Chief financial officer h/f

Coopérative agricole et groupe semencier international détenus par des agriculteurs français, Limagrain est guidé par une raison d'être : coopérer pour le progrès de l'agriculture partout, pour tous. Focalisé sur le progrès génétique des plantes, Limagrain sélectionne, produit et commercialise des semences de grandes cultures, des semences potagères et des produits agroalimentaires.
HM.Clause, Business Unit du Groupe Limagrain, est un leader mondial innovant dans le développement, la production et la commercialisation de semences potagères. HM.Clause fait partie des cinq premières entreprises de semences potagères dans le monde. Avec plus de 2000 variétés dans plus de 20 cultures potagères, HM.Clause fournit des solutions innovantes aux producteurs à travers le monde. HM. CLAUSE est une entreprise engagée pour la diversité et l'inclusion.
Reporting to the CEO of HM.Clause and with a dotted line to the Head of Finance Limagrain Vegetable Seeds (LVS), your role mainly consist in :
- Implement the strategic orientations of LVS within the BU, in collaboration with the Global Strategic Team (GST) of HM.Clause.
- Support the CEO on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding
- Organize and lead FP&A team, accounting team, treasury team, internal control, and procurement, to achieve the short, medium and long term profitability and cash objectives of the BU in complicance with local regulatory rules and IFRS rules
- Provide accurate financial reporting and steering needed at BU, at Limagrain Vegetable Seeds and Limagrain Group level, and analysis for decision making.
- Spread financial culture within the BU and BE a key advisor on all financial aspects or projects.

The CFO will BE an Executive of Limagrain Group and will BE engaged in developing and attaining the goals of Ambition 2030 at Group level.
He/She will interface with the counterparts of the LVS division BU's to contribute to the financial strategy of LVS.
Member of HM.CLAUSE Global Strategic Team (GST) he will contribute in collaborative and transversal way to the strategy of HM.CLAUSE.
Strategic leadership
Contribute and implement the strategic direction of the LVS division and HM.CLAUSE in their financial aspects and organization. As such, lead the consolidation of financial data needed to provide an overview budget, forecast and Mid-Term Plan (MTP) process.
Act as a strategic and analytical thought partner and strategic advisor to the BU CEO / GST, the leadership team and the board of directors on a wide range of financial, strategic issues by measuring the financial impact of each decision. Support on financial topics, provide scenario and simulations to support in decision making.
Contribute financial expertise to the company's external growth operations and assesses investments.
Measure of financial performance
Communicate relevant financial indicators and dashboard to the BU and to LVS, with action plan and concrete initiatives to improve business performance
Develop and oversee strategic long-term planning, cost controls, KPIs, objectives, goals and policies for the company
Maintain and enhance a reliable cash flowprojection process with a focus on adequate working capital to both meet operating needs and cash management.
Management
Lead Finance team located both in France, USA and subsidiaries, and set up an organization that allows :to provide accurate financial reporting according to the Limagrain guidelines (IFRS, GAAP)
to ensure compliance with local rules and Group principles
BE a mentor to develop key financial countrerparts within a matrix organization
Own recruitment, development and overall management of Finance employees, leading an engaged and high-performing team
Motivate a strong financial team through trust and mentorship. BE a bridge-builder, collaborating and managing hands on to enhance the capabilities and drive organization excellence
Support the deployment of IT tools : ERP, respecting local rules, but also advanced tools such as BI, EPM, IA
Business partnering
Counsel and influence senior management staff in a matrix organization on all areas related to financial and asset management
Interact and influence with other managers to provide consultative support to initiatives through financial and management information analysis, reports and recommandations
Stakeholders relationship
Participate, with the CEO, to the Board of Directors to provide analysis and assessment of the company's performance
Ensure the relationship with banks, within the framework of the Group agreements and delegation of authorities, and deals in the name and on behalf of the company