Sr Finance Director, FP&A and Strategy

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

Job Description:

The Senior Director, FP&A shapes enterprise performance for Pet Nutrition North America by translating strategy into integrated financial plans and providing a single, forward-looking view of the P&L.As a core member of the Finance Leadership Team, the roleleads S&O+ Integrated Reconciliation, guides disciplined resource allocation and trade-offs, and governs annual and long-range planning, Cash, Overheads and Turnaround Office value delivery.

What are we looking for?

• Finance degreeora relatedfieldrequired; MBA, CPA or CMA preferred.


• Minimum 15 years of progressive finance experience, including leadership in enterprise planning and financial analysis; experience in the Mars environment preferred.


• Minimum of 10 years leading and developing diverse teams.


• Preferred experience within theConsumer-PackagedGoods industry.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Own the consolidation, reporting and analysis of Pet Nutrition NorthAmericaactuals,forecastsand plans,establishinga single,accurateand forward-looking view of financial performance across the P&L.


• Provide financial governance for the Turnaround Office, ensuring transformation initiatives are rigorously quantified, prioritized,trackedand 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, financiallyrigorousand executable plans.


• Partner with the CFO and senior leaders to translate the five-year IVCP into resource allocation decisions that maximize growth,profitabilityand 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,developingandretainingdiverse talent, strengthening succession, and holding leaders accountable for performance and potential.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.


• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.


• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.


• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.