Reiter Affiliated Companies
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Reiter Affiliated Companies, Oxnard, California, United States, 93033
Job Description
Job Contributions and Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Planning & Business Partnership Lead the annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning process. Act as a strategic partner to the executive team and business leaders, providing proactive financial insights and support. Drive scenario modeling, strategic investment reviews, and profitability optimization. Own financial performance reporting and KPIs for leadership and board use. Analyzes strategic investments and cost improvement initiatives across the enterprise. Support board communications on financial outlook and strategy. Finance Transformation Leadership
Lead FP&A transformation and improvements by strategically anticipating business needs and proactively integrating strategy, people, processes, and tools. Drive the implementation of enabling technologies (e.g., automation, AI, cloud-based planning platforms) to elevate FP&A capabilities and embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Lead change management and drive adoption of new ways of working within the Finance organization. Redesign and standardize core FP&A processes (planning, reporting, forecasting) to boost agility and efficiency. Establish success metrics and track ROI of transformation initiatives. Business Insights & Analytics (BI&A) Oversight
Oversee the BI&A function responsible for enterprise-wide data visualization, dashboarding, and self-service tools. Ensure high standards of data quality, integrity, and governance. Drive accessibility of real-time, actionable insights to all business areas. Oversee executive-level performance reporting and dashboards (e.g., Power BI) Performance Management & KPI Frameworks
Develop and institutionalize company-wide financial and operational KPIs (e.g., per unit analysis) Implement performance dashboards aligned with strategic goals and accountability structures. Conduct monthly business reviews and partner with business units to drive actions from insights. Ensure clear performance narratives for senior leadership and board reporting Ad Hoc Strategic Support & Special Projects
Provide high-impact support for business initiatives, M&A, pricing, and ROI modeling. Responsible for financial due diligence and strategic analysis for new investments and partnerships. Design and execute custom models or short-turnaround decision-support tools for executive needs. Other
Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
FP&A strategy, corporate finance, performance management, and business partnering (Expert) Financial systems, planning tools, and reporting technologies (e.g., SAP, Anaplan, Oracle, Power BI) Strong understanding of automation, transformation frameworks, and data governance Board, investor, and executive-level financial communication Executive communication and influencing Advanced financial modeling, scenario planning, cost optimization Dashboard and report development (Power BI) Strategic storytelling and stakeholder management Visionary with strong strategic acumen Highly analytical and structured thinker Change leader and effective team builder Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and globally Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments Education Level:
Bachelor's Degree - MBA preferred
Field/s of Education:
Finance Economics Business Administration / Finance Engineering Years of Experience:
10+ years in FP&A or Corporate Finance 3+ years in a leadership role with a preferred global scope Languages:
English >95% Spanish
Necessary Software:
Microsoft Office Suite - Advanced Anaplan / Oracle / EPM / SAP - Advanced Power BI/ Tableau - Intermediate to Advanced Travel Requirements:
Ability to travel 10% of the time - domestic and international
Pay Scale:
$196,600 to $228,000
About Us
Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC)
Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) is the largest fresh multi-berry producer in the world, growing Driscoll's proprietary varieties of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries year-round in the United States, Canada, Baja California, Central Mexico, Portugal, Morocco, Canada and Peru.
We are relentless in our pursuit to bring the highest quality berries that "delight" consumers around the world -from our farms to their families. This starts with our company values of Honesty, Fairness and Respect which not only line the corridors of every office, they are principles that are alive, guiding and leading our business decisions and strategic direction. We place the highest priority and focus on our people, developing their professional growth, and investing in the fulfillment of their personal career journey. These fundamentals have allowed us to achieve an industry leadership position, helping us to adopt health and wellness programs, open primary health clinics for our employees, and partner with local non-profit organizations to improve the quality of life for our farm working families. We hope to continue the Reiter Family legacy of farming through the pursuit of our mission and by living our values.
About the Team
Total Rewards Package:
At Reiter Affiliated Companies, base pay is one component of our Total Rewards Package. RAC provides you the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity and other factors.
