Finance Manager - Color, Additives & Inks (CAI)

Responsibilities

The Finance Manager, Color Additives & Inks (CAI) is a critical role in the business FP&A function.

This broad-ranging position is responsible for total segment financial planning & analysis for the CAI reporting segment, a global business responsible for $2 billion in annual revenues.

The position directly supports the CAI Global Finance Director and CAI Segment President, providing strategic partnership and objective guidance to leadership.

It leads cross-functional efforts to guide monthly and quarterly reporting and forecasting processes and assists with driving strategic finance initiatives to enable analytics and actionable insights with a focus on driving value that influences key business decisions.

Responsibilities


* Collaborate with the CAI Global Finance Director as an effective cross-functional leader to enable a shared understanding of results with a focus on key insights and underlying trends to aid in executive leadership decision making


* Assists with organizing a team of ~20 finance professionals across several business unit teams within CAI towards meeting monthly, quarterly and annual deadlines related to financial reporting and planning processes


* Responsible for consolidating CAI Monthly Reporting Packages, Forecasts, Annual Operating Plan, and Long-Term Strategic Plans to achieve company strategic and financial goals


* Supports the compilation of materials used in quarterly earnings calls as well as business review presentations provided to the C-Suite and Board of Directors


* Conducts complex analysis, synthesizes and summarizes implications to leadership using analytics and business understanding


* Clearly communicates results, issues, trends and all other relevant financial issues to Management, including the segment President of CAI.


* Develops, introduces and implements financial tools that drive key financial metrics and act as a global standard for each regional business unit


* Other ad-hoc duties as assigned in the areas of evaluating product profitability, sales trends across customers and end markets, drivers of operational performance, and enabling the roll-out of standardized financial processes and procedures across CAI's various business units.


* Other duties as assigned

Qualifications



* Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field


* Minimum 5 years' experience required in the following areas:
+ Financial planning & analysis
+ Financial reporting
+ Financial principles
+ Financial systems

Additional Qualifications


* Strong analytical skills and attention to detail


* Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities


* Effective time management and prioritization skills


* Ability to work collaboratively and form a strong partnership with various stakeholders across the business


* Microsoft Office suite experience preferred


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