Director, Fp&A Jobs

Company Description

With approximately 100,000 planted acres in California's San Joaquin Valley, Wonderful Orchards is the world's largest grower of almonds, pistachios, and pomegranates. Wonderful Orchards is a part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world through its iconic consumer brands which include Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Teleflora, and JUSTIN Wine.

Wonderful Orchards is currently looking for a Director, Financial Planning, and Analysis. The Director is responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis processes, conducting analytics for multiple company P&L’s, collaborating closely with operations support functions, and providing broad decision support analytics to assist business leaders.

This is a key role that includes frequent interaction with the senior management and corporate finance teams. This role will be ideal for candidates with a strong technical background and experience managing FP&A teams. A successful track record of establishing efficient financial planning processes, providing effective management reporting, and driving critical financial decisions is highly desirable. The successful candidate will have the ability to effectively interact and manage across multiple businesses within a complex organizational structure and closely liaise with accounting, reporting, and production analysis teams. This role will report to the Senior Director, Financial Planning, and Analysis.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly meetings with finance and operations FP&A teams.
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis in support of quarterly business performance review meetings.
• Lead and coordinate ad hoc quantitative analyses as requested by company leadership on data sets ranging across general ledger data, financial and operational data, with a goal not just to present numbers but to help derive insights from the information.
• Develop partnerships with stakeholders throughout the organization.
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional alignment on finance processes and planning.
• Actively seek opportunities to improve tools and processes.
• Become an expert on the company’s business model and financial drivers. Create effective performance metrics to drive accountability and ownership within the business units.
• Prepare succinct and clear executive presentations that simplify complex topics, often with time sensitive deliverables.
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for our farming, nursery, bee, and lab businesses which includes annual budget creation, multi-year forecasts, and key reporting requirements.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• Advanced level of Excel and PowerPoint required. Oracle EBS, Hyperion, and Tableau skills a plus.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to develop new processes when necessary.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, or a related field is required.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize projects, and adapt within a dynamic, changing business environment.
• Experience resolving complex business problems with well-structured analytics.
• Minimum of 10+ years of work experience within the Finance function.

Team Leadership

• Team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible, with excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate and drive a team towards a strategic vision.
• Ability to provide mentorship and be an effective coach and have challenging employee conversations when necessary.
• 5+ years experience in leading and managing a team.
• Commitment to continuous training and improvement of employees throughout the finance function.

Pay Range: $155,000 - $170,000, and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

Additional Information

Wonderful's dedication to you:

• Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program
• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k
• Wonderful Giving (www.wonderfulgiving.com) -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice
• Paid sick, vacation and holiday time

Why chose Wonderful?

Wonderful Nurseries and Wonderful Orchards are part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion company, which also has other No. 1 brands such as Wonderful® Pistachios, FIJI® Water, Wonderful® Halos®, JUSTIN® Wine, and Teleflora®. To learn more about The Wonderful Company, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.

• We play to win - Our employees set ambitious goals and meet challenges with unified purpose and unmatched energy.
• We act differently - With courage and fearlessness, we are relentless in our quest to inspire healthier. food and beverage choices. As a privately held organization, we have the freedom and the power to make quick and effective decisions.
• We nourish, naturally - We believe that what you put into your body matters. The most nutritious -- and best-tasting -- foods are those from nature.

Wonderful Orchards and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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