Global Senior Finance Analyst, Commercials

Our client is a globally recognised agribusiness and seed technology company with a strong presence across emerging markets. As part of its continued focus on data-driven commercial performance, they are seeking a Global Senior Finance Analyst to support group-level sales, marketing, and commercial finance activities. This role partners closely with regional stakeholders to deliver financial insights, drive forecasting accuracy, and support strategic decision-making across multiple markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Consolidate and prepare monthly financial decks and dashboards to track Group actual and forecasted KPIs, including Sales, Gross Profit, IGV, Opex, Accounts Receivable, and DSO.
• Conduct variance analysis on Sales, Gross Profit, and IGV by market and crop, as well as Opex by function, cost centre, market, and spending category.
• Engage with Market Finance, Sales and Marketing business partners, and Group cross-functional teams to gather business insights on sales and margin drivers including price, volume, and mix.
• Support Group S&OP by identifying key risks and opportunities across top-line and spending, and present findings to support decision-making with the Group Finance Business Partner.
• Support the preparation of official Financial Forecasts and Annual Budget submissions for Group Net Sales and Commercial Opex, including financial presentations.
• Work closely with the Commercial Intelligence team to ensure BI financial dashboards are accurate and up to date, and develop new dashboards as required.
• Support data requirements to develop and analyse Crop P&L across the Group.
• Collaborate with Group Commercials, Operations, and market teams on Commercial SLOB and Excess Stock Management.
• Support the development of financial practice standards in the Commercials area to improve cost clarity, accounting accuracy, and integrity.
• Reconcile gross sales between BI and TM1 systems to ensure data consistency.
• Initiate group guidelines and financial instructions to subsidiaries within the OTC process, implement corrective measures and controls, and evaluate their effectiveness in managing risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, with a focus on Finance, Accounting, or Management Information Systems.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in financial controlling, FP&A, or external audit, preferably within a global or multicultural environment.
• Critical thinker with a fast, adaptive, and proactive approach and a growth mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shifting deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills with a willingness to support and guide subsidiaries and cross-functional teams on best practice and financial acumen.
• Strong proficiency in Google Workspace, including Google Sheets, Gmail, Slides, and Docs, or equivalent Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience in building reports with Power BI and managing multiple data sources.