Senior Finance Manager - Strategic Finance

Ecolab • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Ecolab is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join our Downstream Division leading the Strategic Finance team, based in Houston, TX. This position is a key business partner to the North America Downstream SVP & General Manager and plays a pivotal role in finance decision support, P&L management, and developing finance talent at Ecolab. The position reports directly to the VP of Downstream Finance and functionally to the North America Downstream SVP and GM. What You Will Do: Drive financial decision-making capabilities to optimize results and collaborate across business and functional leadership to develop strategic plans and execute business goals. Lead key financial processes with high quality and accuracy, including the annual plan, forecasting, and monthly performance management cycles. Partner with marketing and sales to provide insight and analysis to optimize program and product profitability via value-based pricing and cost-reduction initiatives. Evaluate and prioritize strategic investments, including capital and operating expense deployment. Analyze and advise on compensation strategy aligning with business objectives, monitoring performance via key metrics. Improve division cash flows and returns through sound management. Recruit, coach, and develop diverse talent, driving a culture of high performance, engagement, and inclusion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 7 years of progressive experience in commercial finance, FP&A, supply chain finance, controlling, and/or business partnering
• Immigration sponsorship not available for this role

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the Downstream or Chemical industry
• CPA or MBA in Finance
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, and economic analysis
• Strategic oriented leader with demonstrated ability to understand goals of a large organization and apply in-depth finance knowledge to support these objectives
• Experience building and developing high-performing, business-oriented finance teams with a focus on results and a commitment to quality
• Strong execution presence & communication skills with exceptional analytical and critical thinking ability, can synthesize broad amounts of information into actionable insights
• Effective interpersonal skills with proven ability to build strong partnerships with diverse groups
• Ability to communicate with different audiences and influence senior management
• Self-starter with ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment with high tolerance for ambiguity
• Knowledge of enterprise level finance systems

Responsibilities

• Drive financial decision-making capabilities to optimize results and collaborate across business and functional leadership to develop strategic plans and execute business goals.
• Lead key financial processes with high quality and accuracy, including the annual plan, forecasting, and monthly performance management cycles.
• Partner with marketing and sales to provide insight and analysis to optimize program and product profitability via value-based pricing and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Evaluate and prioritize strategic investments, including capital and operating expense deployment.
• Analyze and advise on compensation strategy aligning with business objectives, monitoring performance via key metrics.
• Improve division cash flows and returns through sound management.
• Recruit, coach, and develop diverse talent, driving a culture of high performance, engagement, and inclusion.

Benefits

• Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees