Finance Director - Sustainable Materials - Chicago, IL

Job Description

Finance Director Sustainable Materials - Chicago, IL

Position Summary:
The Finance Director, Sustainable Materials will have finance responsibilities for the Precision Fermentation, Decarbonization and Defossilization aspects of the Sustainable Materials business in the Carbohydrate Solutions business unit. This position will provide leadership and support within the group, to meet financial performance and project/investment targets. This role also includes finance responsibilities for the ADM Ventures portfolio.

This role will lead the development and reporting of key goals related to financial performance, with strong linkages back to the business performances, so that all relevant metrics are aligned. This role will lead and supervise any internal or external resources in this area of responsibility, by ensuring a strong focus on results and develop processes to translate and support growth objectives. The Finance Director will play a key role in partnerships and related financial projects/investments to ensure these are properly reviewed and contributing to the growth of this business in alignment with ADM’s objectives and financial control policies. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with the management team and others in cross-functional teams to assess economic viability of opportunities
• Provide insights, analysis and forecast of trends using comparative benchmarks
• Recommend actions and perform financial modeling to assess solutions or courses of action
• Play a key role in annual and five-year strategic planning; lead the strategic planning cycle and build the business plan, including operating, capital and financial components.
• Forward looking thinker, who can counsel the business management team in identifying risks and opportunities and provides recommendations while also maintaining a strong financial analysis foundation
• Finance responsibilities for ADM Ventures portfolio ensuring the financial portfolio maximizes value and reduces risks for ADM.
• Reports directly to CFO, Carbohydrate Solutions and indirectly to the Sustainable Materials commercial leader. Includes working with ADM CFO on the ADM Ventures responsibilities.

Educational and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or Business Administration; MBA preferred
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a similar position in large multinationals close to operations, manufacturing, logistics and distribution operations
• Ability to work in a challenging environment with multiple, changing and competing priorities; strongly preferred experience in a fast-paced scalable growth business, used to working under pressure
• Results and continuous improvement oriented; ability to drive initiatives and lead changes
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and pragmatic approach; willingness to roll-up sleeves and make things happen; strong follow through skills and detail oriented with an ability to handle complexity
• Effective oral and written communication skills as well as ability to work with various levels of office and operational contacts; good presentation with an ability to communicate clearly
• Positive, ‘can do’ hands on attitude with good collaboration, influencing and stakeholder management skills; ability to travel as necessary

Functional experience:

• Minimum of five years of experience in financial planning, reporting and analysis; conversant with corporate finance concepts
• Solid analytical, data analysis and valuation skills; PowerBI or related analytical tools a plus
• Capital budgeting and investment experience including partnership opportunities and strategic investments; experience with forecasting and financial analysis

 

Core Competencies:
Every position in ADM requires commitment to integrity, safety, diversity, quality and the following:

• Excellent influencing, communication and presentation skills
• Strong business acumen including financial analysis
• Project management skills, organization skills and an ability to multitask
• Comfortable working in matrix and entrepreneurial environments
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Language - English required

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor.  * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required.  * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.  
​Hiring Manager-  Leslie Zeaman  ​
Recruiter-  Natalie Clark

 

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