Core responsibilities include yearly planning processes, monthly reporting of data, preparing rolling forecast, providing comments for variances vs budget.
Analyze monthly results, provide high quality management reports to all supported functions in building proper ownership of budgets.
English: must be excellent, including ability to present in front of a larger audience (incumbent will operate from India whilst key stakeholders will be based around the globe).
Able to work independently, under pressure and at high quality standard.
Ability to effectively analyze numbers, present conclusions and recommendations, combine attention to details in a clear way.
Ability to influence finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Good to have knowledge of Microsoft office package, Financial Accounting and Management Reporting systems (e.g. excel, SAP, EBI / BW, SBFC, SAC) or should be a quick learner to learn the technology and tools used by Syngenta.
Able to analyze end to end processes to get transparent and reliable management information.
Understands impact of multiple financial controlling tasks on business.
Drive automation and standardization by creating the SOPs and workflows.
Support Ad hoc analysis, projects and requests as necessary to enable decision support.

Preferred candidate profile :

CA/ MBA Finance
Ability to work under pressure while keeping high quality of output
Conflict management and high level of collaboration
Continuous improvement mindset and proven track record for standardization and automations

Experience to be gained in the job:

Basic understanding of Syngenta business and industry drivers
Experience working with different finance teams in a given geography/ and absorbing business knowledge to understand what is behind the numbers
Technical development in finance skills
Knowledge of financial systems

Management Trainee (Finance)