Director FP&A

Senior finance leadership role reporting to the Division CFO of an established food and agriculture business.

Lead the transformation of FP&A into a proactive business partner, strengthening forecasting, profitability analysis, and financial decision-making across operations.

Onsite in Salinas, CA. $200-225K base salary + bonus.

An established food and agriculture business is seeking a Director of FP&A to lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across its agricultural and food manufacturing operations. The company operates across multiple functions, including growing, harvesting, processing, sales, and supply chain, with a focus on operational efficiency, profitability, and long-term growth.

Reporting to the Division CFO, the Director of FP&A will own the business unit's budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes while developing a more proactive, business-oriented finance function. The priorities are to improve financial visibility, strengthen predictive forecasting, and partner closely with operational and commercial leaders to drive margin improvement and informed decision-making. The role will also lead finance systems improvements, support automation initiatives, and develop a team of finance professionals.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, coordinating financial assumptions across agricultural operations, manufacturing, sales, supply chain, and corporate functions.

Develop driver-based forecasting models incorporating acreage, yields, production volumes, pricing, conversion costs, and freight to improve financial predictability and decision-making.

Own weekly performance reporting and monthly financial reviews, identifying variances, evaluating business drivers, and translating financial results into actionable recommendations.

Transform FP&A into a proactive business partner, working directly with operational and commercial leaders to improve cost management, pricing, customer and product profitability, and overall margins.

Support capital investment decisions, new product initiatives, and business improvement opportunities through financial modeling, scenario analysis, and ROI evaluation.

Lead the implementation and adoption of financial planning and reporting systems, while identifying opportunities to leverage automation and AI to improve efficiency and analytical capabilities.

Develop and standardize financial reporting, KPIs, and planning processes to strengthen accountability and financial visibility across the business.

Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3–5 finance professionals, building analytical capabilities, cross-functional relationships, and future finance leaders.

Qualifications

8–10+ years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A leadership, financial planning, forecasting, and business partnering.

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.

Experience supporting complex, operationally intensive businesses; agriculture, food manufacturing, or related manufacturing experience preferred.

Demonstrated success improving profitability, developing predictive financial models, and translating analysis into operational and commercial decisions.

Experience partnering with operations, sales, marketing, and supply chain leaders to improve business performance.

Experience implementing or improving financial planning, ERP, and business intelligence systems, including OneStream, Microsoft Dynamics, Power BI, or similar platforms.

Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities, with an interest in leveraging AI and automation to improve finance processes.

Track record of developing finance teams, standardizing processes, and leading organizational change.