Job Title: Global Finance Senior Manager - Performance Coatings

Job Location: Brecksville, OH

Job type: Full-Time

Type of role: Hybrid

 

About Lubrizol  
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.   

 

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Global Finance Senior Manager – Performance Coatings

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the chemical industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

 

What You'll Do:

As a Global Finance Senior Manager, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation, supporting our Performance Coatings business unit. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. You will be a partner to the business unit Vice President, providing analysis and recommendations for business strategy, and support the execution of business plans. In this role, you will lead a global team and collaborate with other finance leaders across the company.

 

What We're Looking For:

Serve as a “business partner” to the Performance Coatings Business Unit’s Vice President; be and active member of the business’s cross-functional leadership team to assist in creating and executing the business strategy. Monitor, Analyze and communicate financial results of the business. Research, understand and communicate variances and ensure accurate financial statements. Provide timely, concise, and actionable insights to senior management. Prepare P&L forecasts as required. Proactively track orders and integrate information from manufacturing plants, sourcing & supply chain, operations finance, segment accounting, etc. to forecast near-term results. Track forecasting accuracy and identify ways to improve the process. Understand business strategic direction and assist in goal setting with leadership. Actively participate/lead the strategic planning process. Get “outside” the numbers. Direct the business team to make sound working capital decisions that maximize free cash flow. Partner with Vice President and Leadership Team to provide financial analysis and guidance for business development projects. Prepare cash flow models for capital investments and potential acquisitions/divestitures. Work with the commercial team on sales proposals, product pricing, and terms and negotiations. Work with director of technology to establish metrics and reporting to assist with investment decisions. Be an active participant in decision board discussions. Lead /manage/develop financial personnel in US, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Lead the annual operating plan/budget process and coordinate long-range forecasts that coincide with the business strategies. Liaison with Lubrizol Advanced Materials segment finance and Lubrizol corporate finance; to support month-end, quarter-end and annual reporting and business review requirements. Special projects as assigned. Up to 10% domestic and international travel.
 

Skills That Make a Difference:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or related field Strong analytical skills and knowledge of accounting Minimum 10 years of experience in varied financial / analytical positions Self-starter with a desire to achieve Experience preparing executive level presentations Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Well-organized; flexibility to handle simultaneous requirements and tight deadlines Able and willing to travel as required

 

What Will Put You Ahead:

CPA and/or MBA or equivalent Experience with SAP Experience with acquisitions (strategic planning, modeling, due diligence, and integration

 

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans 401k Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution Competitive medical, dental and vision offerings Health Savings Account Paid Holidays, Vacation, Parental Leave

 

Learn more at benefits.lubrizol.com!

 

Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together! 

It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities. 

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today. 

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic. 

 

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