Manager, Finance–Farm Analytics

Mastronardi Produce•Livonia, MI

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

Mastronardi Produce is the leading greenhouse vegetable company in North America, pioneering the commercial greenhouse industry. Our award-winning SUNSET® brand produce is available across North America. Family-owned for over 70 years, we are committed to having the most flavorful products and the best people, constantly innovating to lead in fresh produce. We seek individuals who embody our PRIDE values (Passion, Respect, Innovation, Drive, Excellence) to help us inspire healthy living through WOW flavor experiences. Our corporate office in Livonia, Michigan is seeking a Finance Manager – Farm Analytics. This role is responsible for leading and maintaining the required Farm Analytics for all Mastronardi-owned farms. The Finance Manager is a key stakeholder in the success of people, plants, and performance across all company-owned greenhouses. This role will act as the key analytical support to greenhouse leadership and, along with corporate accounting leadership, will drive the annual forecasting and budgeting process.

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 as required, including but not limited to, new Greenhouse investment 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 that is updated monthly and /or when significant business trends occur.
Lead the roll out of a detailed Business Intelligence reporting plan for the farms, including but not limited to the automation of reporting, creation of various dashboards, combining of various 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 to develop strategies and initiatives to drive growth and cost control.
Engage in strategic initiatives such as labor force planning, planting strategies, product development, and process improvement efforts.
Use deep understanding of objectives, issues, and root causes and provide insightful, fact-based data analysis to help solve complex problems.
Create frameworks and financial models that address business problems and result in strategic insights.
Support management to create an annual budget & operating plan that is aligned to the strategic plan.
Run operating plan financial models and incorporate guidance received on validated assumptions; assist in preparation of related presentations and/or deliverables.
Continuously improve accuracy by aligning to key drivers and identifying variance root causes.
Assist with the creation of analytical tools and models to drive expense management and efficient processes.
Understand strategic plans and 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 presentation preparation on results, forecasts, and plans to senior management (including board presentations).
Deliberately build capability for short and long term.
Share skills and knowledge with colleagues and help to develop others.
Work collaboratively with all members of the team.
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 and obtain necessary buy-in to deliver on business objectives.
Build working relationships with business management and other partners in support of key priorities and objectives through analytics.