Controller - Florida

Controller – Alva, FL – 1107 

Role Purpose – 

 

The Site Controller at Alva/ Ft. Myers, FL Mum & Aster URC (Unrooted Cutting) farm will be responsible for transitioning the financial operations from a formerly private owned entity to Syngenta Accounting, Reporting & Compliance Standards. The controller will manage, coordinate, and lead the site financial operations operating within the Flowers regional structure and the NAFTA Shared Service Structure. The main objectives are to (1) drive operational excellence across financial transaction processing and to ensure excellent financial data is populated into the general ledger to allow a clean and efficient month end close, (2) provide excellent financial reporting & analysis to the business to support operational & financial improvements (3) support an effective control & compliance environment. The scope encompasses all financial activities at a site level including P2P, A2R and Compliance.

Accountabilities – 

 

• Manage the site accounting and accounts payable activities as well as the monthly close process to Syngenta timetables liaising with Syngenta Flowers controller & regional shared service as necessary • Provide accurate & timely financial reporting to site, regional & global Flowers management including Supply Chain & Research & Development organizations • Complete & accurate recording and processing of transactional activities to agreed standards. • Collaborate with NAFTA & Group compliance to ensure an effective overall control and compliance framework is implemented • Work with site management and Flowers supply chain to provide accurate capital & fixed asset planning & reporting in support of the long-term Mum product line asset strategy • Driving achievement of operational improvement plans, URC farm key performance indicators in coordination with the Alva Operations Manager and Alva Management

Knowledge, experience & capabilities 

• An experienced financial leader with a minimum bachelors degree and CPA • 7-10 years professional experience in reporting, planning and controlling expenses and financial shared services • Previous experience as a production site controller • Previous experience with acquisition integrations & post-acquisition financial activities such as 

Purchase price allocation & Opening Balance Sheet creation • Detailed knowledge & implementation experience of Sarbanes-Oxley • Detailed knowledge of IFRS • Previous experience with SAP • Previous experience with Hyperion • Strong controls and compliance focus • Customer focused with a desire to understand the business needs • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills. • A willingness to learn all aspects of the business • Focus on deadlines and the need for reporting accuracy • Demonstrated ability to support long term identification of business needs and opportunities • Demonstrated ability to support strategic planning at a cross-group level, and develop key 

processes and metrics to evaluate the business 

• Outstanding organization skills and organizational agility • Ability to work in a productive and cooperative way including balancing the customer needs with requirements to provide a standardised service • Strong cross-group skills, especially driving for results from others –ranging from BU heads and other executives to individual contributors- with different goals and commitments, experience leading virtual teams and the ability to develop internal and external relationships

Syngenta offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including market-based pay, health/dental insurance, a generous 401(k) program, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and relocation assistance.

Qualified candidates should apply today! Please submit your application online at www.syngentacareers.com. EOE