Regional Vegetables Commercial Finance Lead LATAM

We make a difference 

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Vegetables Commercial Finance team is seeking a Regional Vegetables Commercial Finance Lead LATAM in Montevideo, Uruguay. This role will be dedicated finance partner for the LATAM commercial region working with the Commercial Leadership team, driving commercial performance, forecasting & making financial decisions.

Accountabilities 

• Provide finance expertise and strategic advice to the business, supporting decision-making processes and actively driving performance across the Vegetables LATAM region.
• Lead financial processes across the full P&L scope: P&L and working capital management, Latest Outlook, Risks & Opportunities tracking, and coordination of the planning cycle (sales, GP forecast, S&OP preparation).
• Drive the delivery of budgets and forecasts, balancing short, medium, and long-term financial planning while proactively challenging resource allocation and income generation.
• Provide management with sound risk-based analysis on key economic and commercial exposures (FX impact, currency exposures, investments), proposing mitigation strategies.
• Co-create and review commercial terms and policies including price models, discounts, rebates and incentive plans; support in-season commercial tactics and new business model frameworks.
• Lead the annual budget preparation process and support the 5-Year Plan (5YP) preparation and strategy co-creation with business leadership.
• Flexibly coordinate, lead or support regional strategic initiatives such as GTM reviews, FISO structuring and implementation, and new business model rollouts.
• Manage AR through financial terms and solutions, maintaining strong collaboration with the TFCM team and ensuring seamless engagement across commercial, corporate and finance stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the FP&A Finance Analyst team to foster a continuous improvement mindset, and explore opportunities for standardized reporting and advanced analytics tools (SAC: Data Visualization, Advanced Analytics).