Finance Manager - Investment Analysis & Value Realization

Finance Manager – Investment Analysis & Value Realization

Hormel Foods Corporation 

To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ 

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This role is responsible for leading financial evaluations of strategic investments, conducting valuations, supporting mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and ensuring alignment and measurement of value capture across initiatives and major investment decisions. The incumbent is expected to apply deep financial acumen, strong business judgment, experience in a capital-intensive manufacturing environment and cross-functional collaboration to support enterprise decision making.

• Lead  the financial evaluation of major enterprise investments, leveraging ROI, IRR, payback period, and risk-adjusted returns models.
• Partner  cross-functionally with Supply Chain and Commercial teams to develop and validate business cases for plant expansions, automation, and capacity investments.
• Monitor post-investment performance and ensure alignment with strategic and financial objectives.
• Support the financial needs of the end-to-end M&A process, including valuation, due diligence, synergy modeling, and integration planning.
• Track and report on value capture from M&A activity.
• Closely partner with the Business Planning & Forecasting pillar in Corporate FP&A to define value expectations relative to performance timelines and ensure accurate representation in the formal financial plan (Annual Operating Plan, Integrated Business Planning, Long Range Planning). 
• Define and track KPIs to measure value realization from CapEx, M&A initiatives and other major investments. Develop dashboards and reporting tools to communicate performance to senior leadership.
• Identify gaps between forecasted and actual value capture and recommend corrective actions.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models for investment decisions, M&A transactions, and strategic initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Required

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, engineering, data and analytics, economics or some related field.
• 5+ years of Finance experience with preferred experience in investment analysis, M&A Analysis, and value capture.
• Must demonstrate a critical blend of strong enterprise strategic thinking and cross-functional leadership capabilities.
• Well-developed business acumen.
• Ability to influence, advise and manage across cross-functional players.
• Ability to synthesize clearly and simplify the complex.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines and make ongoing decisions with key stakeholder input.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to shape, elevate and move planning forward.
• High emotional intelligence/IQ and strong relationship management skills.
• Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
• Applicants must not now, or