Director FP&A Corporate Functions - Chicago, IL

About the role

Lead financial topics and strategic projects for the Global FP&A organization, as well as provide cross-functional financial support for Global Technology, Human Resources, Procurement, Supply Chain, Legal, and Research & Development functions. Responsible for performance management, financial planning & analysis, compliance, and financial oversight across these functions, as well as global alignment of company-wide financial planning and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Develop and lead the FP&A team fostering collaboration, high performance, and professional growth.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure financial plans across all supported functions align with corporate and business objectives, enabling long-term growth and value creation.
• Budget Management & Cost Optimization: Monitor and control Opex and Capex budgets while identifying opportunities for cost savings across functions.
• Performance Metrics & Reporting: Define, track, and report KPIs for each function, providing actionable insights to leadership and driving accountability.
• Global Annual Planning: Lead and coordinate the company-wide Annual Planning process, ensuring consistent, accurate, and collaborative financial planning across regions and functions.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure adherence to US GAAP standards, internal controls, and company policies to maintain audit readiness and mitigate financial risks.
• Partner with functional leaders for financial planning activities, performance metrics, and US GAAP compliance.
• Support the Legal department in budget management, cost forecasting, and analysis of legal expenses, ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.
• Identify and drive process improvements, such as creation of tools to support global transparency and build alignment across global teams in planning and performance metrics management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, business, or finance required. MBA and/or further finance or business management qualifications preferred.
• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in a similar finance or strategic planning-related position, preferably in Corporate Finance FP&A.
• Experience providing financial support across multiple functional areas (Global Technology, HR, Procurement and Supply Chain, R&D, Legal) is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing and leading global FP&A teams.
• Curious and comfortable with technical, and cross-functional and scientific content.
• Prior experience working with executive leadership or in strategic planning roles.
• Strong leadership skills and proven ability to lead teams of multiple FP&A team members.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as ability to work with various levels of office and functional staff; ability to present with impact and articulate concepts clearly and succinctly.
• Well-organized, detail-, results-, and continuous improvement-oriented; ability to drive initiatives and lead changes efficiently in a complex environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint) and in ADM Finance processes and reporting tools like HFM, PowerBi, LaunchPoint, and Wave.
• Ability to travel as necessary.
• Fully fluent in English.