Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs.

Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions.

Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.

Role purpose

As a Finance Business Partner Thailand for Field Crops Business, this role will support to entire Field Crop (FC) organization in Thailand and be a trusted partner to Field Crop management team. This role provides insightful financial analysis and recommendations to facilitate decision making, target/strategy setting, also monitor business/financial performance in visible way to sup-port profitable business growth and target delivery.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for FC E2E financial planning & analysis process including Sales, COGS, MS&D, SG&A, R&D and Working capital. P&S/R&D area is supported by Seeds P&S/R&D Controller.
• Contribute strategic planning and decision making at the management level, develop and implement finance strategy/initiatives that aligns with organization’s business objective
• Control Commercial Financial process including MSD, rebate and sales/mkt campaign efficiently and effectively
• Understand COGP/Standard costing structure and complex drivers of COGS variance to coach P&S/R&D controllers and provide timely financial insight to stake-holders to facilitate necessary actions
• Manage Regional/Country, Business/Finance stakeholders including Country GM/Head of Finance
• Drive transparency and consistency in all related financial aspects, ensure proper Financial compliance control to be in place
• Understand relevant accounting/tax (incl Transfer Pricing) requirement and process to support smooth Country Financial operation, and be accountable/responsible as Country Seeds Finance representative. Also supports Veg Seeds area in case of local finance representative is absence
• Act as a leader to lead/coach team including building up stronger team

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

• Minimum 8 years’ experience all facets of accounting and business partnering role in an MNC environment, experience in both manufacturing plant/costing, and Commercial
• Involvement in business analysis Business partnering
• Audit background/Certified Public Accountant, MBA is a plus
• Finance analysis skills, tools and techniques.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills both Thai and English
• Good in building relationship

Critical experience

• Be a key influencer and trusted business partner
• Delivery of reliable and accurate financial and management information
• Positive attitude at work, focused and composed during difficult discussion with stakeholders
• Gain self-confidence, respect of peers and stakeholders
• Highly independent, not afraid to speak out minds during discussions
• Excellent people management skills

Critical leadership capabilities

• Know the business
• Communicate Effectively, assertively
• Drive for results
• Encourage innovation
• Develop self
• People Management

Based in Bangkok office, but occasional/frequent travels to FC sites are re-quired mainly to Lop-buri.