Daniel Dodds, Cma Email & Phone Number

Decatur, Alabama, US

Decatur, Alabama, US

• Responsible for developing the Financial Planning and Analysis department – a newly created function driven by the formation of a wholesale and retail agronomy joint venture with over $1 billion in sales and nearly 100.
• Report directly to CFO
• The FP&A function is responsible for all aspects of financial business support and business intelligence for sales, marketing, procurement, operations, logistics, and corporate administration
• Operational and Capital Planning: responsible for all aspects of the annual operational and capital planning process including leveraging key performance indicators to develop a driver-based operational budget and.
• Management Reporting: responsible for development, publication and discussion of weekly and monthly financial reporting package focusing on key performance drivers
• Business Intelligence: Lead a team of four which is responsible for providing scalable and actionable intelligence that enables the business to make fact-based decisions focused on driving long-term growth

Decatur, Alabama, US

• Responsible for all aspects of financial support for the Wholesale division which includes procurement, distribution and sales of fertilizer, crop protection products, seed and professional products to company-owned.
• Partnered with product directors to develop scorecards that provide analytics of volume, sales and profitability trends to drive actionable insights
• Provided transparency and visibility into financial performance for a specialty product segment which allowed the product director to manage the business and drive growth more effectively
• Developed a platform used to analyze and evaluate capital expenditures to ensure projects were evaluated with appropriate levels of financial rigor consistently and reliably
• Developed a process and model to effectively and efficiently collect, analyze and consolidate budget inputs for communication and presentation to Executive Leadership and Board of Directors
• Provided financial modeling support and stewardship for divisional and enterprise level strategic growth initiatives

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

• Responsible for all aspects of the Finance Talent Acceleration Program including:
• Training and development curriculum
• Recruitment, selection and evaluation of interns
• Stewardship of annual rotations through the Finance function
• Informal coaching and mentoring

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

• Provide financial support and modeling for M&A activity through all stages and milestones of the strategic planning process, including ideation/game-boarding, pre-LOI financial vetting, LOI approval, due diligence, and.
• Oversee modeling activities to ensure analyses supported by robust assumptions and a well-communicated risk/opportunity profile, grounded in sensitivities on key assumptions
• Partner closely with VP M&A, Corporate Strategy, and relevant business unit stakeholders to ensure projects are well-socialized and aligned in advance of key approval deadlines
• Dedicated support for Chief Financial Officer to provide insights into financial performance and key performance drivers, and develop action plans to deliver on financial commitments
• Responsible for development of financial update materials including quarterly earnings releases, and quarterly earnings call with financial institutions and rating agencies
• Responsible for leadership and development of finance staff (2 senior-level analysts)

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

• Dedicated support for Chief Financial Officer to provide insights into financial performance and key performance drivers, and develop action plans to deliver on financial commitments
• Responsible for development of financial update materials including quarterly earnings releases, and quarterly earnings call with financial institutions and rating agencies
• Developed rigorous, fact-based, quantitative analysis to support recommendations to Treasurer and VP of Corporate Finance for key financing decisions including amendment of $1 billion of current financing agreements.
• Leadership of long-range strategic planning and quarterly forecast process for $15 billion enterprise
• Leadership of finance intern program including development of recruiting strategy, on-campus interviews, curriculum development and performance evaluation
• Responsible for leadership and development of finance staff

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

• Responsible for development of key financial update materials including monthly CFO presentations to Executive Leadership Team and Land O'Lakes employees
• Key contributor on consolidation of the long-range strategic plan and quarterly forecasts for $15 billion enterprise
• Dedicated finance business partner for Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Human Resource Officer, SVP, Corporate Strategy, and VP, Member Services
• Responsible for leadership and development of finance staff

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

• Dedicated finance business partner, supporting the Sales and Marketing teams responsible for the LAND O’LAKES® butter business
• Developed key performance indicator tracker to analyze trends and extract insights
• Used in-depth analysis to analyze trends and provide insight and actionable monthly management reporting
• Partnered with VP of US Dairy Foods on all pricing, commodity risk management, new product development, and margin optimization decisions

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

• Dedicated finance business partner, supporting the Sales and Marketing teams responsible for the LAND O'LAKES® retail cheese and Kozy Shack® refrigerated desserts businesses
• Used in-depth analysis to analyze trends and provide insight and actionable monthly management reporting
• Partnered with Director of Marketing on all pricing, commodity risk management, new product development, and margin optimization decisions

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

• Dedicated corporate-center support for on-site accounting and finance staff at all 7 Dairy Foods manufacturing facilities
• Used commodity market database to develop and manage monthly standard costing process
• Ensured accuracy of financial statements by performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Leadership role in partnering with external auditors on completion of annual audit tasks

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

• Dedicated corporate-center support for on-site accounting and finance staff at all 7 Dairy Foods manufacturing facilities
• Ensured accuracy of financial statements by performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Participated in audit process by partnering with external auditors on completion of annual audit tasks

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

• Dedicated cost accounting support for 20+ manufacturing facilities and third-party warehouses
• Used ingredient cost analysis to establish weekly standard costs
• Performed detailed analysis on manufacturing variances and shrink trends to deliver actionable insights to plant management

Arden Hills, Minnesota, US

Transactional roles, including accounts payable and accounts receivable, supporting the Animal Nutrition business