In addition to the base salary, RAC offers a Total Rewards Package comprising health and welfare plans for employees and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:
Compensation:
Annual Incentive Plan Bonus Healthcare Benefits:
Medical Plans Cedar Wellness Clinics Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts HRA Accounts Future Planning
401K 401K Company Matching Financial Protection
Basic Life Insurance Accidental Death & Dismemberment Short-Term Disability Insurance Long-Term Disability Insurance Pre-Paid Legal Services Voluntary Life Insurance for employees and dependents Work/Life Balance
Flexible Vacation Plans Holiday Pay Floating Holiday Paid Sick Leave Bereavement Pay Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Job Contributions and Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Planning & Business Partnership Lead the annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning process. Act as a strategic partner to the executive team and business leaders, providing proactive financial insights and support. Drive scenario modeling, strategic investment reviews, and profitability optimization. Own financial performance reporting and KPIs for leadership and board use. Analyzes strategic investments and cost improvement initiatives across the enterprise. Support board communications on financial outlook and strategy. Finance Transformation Leadership
Lead FP&A transformation and improvements by strategically anticipating business needs and proactively integrating strategy, people, processes, and tools. Drive the implementation of enabling technologies (e.g., automation, AI, cloud-based planning platforms) to elevate FP&A capabilities and embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Lead change management and drive adoption of new ways of working within the Finance organization. Redesign and standardize core FP&A processes (planning, reporting, forecasting) to boost agility and efficiency. Establish success metrics and track ROI of transformation initiatives. Business Insights & Analytics (BI&A) Oversight
Oversee the BI&A function responsible for enterprise-wide data visualization, dashboarding, and self-service tools. Ensure high standards of data quality, integrity, and governance. Drive accessibility of real-time, actionable insights to all business areas. Oversee executive-level performance reporting and dashboards (e.g., Power BI) Performance Management & KPI Frameworks
Develop and institutionalize company-wide financial and operational KPIs (e.g., per unit analysis) Implement performance dashboards aligned with strategic goals and accountability structures. Conduct monthly business reviews and partner with business units to drive actions from insights. Ensure clear performance narratives for senior leadership and board reporting Ad Hoc Strategic Support & Special Projects
Provide high-impact support for business initiatives, M&A, pricing, and ROI modeling. Responsible for financial due diligence and strategic analysis for new investments and partnerships. Design and execute custom models or short-turnaround decision-support tools for executive needs. Other
Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
FP&A strategy, corporate finance, performance management, and business partnering (Expert) Financial systems, planning tools, and reporting technologies (e.g., SAP, Anaplan, Oracle, Power BI) Strong understanding of automation, transformation frameworks, and data governance Board, investor, and executive-level financial communication Executive communication and influencing Advanced financial modeling, scenario planning, cost optimization Dashboard and report development (Power BI) Strategic storytelling and stakeholder management Visionary with strong strategic acumen Highly analytical and structured thinker Change leader and effective team builder Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and globally Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments Education Level:
Bachelor's Degree - MBA preferred
Field/s of Education:
Finance Economics Business Administration / Finance Engineering Years of Experience:
10+ years in FP&A or Corporate Finance 3+ years in a leadership role with a preferred global scope Languages:
English >95% Spanish
Necessary Software:
Microsoft Office Suite - Advanced Anaplan / Oracle / EPM / SAP - Advanced Power BI/ Tableau - Intermediate to Advanced Travel Requirements:
Ability to travel 10% of the time - domestic and international
Pay Scale:
$196,600 to $228,000
About Us
Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC)
Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) is the largest fresh multi-berry producer in the world, growing Driscoll's proprietary varieties of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries year-round in the United States, Canada, Baja California, Central Mexico, Portugal, Morocco, Canada and Peru.
We are relentless in our pursuit to bring the highest quality berries that "delight" consumers around the world -from our farms to their families. This starts with our company values of Honesty, Fairness and Respect which not only line the corridors of every office, they are principles that are alive, guiding and leading our business decisions and strategic direction. We place the highest priority and focus on our people, developing their professional growth, and investing in the fulfillment of their personal career journey. These fundamentals have allowed us to achieve an industry leadership position, helping us to adopt health and wellness programs, open primary health clinics for our employees, and partner with local non-profit organizations to improve the quality of life for our farm working families. We hope to continue the Reiter Family legacy of farming through the pursuit of our mission and by living our values.
About the Team
Total Rewards Package:
At Reiter Affiliated Companies, base pay is one component of our Total Rewards Package. RAC provides you the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity and other factors.
In addition to the base salary, RAC offers a Total Rewards Package comprising health and welfare plans for employees and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:
Compensation:
Annual Incentive Plan Bonus Healthcare Benefits:
Medical Plans Cedar Wellness Clinics Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts HRA Accounts Future Planning
401K 401K Company Matching Financial Protection
Basic Life Insurance Accidental Death & Dismemberment Short-Term Disability Insurance Long-Term Disability Insurance Pre-Paid Legal Services Voluntary Life Insurance for employees and dependents Work/Life Balance
Flexible Vacation Plans Holiday Pay Floating Holiday Paid Sick Leave Bereavement Pay Employee Assistance Program (EAP)