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

You hold a Master Degree in Accounting / Finance (chartered accountant or another internationally recognized professional qualification), with strong technical skills.

You have a large experience working as a CFO for an organization at similar scale and complexity, implementing strategies to support business growth. Having changed financial culture into steering mode would be a plus.

You know very well how to navigate in matrix organizations and multicultural environments and how to communicate to present financial statements and to guide the organization towards operational performance.

You speak fluent English.

Your management and leadership skills in multi-cultural environments and in a international matrix organization are unquestionable.

You know seeds industry or another life sciences industry with uncertainty

A previous experience on ERP systems deployment would be a plus.

This position is based 8 km from Valence (France). 

The role requires around 30% of business trips (worldwide).

Why joining us?

You want to be a real Finance Business Partner, and bring about a transformation of the finance culture: from a reporting culture to a steering culture.
You like working in a company with great geographical and cultural diversity
Vegetable seeds are highly diversified
HM.CLAUSE is profitable, with high ambitions.
As part of the Global Strategic Team you will have a broad overview and decision-making power on the various departments.
Limagrain Group offers development opportunities and encourages internal mobility.

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation of receipt.
We will study your profile in relation to the needs of the position and the company.
If your application is successful, the following steps form part of our process:
after a pre-qualification interview, we will ask you to complete personality inventories and reasoning tests, which will serve as the basis for an interview with the Group Talent Department.
You will meet the CEO of HM.CLAUSE, the Head of Finance LVS.

Limagrain Group is an employer that respects diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.