Senior FP&A & Strategy Director - Enterprise Performance

Mars Incorporated; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars Incorporated in Franklin, TN leads Pet Nutrition North America by shaping enterprise performance. This Senior Director, FP&A translates strategy into integrated financial plans and provides a single, forward-looking view of the P&L, guiding resource allocation and governance of annual and long-range planning, cash and overheads.

You will build a high-performing FP&A organization, partner with the CFO and senior leaders to maximize growth, profitability and cash generation, and drive

Qualifications

• Finance degree or related field; MBA, CPA or CMA preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive finance experience, including leadership in enterprise planning and financial analysis; Mars environment preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years leading and developing diverse teams.
• Preferred experience within the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry.

Responsibilities

• Own consolidation, reporting and analysis of Pet Nutrition North America actuals, forecasts and plans, establishing a single, accurate and forward-looking view of financial performance across the P&L.
• Provide financial governance for the Turnaround Office, ensuring transformation initiatives are rigorously quantified, prioritized, tracked and delivered against committed value.
• Lead Step 4 (Integrated Reconciliation of the Mars Pet Nutrition NA S&O+ process), integrating demand, COGS, investment and other enterprise inputs into the financial outlook, challenging assumptions, and recommending trade-offs required to maximize performance and deliver targets.
• Own the annual Operating Plan/AEP and long-range planning cycles, including IVCP, translating enterprise ambition into integrated, financially rigorous and executable plans.
• Partner with the CFO and senior leaders to translate the five-year IVCP into resource allocation decisions that maximize growth, profitability and cash generation.
• Anticipate enterprise risks and opportunities through scenario analysis and forward-looking insight, enabling faster, higher-quality decisions.
• Own financial target setting, forecasting and governance for Overheads and Cash, partnering with business leaders to deliver performance while continuously strengthening planning discipline and business partnering effectiveness.
• Build a high-performing FP&A organization by attracting, developing and retaining diverse talent, strengthening succession, and holding leaders accountable for performance and potential.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic planning

Financial governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Finance degree or related field

MBA

CPA or CMA

Job description

Mars Incorporated in Franklin, TN leads Pet Nutrition North America by shaping enterprise performance. This Senior Director, FP&A translates strategy into integrated financial plans and provides a single, forward-looking view of the P&L, guiding resource allocation and governance of annual and long-range planning, cash and overheads.

You will build a high-performing FP&A organization, partner with the CFO and senior leaders to maximize growth, profitability and cash generation, and drive