Senior Manager, Retail, North America Finance Operations

This position is required to be on-site.

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.   

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.  

Reporting to the Director, Finance, North America Retail Field Operations, this role provides decision support for North American Retail Finance operations. This role is responsible to assist with preparing, monitoring, and evaluating long range strategic plans and annual budgets, leveraging the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) function, capital planning and analysis, and analyzing performance against established financial targets on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

Our vision as a Decision Support organization is to be the “insights engine” of Nutrien Ag Solutions; this means closely partnering with commercial business unit leadership to provide data driven financial analysis and insight to guide forecasting, capital allocation and decision making.  We are looking for a candidate who is innovative and able to adopt emerging data technology tools to elevate FP&A processes and capture efficiencies. 

What you will do:
 

• Drive development of consolidated Retail budget and annual operating plan for the N. American Retail.
• Drive analytics and insight related to N. American Retail Ops budgeting, forecasting, and capital allocation.
• Own the consolidated view for forecasting / planning for the N. American Retail Field Ops.
• Facilitate enhancements in FP&A processes, including integration with Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
• Support strategic growth targets by tracking the performance of the group through a suite of key KPIs.
• Drive Corporate Finance related initiative such as acquisitions, business integrations, capital investments.
• Provide insightful and actionable management reporting on financial and operating results and key performance indicators to ensure organizational focus on critical value creation priorities and levers.
• Provide monthly and quarterly commentary on business financial and operational results.
• Ensure that the Retail divisions adhere to global standards / ways of working.
• Standardize key management reports amongst the NA Regions to create efficiencies and consistency.
• Responsible for quarterly/annual benchmark analysis, as it relates to Division, branch, salesman performance.
• Working with the Compensation team, provide ideas and impact analysis in regard to Retail incentive plans and annual compensation.
• Apply effective people leadership skills leading team through performance management, career development, and budget management
• Provide leadership within the Retail Finance Decision Support organization, as well as development of the financial analysts and supporting team.

What you will bring:
 

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline is required, with an MBA or equivalent being preferred.
• Minimum of ten years of related accounting or financial experience
• Progressive leadership skills developed over at least 3 years
• Previous experience working on large, highly complex projects with significant business impact
• Knowledge of North American agriculture markets an asset
• Excellent financial systems acumen and information technology mindset and orientation required