Finance Senior Analyst, Corporate FP&A

Cargill • Wayzata, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Senior Analyst, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis performs complex corporate financial planning and analysis to provide support and insights for the organization’s businesses and leadership. With minimal supervision, the role analyzes corporate functions, expenses, financial results, planning assumptions, business drivers, and enterprise performance, using internal and external perspectives to identify overlaps, synergies, opportunities, risks, and emerging trends.

The position leads reporting, planning, and forecasting processes, including annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, planning-cycle deliverables, stakeholder communications, and governance requirements. It develops planning guidance, assumptions, financial drivers, recurring and ad hoc reporting, performance analyses, executive scorecards, commentary, and leadership materials. The analyst partners with finance leadership on analyses and presentations for executive forums, establishes and monitors performance metrics, and evaluates planning and reporting effectiveness.

The role also contributes to improvements in planning, forecasting, and reporting through technology, automation, standardization, and enhanced reporting capabilities. It serves as a subject matter resource for enterprise financial reporting tools and processes, supports reporting governance and system adoption, and researches and interprets market perspectives to inform planning assumptions and strategic discussions. The position is based at Cargill’s Global Headquarters in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of relevant work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Internal Cargill FP&A experience.
• External FP&A experience at a large, multinational corporation.
• Detailed knowledge of and experience with multidimensional corporate performance management systems, such as OneStream, Hyperion, Anaplan, or similar platforms.
• Detailed knowledge of and experience with Cargill planning and reporting processes and systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining executive reporting and presentation materials in Workiva.
• Proficiency in leveraging AI tools and capabilities to optimize financial reporting and commentary, streamline report preparation, and enhance the quality, speed, and consistency of insights.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial results, planning assumptions, corporate functions, business drivers, and enterprise performance to support executive decision-making.
• Translate financial insights into assessments of business performance against competitors and industry trends, helping leadership focus on critical risks and opportunities.
• Lead reporting, planning, and forecasting processes, including annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, planning-cycle deliverables, stakeholder communications, and governance requirements.
• Develop and communicate planning guidance, assumptions, and financial drivers; coordinate collection, validation, and publication of planning inputs.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc financial reports, performance analyses, executive scorecards, commentary, and leadership materials.
• Partner with finance leadership to prepare analyses and presentations for Executive Team Business Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, and other executive forums.
• Partner to establish and monitor performance metrics based on historical analysis and external benchmarking.
• Apply financial modeling skills to develop new perspectives and evaluate planning and reporting process effectiveness, including timeliness, submission quality, forecast accuracy, stakeholder engagement, and operational efficiency.
• Suggest and support improvements to planning, forecasting, and reporting through technology, automation, standardization, and enhanced reporting capabilities.
• Incorporate feedback to refine processes, improve leadership materials, increase operational efficiency, and strengthen decision support.
• Support enterprise financial reporting tools and processes, including template administration, cycle readiness, troubleshooting data discrepancies, maintaining governance standards, implementing enhancements, and promoting adoption.
• Research and interpret internal and external perspectives to identify issues, evaluate business performance, identify emerging risks, and inform planning assumptions and strategic discussions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program, including medical and/or other benefits depending on the position offered and hours worked.
• 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.
• Eligible for a discretionary incentive award dependent on company and personal performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed