Finance Business Partner

Syngenta AG; Grangemouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading agricultural innovation company as a Finance Business Partner. This role involves providing critical financial insights to guide decision-making and support sustainable growth. Collaborate with senior leadership to translate complex data into actionable strategies while ensuring effective financial planning and risk management.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Private medical & life insurance

Up to 31.5 days annual holiday

Wide range of training options

Qualifications

• Extensive background in business finance and controlling.
• Strong knowledge of product costing and financial management.
• Forward-thinking mindset with a focus on generating insights.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert financial advice to support business decisions.
• Drive effective short, medium, and long-term financial planning.
• Lead budget, forecast, and standard costing processes.

Skills

Financial modeling

Risk analysis

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Leadership

Education

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ACA)

Job description

Join us as a Finance Business Partner and become the cornerstone of financial decision-making, providing critical insights that shape our organization's future. This position offers a unique opportunity to leverage your financial acumen in steering the company towards sustainable growth. You'll work closely with senior leadership, translating complex financial data into actionable business strategies and identifying opportunities for value creation across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert financial advice to support business decisions
• Develop and implement operational plans with clear financial impact
• Drive effective short, medium, and long-term financial planning
• Lead budget, forecast, and standard costing processes
• Conduct risk-based analysis and propose mitigation strategies
• Streamline finance processes for improved efficiency

Company Description

Syngenta Crop Protection is a leader in agricultural innovation, bringing breakthrough technologies and solutions that enable farmers to grow productively and sustainably. We offer a leading portfolio of crop protection solutions for plant and soil health, as well as digital solutions that transform the decision-making capabilities of farmers. Our 17,900 employees serve to advance agriculture in more than 90 countries around the world. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and is part of the Syngenta Group.

Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in business finance and controlling
• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of product costing and financial management
• Expertise in financial modeling, NPV, and risk analysis
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Forward-thinking mindset with a focus on generating insights

Additional Information

Site Details

Syngenta's Grangemouth Manufacturing Centre is one of our two award-winning manufacturing sites in the UK. The site was founded in 1919 and today employs nearly 400 skilled people in a variety of roles that include manufacturing, engineering, scientific and production support. Our goal is to operate “safely, reliably and cost effectively” and to help growers protect their crops and increase their yield.

At Syngenta Grangemouth we have four plants dedicated to active ingredient (AI) manufacture, and one formulation and packaging plant. A 5th plant due to open in 2026.

What we offer

• Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, private medical & life insurance.
• Up to 31.5 days annual holiday.
• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.
• Learning culture and wide range of training options.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top 5 employer and number 1 in agriculture by Science Journal.

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. Learn more about our D&I initiatives here: https://www.syngenta.com/careers/working-syngenta/diversity-and-inclusion