Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Investor Relations in Rosemont, Illinois at Alkar Holdings Inc

Join Midera Food Processing

Midera Food Processing is a global provider of food processing equipment and automation solutions serving industrial protein, bakery, and snack manufacturers around the world. With more than 30 industry-leading brands operating across six continents, Midera delivers integrated processing and packaging solutions that help customers improve food safety, product consistency, operational efficiency, and sustainability. Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, Midera employs approximately 2,800 team members worldwide.

Position Overview

Midera is seeking a highly analytical and business-oriented Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Investor Relations to join our Corporate Finance team. This role serves as a strategic partner to the Vice President of Finance, supporting executive leadership through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, analysis, and investor communications.

Approximately 80% of the role is focused on FP&A activities and 20% on Investor Relations. The successful candidate will help drive financial visibility and decision-making for a global organization approaching $1 billion in annual revenue and operating through more than 30 divisions worldwide.

What You'll Do

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Support the annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.

• Consolidate divisional financial results and provide meaningful analysis to support corporate objectives.

• Analyze income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow performance.

• Lead recurring reporting and analysis of orders, sales, and backlog trends.

• Monitor order intake, backlog conversion, and revenue forecasting metrics.

• Develop executive-level dashboards, presentations, and key performance indicators.

• Build and maintain financial models supporting strategic initiatives, capital investments, and scenario planning.

• Partner with divisional finance leaders to improve reporting consistency and financial transparency.

• Provide management commentary and business insights during monthly and quarterly review cycles.

• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and analytical capabilities.

Investor Relations

• Support quarterly earnings preparation, including investor presentations, earnings materials, supporting schedules, and executive talking points.

• Assist in the development of investor-facing presentations and communication materials.

• Conduct benchmarking and competitive analysis of publicly traded peers.

• Analyze market trends, valuation metrics, and industry developments.

• Help maintain investor fact sheets, FAQs, and executive briefing materials.

• Ensure consistency and accuracy across investor communications and public disclosures.

Why Join Midera?

• High-visibility role with direct exposure to executive leadership.

• Opportunity to support a growing global organization with a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands.

• Broad exposure to financial strategy, operational performance, and investor communications.

• Meaningful career growth opportunities within a dynamic and expanding company.

Benefits:

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with company contribution

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Company-paid disability insurance

Company-paid life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

401(k) retirement plan

Midera Food Processing, Inc is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related business discipline.

• 5-8 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related financial role.

• Strong understanding of financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow dynamics.

• Advanced Excel skills with experience in financial modeling and scenario analysis.

• Strong PowerPoint and presentation development capabilities.

• Exceptional analytical, financial, and communication skills.

• Ability to convert complex data into clear recommendations for executive leadership.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within a publicly traded company.

• Exposure to Investor Relations activities and earnings reporting processes.

• Experience supporting a multi-division, global organization.

• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve reporting, analytics, and business processes.

Notice of AI Use in Job Application Review

As part of our commitment in creating a fair, efficient, and consistent hiring process we may use artificial intelligence (AI) to help our recruiting teams organize, summarize, and analyze information provided by candidates, including resumes, application responses, and other materials submitted during the application process.AI may be used to identify patterns, highlight relevant skills, and experience, and assist in comparing a candidate’s qualifications with the requirement of a specific role. These tools are to improve efficiency and consistency while supporting more informed hiring decisions, which will ultimately be made by the hiring team.