Finance Manager- Winfield United

Land O'Lakes•Arden Hills, MN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

In this position, you will be responsible for financial planning & analysis within our Crop Protection (CPP) business for WinField United. You will lead the partnership with both our CPP Procurement team and our strategic accounts (Retail Alliance) team. The successful candidate will have strong financial skills including the ability to analyze and interpret data and present results to business partners including Procurement, Retail Alliances and Marketing, in a meaningful format to assist in decision-making. This position is located at our Arden Hills, MN Corporate Headquarters (in office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline
A minimum of 8 years of progressive finance and/or accounting experience
CPA, CMA, MBA, or certification desired
Prior experience leading multiple direct reports highly desired
Process orientation, including ability to question, streamline, and improve existing processes
Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to perform well in a dynamic environment
Demonstrate a strong service ethic and able to partner with senior leaders across the organization
Drive individual and team accountability through structured development and career pathing
Intellectual curiosity; strive to challenge for continuous learning
Analytical and quantitative with strong financial analysis skills
Able to work with and gain insights from various sources of data across the company

Nice To Haves

Experience in budgeting and forecasting
Expertise in synthesizing enterprise financial data into visual narratives for executive level reporting and communications
Understanding of the interconnectivity between the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows

Responsibilities

Drive the end-to-end financial performance of a $2.5 billion vended portfolio, leading all budgeting, forecasting, and analysis to optimize P&L results
Lead the financial analysis and partnership with the Procurement team, including supporting vendor rebate negotiations, purchase decisions and Financing programs
Partner with the Retail Alliances team to drive the financial strategy and performance of our key strategic accounts
Manage and coach two senior-level financial analysts within the department
Direct a cross-functional partnership across Procurement and Corporate Treasury to architect a Net Financing program that delivers value to the cooperative system.
Optimize the balance between Customer and Vendor Financing while aligning decisions with Land O’Lakes’ balance sheet requirements and prevailing interest rate environments.
Own the Patronage/Dividend program for Winfield United.
Consolidate all models and analysis for future-state program.