The FP&A Manager, Commercial, serves as the dedicated Finance business partner to Emerging Nutrition and a key Finance partner across the broader Ardent Mills Commercial organization. This role independently owns significant Finance business partnerships and provides end-to-end financial support and ownership across the Emerging Nutrition P&L, while partnering with Commercial leaders across Sales, Marketing, R&D, Strategic Pricing, and other functions. Exercising substantial independent judgment, this role advises business leaders and provides financial planning, performance management, business analysis, and decision support to evaluate opportunities, improve financial outcomes, and advance strategic priorities. Owns building concise executive narratives that integrate performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, tradeoffs, and a clear call to action. As a member of the Emerging Nutrition leadership team, the FP&A Manager, Commercial, plays an integral role in helping Emerging Nutrition and the broader Commercial organization achieve their financial and strategic objectives.
Drive financial performance across supported businesses and functions by anticipating needs, identifying risks and opportunities, and translating financial insights into actionable recommendations.
Strengthen financial acumen across partner teams by connecting operational and commercial decisions to financial outcomes and aligning business assumptions, actions, and expected results.
Drive cross-functional alignment and resolve conflicting assumptions or priorities across Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, and Finance.
Develop financial models and business cases to evaluate strategic initiatives, new product launches and innovations, customer opportunities, pricing decisions, capital investments, acquisitions, and other growth opportunities.
and track performance and value realization against approved business cases and assumptions.
Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management for Emerging Nutrition, while supporting planning and forecasting needs across assigned Commercial functions.
Develop financial models incorporating key business drivers and scenarios, including volume, pricing, contribution margin, customer/product profitability, market share, new products, SG&A, headcount, working capital, and other relevant value drivers.
Ownership of actual and forecast performance against financial objectives, plans, prior forecasts, and strategic targets; identify performance gaps, headwinds/tailwinds, root causes, and key drivers.
Partner with leaders to develop actionable plans to close performance gaps and capture opportunities, clearly defining financial impact, key levers, timing, ownership, and expected results.
Provide timely management reporting, financial analysis, and decision support that enables leaders to understand performance, evaluate risks and opportunities, and make informed business decisions.
analyze revenue, margins, customer/product profitability, pricing and price realization, market trends, commercial deal economics, and other key performance drivers.
Partner across FP&A and Finance functions, Commercial, Operations & Supply Chain, and other functions to deliver integrated financial support and continuously improve reporting, forecasting, analytics, data, tools, and decision-support processes.
Provide predictive analytics, data-modeling fluency, common data definitions, and partnership on self-service analytics and automation.
Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience
MBA, CMA, FPAC, FPAP, or other relevant advanced credential/certification preferred.
Progressive Finance & Accounting experience, including financial planning, business analysis, management reporting, or Finance business partnering.
Demonstrated experience supporting a business unit, P&L, or commercial organization and partnering directly with business leaders to drive financial performance and decision-making.
Experience developing financial models, forecasts, business cases, scenario analyses, and investment evaluations to support strategic and operational decisions.
Experience with commercial financial analysis—including pricing, margin, customer/product profitability, new product/business cases, or related areas is preferred.
Strong understanding of business and financial value drivers, including the financial implications of commercial and operational decisions.
Strong capabilities in financial analysis, modeling, planning, forecasting, management reporting, and translating complex data into actionable business insights.
Ability to connect financial performance to business strategy, identify risks and opportunities, challenge assumptions, and develop practical recommendations.
Ability to independently manage significant Finance business partnerships, exercise sound judgment on complex financial and business matters, advise and influence business leaders, and constructively challenge decisions while maintaining credibility and trust
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly and credibly to financial and non-financial audiences, including senior leaders. \
Strong execution mindset and an owner’s perspective, with accountability for driving outcomes and delivering high-quality results.
High degree of emotional intelligence and ability to work effectively across functions, perspectives, and organizational levels.
Adaptability to leading adoption of new planning tools, processes, decision routines, and ways of working—including stakeholder readiness and sustained use—while demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and quickly building knowledge of the business, industry, systems, and evolving Finance capabilities.
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Travel
~10% travel required
Full time Additional Information:
Additionally, we believe that our team members are the reason for our success and all team members are incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and individual results achieved. While the specific bonus plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions, the targeted bonus plan and targeted percentage amount for this role is Bonus - MIP, 15% Annual.
Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage• Health and Dependent Savings Accounts • Life and Disability Programs • Voluntary Benefit Programs • Company Sponsored Wellness Programs • Retirement Savings with Company Match • Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP) • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays • Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).
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We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members and the decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. This role follows a hybrid work arrangement and will be based in the assigned work location. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person from their assigned office location two days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday), except when traveling for business.
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