Financial Analyst

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all –while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta's Finance Business Partnering Team is seeking a Financial Analyst in Greensboro, NC. This role will work with stakeholders and respective finance business partners to support function expenses, primarily in the North America Crop Protection (CP) business. The Analyst will support the month-end close reporting as well as forecasting and budgeting function expense analysis.

Accountabilities:

• Monitor function expenses monthly, analyzing trends, missing adjustments, opportunities for efficiencies, etc.
• Perform month-end close activities including accruals and other journal entries.
• Research variances to budget and prepare needed adjustments.
• Fully understand expenses, variances to budget, and provide meaningful commentary.
• Work with stakeholders to update monthly forecasts of full-year spend.
• Meet with stakeholders and ensure they have necessary tools and reports for reviewing function expenses.
• Work with function expenses analyst team to build annual budget templates used for budget collection.
• Support stakeholders to build budgets, provide relevant expense analysis, and prepare presentations for review.
• Load approved budgets into the SAC tool and ensure they are accurately represented.
• Work with stakeholders to discuss Risks and Opportunities and update monthly forecasts of full-year spend.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field of study or equivalent experience, with a focus on technology.
• 2 to 5 years' accounting/finance experience.
• Experience in financial planning, analysis, modeling, and benchmarking.
• Experience with standard financial analysis tools, i.e., NPV, risk assessment, and value creation.
• Experience preparing company budgets.
• Digital awareness and adoption mindset—leverage technology and data-driven decision-making for data analysis.
• Continuous improvement mindset—leveraging and sharing best practices in ways of working and processes.
• Business acumen and connectivity, end-to-end know-how.

• Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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