CP Commercial Finance Lead Ukraine at Syngenta Group in Kiev, Kyiv, ua focuses on Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced CP Commercial Finance Lead to join our Finance team in. In this role, you will act as a key finance partner to the Crop Protection business, working closely with commercial teams and leadership to support business decisions, improve financial performance, and drive sustainable business growth.
Role Purpose
We are looking for an experienced CP Commercial Finance Lead to join our Finance team in Ukraine.
In this role, you will act as a key finance partner to the Crop Protection business, working closely with commercial teams and leadership to support business decisions, improve financial performance, and drive sustainable business growth.
You will play an important role in financial planning, forecasting, and performance management, helping the business understand financial opportunities, manage risks, and make well-informed commercial decisions.
Beyond financial analysis, this role offers the opportunity to influence commercial strategies, challenge existing approaches, contribute to new business models, and support strategic initiatives across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure seamless engagement and interaction with commercial and finance communities and stakeholders
- Lead financial processes across P&L scope connecting with various stakeholders
- P&L and WC management
- Latest Outlook and Risks & Opportunities management
- Coordinate planning cycle: sales and GP forecast, S&OP preparation
- Lead the annual budget preparation process
- Support the 5YP preparation and strategy co-creation with BU Head
- Co-create and review commercial terms and policies (price model, i.e. discounts / rebates / incentive plans), contracts, support of commercial processes (e.g. in-season commercial terms tactics) and new business models (financial consideration and frameworks for strategic business projects)
- Actively shape and improve the key business finance processes
- Flexibly allocate time to coordinate, lead or support as appropriate strategic initiatives in the BU (GTM review, New business models implementation etc).
Knowledge & Experience
- 8–10 years of professional experience across business finance, financial controlling, or related finance functions.
- Strong understanding of business and industry drivers, commercial processes, and financial decision-making, ideally gained in agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, or a Big Four environment.
- Proven knowledge of financial management with full P&L responsibility, including profitability analysis, working capital management, budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
- Strong financial analytical capabilities, including financial modelling, investment and valuation analysis, NPV, risk assessment, and value creation.
- Experience working closely with commercial operations and cross-functional teams, with the ability to engage stakeholders at different organizational levels.
- Demonstrated ability to influence business decisions, challenge assumptions constructively, and drive alignment on financial processes and priorities.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills.
- Ability to turn complex financial information into clear, actionable business insights.
- Proactive, pragmatic, and solution-oriented mindset, with the confidence to challenge existing approaches and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Good command of English.
What Will Help You Succeed
Success in this role requires a combination of strong financial expertise and commercial understanding. We are looking for someone who can see beyond the numbers, understand business priorities, and translate financial insights into practical recommendations.
You should be comfortable working with senior stakeholders, influencing decisions, managing competing priorities, and contributing to the long-term development of the Crop Protection business.