As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all - while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.
Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.
Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.
Job description:
We are currently seeking an Agricultural Commodity Trading Finance Lead to join our team in Geneva. In this role, you will act as the Business Partner for Agricultural Value Chain (AVC) in supporting Growth ambition of global soft commodity trading activities in service of core Crop Protection and Seeds business growth. You will as well be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective Financial Processes, Controls, Risk Management and reporting for this new line of business.
Your responsibilities:
- Set-up, embedding and maintenance of global Financial Processes, Controls Risk Management and reporting for the AVC business in collaborations with regional and country teams
- Business Partner for the Head of AVC - Co-creates/challenges strategic, tactical, and operational decision making
- Continuous development of commodity trading software
- Ensuring efficient processes and ways of working in executing commodity trades
- Key role in any AVC related projects
- Part of AVC leadership team
- Supports Country AVC finance and operational teams
Required profile:
- Minimum 10 years of Finance experience in Agricultural Commodity Trading
- Degree in Finance (ie. CPA)
- Fluent in English
What we offer:
- We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment
- Environment with an open culture and diverse workforce
- The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees
- Learning culture (Together we Grow) and wide range of training options
Interested? We look forward to receiving your online application including all relevant documents (cover letter, CV, diploma, certificates).
Please be aware that the job title may differ from the position title.
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.