals, aligning work, giving and seeking feedback, coaching, measuring progress, holding people accountable, supporting development, recognizing achievement and lessons learned, and enabling an inclusive team culture.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program, including medical and/or other benefits depending on the position offered and hours worked.
• Eligible for a discretionary incentive award dependent on company and personal performance.
• Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director