Distribution Director jobs in Michigan

Mastronardi Produce pioneered the commercial greenhouse industry in North America, and we’re now the leading greenhouse vegetable company on the continent. Our award-winning, flavorful produce is packed under the SUNSET® brand and is available at leading grocery retailers across North America. Family owned for over 65 years, we pride ourselves on having the most flavorful products and the best people in the industry. We are constantly pushing boundaries to be a leader in fresh produce innovation. We seek individuals that demonstrate our PRIDE values (Passion, Respect, Innovation, Drive, Excellence) to help us fulfill our mission to inspire healthy living through WOW flavor experiences.

Our corporate office based in Livonia, Michigan is currently seeking a Director of FP&A, Distribution to join our Finance team. The Director of FP&A, Distribution is responsible for leading and driving monthly analysis and board reporting, annual budget, quarterly forecasts, 5-year strategic plan, and partnering with the business on ad hoc analyses. The Director and FP&A team will analyze and have a strong understanding of the Distribution business to concisely explain financial performance, supervise and drive process improvements in the aforementioned processes to ensure financial statements and the short and long-term forecasts are accurate and reported in a timely manner.  He/she will present and interpret financial reports to senior management. The Director will work closely as a business partner with Corporate Finance, Accounting, Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations and other Finance peers on a day-to-day basis to drive business performance of the Distribution group.

The Director must possess a keen business understanding to identify innovative solutions and supervise the preparation of reliable and insightful financial reports and forecasts for the dynamic and high growth Distribution group. The Director will be expected to build out a financial planning and analysis team to support the Company’s needs as it continues to grow by hiring, training, and developing qualified personnel, as well as identifying and implementing improvements to business processes and technology solutions.

Values:

To perform the job successfully, the incumbent’s behavior must be consistent with the PRIDE values expected of all Mastronardi Produce employees: be Passionate; have Respect; be Innovative; be Driven and strive for Excellence.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leadership of the FP&A team responsible for the preparation monthly board reporting, annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and 5-year strategic plan.
• Develop and communicate finance calendars for monthly reporting, annual budget, forecasts and 5-year plan to hold finance and business stakeholders accountable to delivering on agreed timelines.
• Support implementation of IT strategic projects, including overseeing the FP&A team’s testing and implementation of data warehouse, BI reporting and analytics.
• Lead the preparation of forecasts anticipating business trends and issues that are expected to cause variances from the annual budget.
• Lead the preparation of the annual budget, including pre-budget analysis and research, for certain areas of the business.
• Mentor a team of professional staff through development of and consistent feedback on individual and team goals aligned with company objectives.
• Perform inventory of and refresh our reporting suite to understand relevancy, accuracy/reliability, and formatting are adapting to and supporting the business’ growth.
• Drive processes improvements and efficiencies within the Finance Department to provide timely and value-added financial reporting and analysis
• Support the Business Development team through M&A due diligence.
• Identify key performance drivers (metrics) and opportunities that can be leveraged to improve the Distribution group’s profitability and create value for all stakeholders. 
• Understands strategic plans and ensures metrics in place to track progress against key strategic goals and value creation.
• Deliberately build capability for short and long term.
• Shares skills and knowledge with colleagues-helps to develop others.
• Works collaboratively with all members of the team.
• Partners with Key Stakeholders and Business Partners to align on business priorities and drive effective solutions/execution.
• Constructively communicates compelling arguments based on facts and data and obtains necessary buy-in to deliver on business objectives.
• Builds working relationships with business management and other partners in support of key priorities and objectives through analytics.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting/financial reporting roles
• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting from an accredited University/college, Master’s degree and/or CPA preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.  Need to be creative, adaptable and able to accurately handle out-of-the-ordinary micro issues with a sense of urgency
• Must possess excellent communication and presentation skills and be comfortable interacting with executive-level management, present information and direction, and field questions from managers, employees and external contacts
• Unquestionable integrity and demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality in handling sensitive and confidential information required.
• Strong cross-functional team leader who expects excellence, develops others, and creates excitement around a compelling vision in a collaborative, team-oriented fashion.
• Skilled at making and defending tough decisions, while demonstrating care and concern for the opinions of others, both inside and outside the organization.
• Experience with Microsoft Navision or similar ERP system preferred.
• Strong knowledge of local, state and federal laws and requirements to maintain compliance to all relevant statues and guiding principles
• Experience in the food and beverage industry is desirable

Working Conditions:

• Ability to travel between Canada and the US periodically
• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• Use of company computer and phone
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note: Mastronardi Produce has accommodation processes and policies in place and provides accommodation for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or documented medical need, please contact the Human Resource office so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodation to be put in place.