Senior Finance Manager

Johns Manville•Denver, CO

About The Position

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy. A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments. This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus. The Sr. Finance Manager will have full P&L and B/S responsibility for the Engineered Products N. America business. The position will report to the Director of Finance for Engineered Products but with strong support to both the Commercial Director and Operations Director for EP N. America. The Sr. Finance Manager will manage the commercial financial analysts, providing commercial controllership and internal controls, and will lead business pricing analysis along with profitability and market analysis. In addition, this position is to provide strong financial leadership to the operations function, which includes manufacturing, sales inventory and operations planning process and the sourcing function. Key financial analytics will be focused on optimizing overall operational performance and costs, with emphasis on driving and analyzing manufacturing and sourcing productivity and supporting operations initiatives. This position will also provide strong focus around helping to manage inventory levels. Leads and develops the Operations Finance Manager and the North American Plant Finance Managers and Analysts, drives consistent financial processes and controllership across all plant operations, and ensures adequate internal controls exist to safeguard assets. Leads and consolidates monthly, yearly, and long-term financial forecasting, planning, reporting and analyses for the business. This position requires the ability to analyze and interpret complex financial and operational data and develop action plans to meet business objectives. The Sr. Finance Manager must also have the interpersonal skills and leadership abilities to successfully collaborate with others to implement recommendations and change initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with a minimum of 12 years of progressive financial management experience and 5 years in a financial leadership role
Proven leadership ability and experience driving team performance
Proven ability to drive performance improvements, and implement controls environment
Strong decision support and modeling skills with experience applying to an operational setting
Experience and proficient in the development and use of performance based metrics, scorecards, etc.
Solid planning and analysis skills (AOP’s, forecasts, analyses, etc.)
Strong people leadership and presentation skills
Strong people development skills with a proven ability to develop financial talent, provide growth opportunities and optimize performance
Demonstrated analytical abilities with strong decision making and problem solving skills
Process mentality – building, leading and improving processes
Strong experience with financial and operational ERP systems.
Moderate travel required (11 – 29 days per year)
May be required to lift, carry, push or pull up to and including 25 pounds
Work environment is typical of an office setting

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA or CMA a plus

Responsibilities

Full P&L and B/S responsibility for Engineered Products N. America business
Commercial and operational controllership and controls, including pricing analytics, rebate agreements, market insights, and inflation coverage
Drives ownership and organizational discipline to monitor and proactively optimize financial performance
Oversight for sales compensation program tracking, reporting, and accounting
Oversight for customer rebate program tracking, reporting, and accounting
Oversight and accounting for all gross to net revenue factors
Drive improved sales and profitability reporting
Support Product Management organization financial requirements
Drive consistent reporting and tracking of productivity.
Drive consistent financial processes across all plant sites including performance management, cost accounting, cost allocations, budgeting and inventory/product costing
Works closely with SIOP team to manage sales planning process to optimize product mix and maximize efficiencies & financial performance
Drive actionable performance improving analysis of monthly operating results through identification of sources of variability, pricing and cost controls, and business strategy
Drives consistent financial models and decision support models across all operations, including capital financial analyses.
Actively lead process simplification and assure compliant internal controls and SOX compliance requirements
Leads and consolidates monthly, yearly, and long-term financial forecasting, planning, reporting and analyses for the business
Identify appropriate performance based metrics
Interacts heavily with EP Sales, Commercial and Operations leadership teams
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid.
Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance.
JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match.
JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.
Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage.
Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well.
The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account.
JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.
Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process.
Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters.
Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.