Job title: Head of Finance North America
Reporting to: General Manager North America
Location: Lakeland, USA
The Opportunity
The Head of Finance for Treatt North America will partner the NA General Manager in executing the regional strategy, providing data to the local leadership team to support decision-making and be accountable for the delivery of the annual profit target. This role will work closely with the Finance Director for Europe as well as the Group Financial Controller to ensure overall Group performance is achieved. This role will be responsible for the NA budget and quarterly forecasts, supporting the commercial team to deliver sales targets and with a strong focus on cost control and inventory risk mitigation.
What it’s like to work here
We’ve been making the world taste better since 1886 and sell over 3000 products in more than 90 countries, but we’re only just getting started. We’re on an exciting journey and have ambitious plans to become the indispensable partner of choice for the world’s leading flavor and fragrance houses, beverage and consumer brands.
On joining Treatt, you’ll become one of over 300 international experts, working together to collectively surprise and delight our customers. Nothing is more important to us than the happiness of our people as without them, we’d never succeed.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with business goals.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes.
• Monitor financial performance, identify risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Mentor and support the NA management accountant, ensuring the accurate and reliable reporting of cost base and maintaining cost disciplines that keep costs in line with expectations
• Provide financial partnering to the Supply chain, Quality and Operations team
• Monitor and mitigate inventory risk, working closely with the Operational teams
• Provide day-to-day process support ensuring the data and accounting for business transactions are accurately recorded and reported.
• Track the utilisation of manufacturing assets and recovery of direct overheads, ensuring the appropriate setting of recovery rates against operational activities
• Promote cross-functional collaboration to align financial strategies with business goals.
• Present financial reports to stakeholders, including the board of directors.
• Prepare and present financial statements, reports, and analyses to business.
• Develop key financial metrics and dashboards to monitor business performance.
• Manage local interactions with financial auditors, in particular coordinating the year end stock check
Education & Training
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or related field.
• Professional certification (e.g., CPA, CFA) or other equivalent preferred.
• 5+ years in a similar role in a flavor and fragrance company or closely related industry.
• 10+ years in a Finance, Cost Accounting role
Knowledge & Experience
• Must have strong understanding of accounting principles, proficient in financial reporting, budgeting cost analysis, inventory management, ERP systems and ability to interpret and influence based on production data.
• Must be able to work in cross functional teams and manage expectations.
• Ability to demonstrate strong financial stewardship by guiding teams toward responsible budgeting, cost control, and long-term financial health.
• Effectively influences and instils sound financial practices across the organization, promoting fiscal responsibility and efficiency.
Skills & Abilities
Technical:
• Cost Analysis- Analyze cost drivers in operations to identify areas of cost control and reduction.
• Inventory Management-Track and mange raw materials, finished good, and obsolescence inventory levels
• Financial Strategy & Planning – Ability to develop and execute financial strategies aligned with business goals.
• Budgeting & Forecasting – Expertise in managing budgets, financial projections, and cost control.
• Cost Accounting & Margin Analysis – Understanding of production costs, pricing strategies, and profitability analysis in a food manufacturing setting.
• Risk Management & Internal Controls – Ability to identify financial risks, implement controls, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Tax Planning & Regulatory Compliance – Understanding of tax laws, credits, and incentives applicable to food production businesses.
• ERP Systems- Proficient in using Enterprise Resource Planning software to manage financial data and operations.
Leadership:
• Strategic Thinking – Ability to align financial goals with overall business strategy for long-term growth.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills – Strong ability to interpret financial data, identify trends, and drive data-based decisions.
Decision-Making Under Pressure – Experience in making sound financial decisions in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
We want you to love your work and bring that energy to the job every day, no matter what the task. You’ll be someone who keeps up to date with the latest technologies and is always willing to share their knowledge with colleagues.
Our department is busy. We need someone who can run with the pack but also bring their own personality to their work.
You should be personable, friendly and supportive, acknowledging that you’ll get to work with colleagues from all seniority levels across all departments on a daily basis.
What we’ll do for you
We offer an excellent package which includes a competitive salary; vacation time as well as the opportunity to purchase additional vacation, we also offer a discretionary annual bonus, medical, dental and vision coverage, AFLAC, 401k employer matching up to 6%, company-paid short term and long term disability insurance, company-paid life insurance and stock purchase options.
With the encouragement and development you need, we help you to become your ultimate you. Beyond building a successful career, we also support the wishes and ambitions of our staff outside of the office in achieving a health work/life balance - the wellbeing of our staff is paramount to us, which we actively promote and support by regularly delivering a variety of wellbeing initiatives. There will also be opportunities to be actively involved in community and charity projects and to take part in numerous subsidized social events.
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