Finance Manager–Farm Analytics

Mastronardi Produce•Livonia, MI

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mastronardi Produce, a leading greenhouse vegetable company, is seeking a Finance Manager – Farm Analytics for its corporate office in Livonia, Michigan. This role is responsible for leading and maintaining the required Farm Analytics for all Mastronardi-owned farms, serving as a key stakeholder for the success of people, plants, and performance. The Finance Manager will provide analytical support to greenhouse leadership and collaborate with corporate accounting leadership to drive the annual forecasting and budgeting process. The ideal candidate will embody the company's PRIDE values: Passion, Respect, Innovation, Drive, and Excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Five years of work experience in either corporate finance/planning, decision support, and strategy analysis of operations to help shape the business required.
Previous leadership experience preferred.
Subject matter expert with financial modeling at all levels of detail, from high-level strategic models to very detailed operational models.
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Exceptional writing and verbal presentation skills to serve a broad and diverse audience.
Intense attention to detail and the ability to fully articulate the numbers and the story behind the numbers.
Ability to think analytically from varying perspectives and overcome obstacles creatively.
Ability to build working relationships with Business Partners and to tailor communication to the audience.
Ability to negotiate and avoid conflict.
Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications with advanced knowledge of Excel.

Nice To Haves

MBA or similar advanced degree with two years of post-MBA and supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage the Finance Farm & Grower Analytics team and lead the delegation of tasks.
Conduct business case analyses for new greenhouse investments and other CAPEX within current greenhouse facilities.
Lead the creation of analytic summaries for all MPL owned farms for each period.
Create and maintain a financial forecast for the farms, updated monthly or when significant business trends occur.
Lead the rollout of a detailed Business Intelligence reporting plan for the farms, including automation of reporting, creation of dashboards, combining data sources, and working with the IT development team to validate data.
Manage the drive to get costing per SKU and per m2 at the MPL farm level.
Support management in developing strategies and initiatives to drive growth and cost control.
Contribute to strategic initiatives such as labor force planning, planting strategies, product development, and process improvement efforts.
Provide insightful, fact-based data analysis to solve complex problems, using a deep understanding of objectives, issues, and root causes.
Create financial models and frameworks to address business problems and generate strategic insights.
Support management in creating an annual budget and operating plan aligned with the strategic plan.
Run operating plan financial models, incorporate guidance on validated assumptions, and assist in preparing related presentations and deliverables.
Continuously improve accuracy by aligning to key drivers and identifying variance root causes.
Assist in creating analytical tools and models to drive expense management and efficient processes.
Ensure metrics are in place to track progress against key strategic goals and value creation.
Prepare variance analysis on actual results versus plan/forecast and prior year.
Assist in preparing presentations on results, forecasts, and plans for senior management, including board presentations.
Build capability for short and long-term success.
Share skills and knowledge with colleagues and help develop others.
Work collaboratively with all team members.
Partner with Key Stakeholders and Business Partners to align on business priorities and drive effective solutions/execution.
Constructively communicate compelling arguments based on facts and data to obtain necessary buy-in for business objectives.
Build working relationships with business management and other partners to support key priorities and objectives through analytics.