Manager Investor Relations Finance - Chicago, IL
ADM, Chicago, IL, United States
Position Summary
The Manager, Investor Relations Finance supports the delivery of accurate, consistent, and timely financial data and analysis for ADM’s investor communications. This role partners closely with Investor Relations, Corporate FP&A, Corporate Treasury, and Business Unit FP&A teams to ensure high‑quality financial content across earnings materials, investor presentations, and external engagements.
Reporting to the Senior Director, Global FP&A, the Manager plays a key execution‑focused role in managing financial data, analytics, and coordination behind investor‑facing materials. The position supports the analyst consensus process, contributes to variance analysis and market insights, and helps maintain strong data governance and process discipline across the investor relations workflow.
Key Responsibilities
Investor Relations Financial Support
Support the preparation, validation, and maintenance of financial data used in investor communications (excluding official US GAAP filings).
Partner with the Investor Relations team on the development of quarterly earnings materials, including press releases, investor decks, call scripts, and Q&A support.
Ensure alignment and consistency between FP&A outputs, investor materials, and external messaging.
Coordinate with Business Unit FP&A teams to gather, validate, and synthesize key business insights and commentary supporting investor materials.
Consensus and Market Analysis Support
Lead the collection, consolidation, and analysis of external analyst consensus estimates.
Identify and investigate discrepancies or errors in analyst models; coordinate corrections with analysts and the IR team.
Provide regular reporting and insights on consensus trends, market expectations, and variance drivers to senior finance leadership.
Data Integrity and Process Discipline
Establish and maintain standardized templates and data collection processes for Business Units, ensuring clarity, efficiency, and quality control.
Act as the “single source of truth” for financial data used in investor communications—minimizing last‑minute data scrambles and version inconsistencies.
Partner with the Director, FP&A Transformation to enhance automation, data visualization, and reporting tools supporting investor communications.
Drive continuous improvement in data governance, documentation, and reporting standards.
Stakeholder Collaboration
Work closely with Corporate FP&A, Business Unit FP&A, Investor Relations, Corporate Treasury, and Accounting to ensure data accuracy and aligned financial narratives.
Support preparation for external investor events, including conferences, site visits, and Investor Days, by providing analysis, data, and presentation materials.
Build strong working relationships across Finance and Investor Relations to support effective information flow and execution.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
6–8 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related analytical roles within a complex organization.
Exposure to investor relations, external financial reporting, or executive‑level financial communications preferred.
Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and performance analysis skills.
Solid understanding of key performance metrics and financial concepts used by public companies.
Advanced proficiency in Hyperion, Excel, and Power BI; experience with additional FP&A or analytics tools a plus.
Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, and process discipline.
Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present insights clearly to senior stakeholders.
Travel Occasional travel may be required to support investor events and cross‑functional coordination.
Benefits and Perks In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well‑being, including:
Physical wellness
– medical/Rx, dental, vision and on‑site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
Financial wellness
– flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
Mental and social wellness
– Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
Additional benefits include:
Paid time off including paid holidays.
Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
Tuition assistance.
Company‑sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.
Compensation The pay range for this position is expected to be between
. Base pay offered may vary due to market location and experience. Hourly and salaried non‑exempt employees will also receive overtime pay when applicable.
Employment Relationship As an “at‑will” employee, the Company reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation at any time based on individual performance, company performance, and market factors.
Equal Employment Opportunity We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Reporting to the Senior Director, Global FP&A, the Manager plays a key execution‑focused role in managing financial data, analytics, and coordination behind investor‑facing materials. The position supports the analyst consensus process, contributes to variance analysis and market insights, and helps maintain strong data governance and process discipline across the investor relations workflow.
Key Responsibilities
Investor Relations Financial Support
Support the preparation, validation, and maintenance of financial data used in investor communications (excluding official US GAAP filings).
Partner with the Investor Relations team on the development of quarterly earnings materials, including press releases, investor decks, call scripts, and Q&A support.
Ensure alignment and consistency between FP&A outputs, investor materials, and external messaging.
Coordinate with Business Unit FP&A teams to gather, validate, and synthesize key business insights and commentary supporting investor materials.
Consensus and Market Analysis Support
Lead the collection, consolidation, and analysis of external analyst consensus estimates.
Identify and investigate discrepancies or errors in analyst models; coordinate corrections with analysts and the IR team.
Provide regular reporting and insights on consensus trends, market expectations, and variance drivers to senior finance leadership.
Data Integrity and Process Discipline
Establish and maintain standardized templates and data collection processes for Business Units, ensuring clarity, efficiency, and quality control.
Act as the “single source of truth” for financial data used in investor communications—minimizing last‑minute data scrambles and version inconsistencies.
Partner with the Director, FP&A Transformation to enhance automation, data visualization, and reporting tools supporting investor communications.
Drive continuous improvement in data governance, documentation, and reporting standards.
Stakeholder Collaboration
Work closely with Corporate FP&A, Business Unit FP&A, Investor Relations, Corporate Treasury, and Accounting to ensure data accuracy and aligned financial narratives.
Support preparation for external investor events, including conferences, site visits, and Investor Days, by providing analysis, data, and presentation materials.
Build strong working relationships across Finance and Investor Relations to support effective information flow and execution.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
6–8 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related analytical roles within a complex organization.
Exposure to investor relations, external financial reporting, or executive‑level financial communications preferred.
Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and performance analysis skills.
Solid understanding of key performance metrics and financial concepts used by public companies.
Advanced proficiency in Hyperion, Excel, and Power BI; experience with additional FP&A or analytics tools a plus.
Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, and process discipline.
Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present insights clearly to senior stakeholders.
Travel Occasional travel may be required to support investor events and cross‑functional coordination.
Benefits and Perks In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well‑being, including:
Physical wellness
– medical/Rx, dental, vision and on‑site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
Financial wellness
– flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
Mental and social wellness
– Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
Additional benefits include:
Paid time off including paid holidays.
Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
Tuition assistance.
Company‑sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.
Compensation The pay range for this position is expected to be between
. Base pay offered may vary due to market location and experience. Hourly and salaried non‑exempt employees will also receive overtime pay when applicable.
Employment Relationship As an “at‑will” employee, the Company reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation at any time based on individual performance, company performance, and market factors.
Equal Employment Opportunity We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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