15000 Valmont Plaza Omaha Nebraska 68154
The Vice President, Finance & Business Partner - Global Agriculture plays a critical role in aligning financial planning and analysis with business strategy for the Global Agriculture segment. This position acts as a strategic advisor to business units, providing financial insight, performance analysis, and decision support to drive operational and financial performance. The FBP is expected to challenge assumptions, identify opportunities, and deliver data-driven recommendations that influence strategy and execution. The FBP must operate with urgency, accountability, and strategic insight, playing a key role in delivering world-class financial performance.
This role requires strong international finance acumen and the ability to work across cultures, time zones, and regulatory environments. The Finance Business Partner will collaborate with regional and global teams, frequently engaging with international stakeholders and traveling abroad to support business initiatives.
Essential Functions: - Serve as a strategic partner to assigned business units, supporting financial decision-making and strategic initiatives.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning processes in collaboration with operational leaders.
- Analyze financial results and key performance indicators (KPIs), providing meaningful insights and variance analysis.
- Identify risks and opportunities, proactively partnering with the business to develop mitigation or action plans.
- Support cost management, profitability analysis, pricing strategies, and investment evaluations.
- Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting packages with clear commentary for executives and business leaders.
- Translate complex financial data into actionable business insights for non-finance stakeholders.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Accounting, Operations, HR, and other teams to ensure alignment and data accuracy.
- Develop and improve financial models, dashboards, and planning tools to enhance forecasting and analysis capabilities.
- Promote a culture of financial accountability and continuous improvement.
- Understand local market dynamics, regulatory environments, and currency impacts to support global decision making.
- Foster strong relationships with international stakeholders, navigating cultural differences and building trust across regions.
- Coaches and develops finance team members in order to achieve enterprise goals and grow organizational talent.
Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):- Preferred Bachelors with 10+ years of relevant experience or Associates Degree with 12+ years relevant experience or 15+ years of relevant experience Ten years of finance or accounting management experience within manufacturing with profit and loss accountability for a large international organization with $500 million in sales or more.
- Experience working in a multinational environment or directly supporting international markets.
- Experience in strategic planning and execution.
- The ability to develop financial plans, manage resources, analyze data.
- The ability to lead, influence and communicate knowledge of business administration decision making, problem solving, negotiation, conflict resolution, and contract administration.
- The ability to travel both domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time.
- Professional written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to motivate teams and simultaneously manage several projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to lead, influence and communicate with all levels of an organization.
- Passion and integrity with the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results.
Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications: - CPA Certificate•
- A master's degree•
- Public US company experience•
- Specific division product or industry experience
BenefitsValmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family's overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:
- Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
- 401k retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off
- Employer paid life insurance
- Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
- Work Life Support
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
- Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more
