Senior Director of Finance, Commercial

Job Title: Senior Director of Finance, Commercial
Department: Finance
Reporting to: VP of Finance
Location: Danbury, CT

About the Role:
We are seeking a dynamic, growth-oriented Senior Director of Finance, Commercial, to join our leadership team. This is a high-impact role for a strategic finance leader with strong business acumen and people leadership skills, who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. In this role, you will partner closely with senior executives and cross-functional finance teams to lead enterprise-wide financial planning and analysis. You will work closely with our Sales and Marketing teams across the SCI and BDS business units, playing a critical role in driving our growth agenda. As we transform and build out our financial organization, we need someone who can lead all aspects of enterprise planning, as well as execute and take ownership of the day-to-day activities. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to oversee the development of advanced financial planning, modelling and analytics tools, and dashboards to support evidence-based decision making. We need a Sr. Director of Finance, Commercial, with a proven track record of success leading to significant changes through hands-on accomplishments. Someone who has demonstrated leadership competencies that include strategic agility, relationship building, collaborating with executives, business acumen, dealing with ambiguity, planning and priority setting. We need someone who balances their analytical and logical mindset with a healthy dose of curiosity; someone who wants to dive deep beyond the status quo and champion effective changes.
Who We Are:
Since 1989, Greenfield Global has been the leading supplier of high-purity alcohols, specialty solvents, custom blended solutions, and fuel ethanol to businesses worldwide.
Greenfield’s primary markets are life science (including pharma/biopharma and medical devices), food, flavor, fragrance, personal care, beverage alcohols, industrials, and renewable fuels. Annually, the company fulfills over 35,000 orders in more than 50 countries through its extensive global supply chain.
Greenfield’s low-carbon ethanol helps industries reduce their carbon emissions and meet environmental objectives. Our team of researchers and engineers continue to lead innovation in sustainable energy and chemicals, including green hydrogen, green methanol, sustainable aviation fuel, and renewable natural gas.

Job Responsibilities:
• Directing the entire Planning cycle (Strategy, Forecast, Budget). You will:
◦ Design, manage and analyze the annual and long-term plans.
◦ Be responsible for delivering financial forecasts including analysis.
◦ Oversee and manage the continued development of budgeting, forecasting, planning and modeling tools.
◦ Establish and drive the execution of FP&A framework, standards and processes and provide financial leadership at a Corporate and operational level.
◦ Support of any ad hoc requests.
• Management Reporting. You will:
◦ Produce accurate and timely financial reports and analysis for internal and external stakeholders.
◦ Provide leadership in developing the performance measurement framework and KPIs to track and monitor performance.
◦ Identify and assess the financial impact of opportunities and risks including the development of mitigation strategies.
◦ You will deliver a business financial package that communicates financial results in a standard and easy to understand format for all Management and Senior Leadership audiences which can also be leveraged for Board and Employee presentations.
• Value creation services: You will provide finance support to the SCI and BDS business units and management team for financial related analysis including competitive analysis, pricing strategies, customer profitability and sales performance. Supporting business development and go-to market strategies with financial insights.
• You will manage and develop a team committed to delivering strong financial performance and committed to establishing strong business partnerships throughout the organization. In addition to closely working with the Sr. Director of Finance, Operations and Supply chain.
Your Experience Should Include:
• Proven leadership experience in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and the ability to manage the team to deliver high quality financial analysis, services and results in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated success as a strategic leader fostering an environment of continuous improvement and excellence during ongoing change.
• Leadership experience building organizational capabilities in your team as well as in the broader organization.
• Through your experience, you have gained extensive knowledge in budgeting, forecasting, mult