Strategic Finance Lead - IT

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide expert financial knowledge to drive value through deep insights and analytics. 
• Establish performance metrics to support investment decisions and drive strategy execution.
• Employ advanced modeling skills that bring new perspectives to the business.
• Deliver clear presentations including defending positions on controversial topics and adapt style to continuously seek win-win solutions.
• Demonstrate an application of broad/diverse function knowledge with understanding of how all areas come together and operate across Cargill.
• Provide expert thought leadership in your field and work with limited direction, using additional research and interpretation to identify issues or problems. You may provide direction to supporting team members and be a strategic contributor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of six years of related work experience
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing value-added or risk-based business analytics 
• Experience developing long-term strategic plans
• Experience communicating with senior level leadership 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or MBA
• Prior FP&A experience supporting IT organizations
• Strong analytics skills to inform decision making
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrates high degree of curiosity and agility; investing time and energy into learning and seeks different points of view and able to adapt to a dynamic business environment
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously

 

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

 

Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.