Finance Director, Network Optimization

Reporting to the Senior Director Supply Chain Finance you will develop and evaluate financial plans and policies for assigned responsibilities. You will lead efforts to promote and incorporate best practices and benchmarks to improve processes and efficiencies. You will partner with the business to provide recommendations and help ensure sound financial decisions are made. You will lead a team of analysts and managers while supporting strategic supply chain and network optimization decisions.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Perform financial analysis and evaluation of network optimization projects including complete cash flow and project return analysis across multiple scenarios while incorporating all aspects of total delivered cost.
• Create and apply discounted cash flow models to evaluate and compare investment scenarios.
• Develop and interpret sensitivity analyses appropriate to each business situation.
• Own and maintain discounted cash flow models synergy models and other analytical tools including determining the most appropriate methodology for each analysis.
• Conduct strategic decision support and investment analysis.
• Identify validate and gather required data to estimate ongoing savings and one-time costs.
• Determine critical assumptions ask the right business questions and incorporate relevant inputs into financial evaluations.
• Partner with Supply Chain Finance Network Modeling Mergers & Acquisitions Brand Finance Manufacturing Operations Co-Manufacturing Warehousing Engineering Sales and Operations Planning Procurement Transportation and Project Management teams.
• Assess manufacturing overhead impacts production throughput staffing requirements wage and utility rates capital investments avoided capital spending delivered materials tax incentives working capital impacts transportation and warehousing impacts and accounting implications.
• Support the supply chain productivity agenda through financial evaluation savings validation performance tracking forecasting and reporting of productivity initiatives and results.
• Build effective working relationships across all organizational levels from analysts to executive leadership.
• Train and mentor others on the use of advanced financial modeling tools and methodologies.
• Track and forecast project performance and develop reporting for leadership teams.
• Lead coach and develop a team while supporting their professional growth and career development.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration Supply Chain or related field
• Master of Business Administration and/or Certified Public Accountant designation preferred.
• 10 years of financial experience with strong preference for supply chain finance experience.
• Demonstrated success working independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience navigating ambiguity organizational change and evolving business priorities.
• Strong understandng of financial systems general accounting concepts and cost accounting principles.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and experience leveraging analytics benchmarking and insights to develop business strategies and solutions.
• Experience partnering across multiple functional areas to complete projects and solve business challenges.
• Background in profit and loss management and knowledge of financial and operating systems preferred.
• Proven success building strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Experience communicating actionable forward-looking financial insights business impacts and potential risks to business partners.
• Cross-functional business experience preferred.
• Experience with SAP or similar enterprise software platforms preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel PowerPoint Word and SharePoint.

Number of Days in Office: 3

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Compensation

Pay Range:$135000-$200000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employees actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal Conagra employees Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans wellness incentive program mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement

• Wealth: Great pay bonus incentive opportunity matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan

• Growth: Career development opportunities employee resource groups on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement

• Balance: Paid-time off parental leave flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18000 person team across 40 locations you are empowered to reach your potential make an impact and own your career. Were in the business of building champions within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye Slim Jim and Reddi-Wip.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex race color religion ethnic or national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age pregnancy leave status disability veteran status genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national federal state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

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