Director of Finance

Job Description

The Director of Finance provides strategic oversight and direction of forecasting, annual planning, and variance analysis. This role will ensure effective decision-making and provide vision to the Chobani organization by building and analyzing financial models, forecasting business, industry, and economic conditions, and communicating our business results to our senior leadership team. The Director of Finance will also play a critical role in helping evaluate and execute internal and external strategic investment opportunities and will also be able to collect and analyze key metrics that measures and drive desired results. In this role, the Director of Finance will work closely with business leaders and external advisors, as well as interact regularly with senior management.

The responsibilities of this position include:

• Oversee and direct Chobani’s financial planning and close processes by focusing on financial models – regularly analyzing data and provide risk and opportunity assessments
• Identify and coach staff to improve processes and streamline transactional work 
• Direct and guide the development and maintenance of financial planning and budgeting processes by analyzing and interpreting operating results and trend requirements
• Expedite timely and accurate preparation of various financial reports by analyzing results, ensuring accuracy, and presenting results to senior management with specified recommendations
• Lead in the evaluation and execution of strategic business opportunities, including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, and joint ventures
• Lead special projects with executive and business senior leadership primarily related to the evaluation of possible growth strategies, including coordinating business planning for major initiatives
• Perform industry research and interact with external advisers to assess opportunities for growth within existing businesses or expansion into new areas
• Build and maintain detailed financial models and valuation analyses for potential strategic opportunities or initiatives
• Oversee the preparation of materials for weekly financial reporting to Executive Leadership Team including opportunities and risks to forecast
• Structure and coordinate high-value cross-functional strategy projects, working collaboratively with stakeholders across the company
• Own the long-term model and consolidate the strategic plan
• Hire, train, supervise, delegate to, and manage performance of staff
• Performs other duties, as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business or Finance; master’s degree preferred
• 10+ years of finance data analysis with 2-3 years of heavy financial modeling experience required
• Prior due diligence experience required, particularly financial due diligence
• Experience working in a consumer-packaged goods company strongly preferred
• Experience with SAP S4 HANA Financial Systems preferred
• Experience with leveraging exceptional diplomacy skills to gain consensus while working with internal and external business partners
• Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, and negotiating skills
• Proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization
• Excellent strategic planning capabilities
• Adaptable and flexible in a complex, changing environment
• Motivational, inspirational, and enthusiastic approach to team leading and management
• Trustworthy, credible and non-political; high level of integrity and excellent sense of judgment
• Attention to detail while managing competing priorities and tight timelines