Sr Business Finance Analyst I - Commercial Asphalt and Delivery

Owens Corning•Toledo, OH

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Business Finance Analyst for Commercial Asphalt and Delivery provides financial leadership for the Roofing & Asphalt business. The role partners with stakeholders in the Roofing business unit, Transportation Logistics, Supply Chain & Sourcing organizations, and Corporate Finance to provide a comprehensive view of financial results, forecasts, long-range plans, operations plans, and business operations. It serves as a key liaison between FP&A, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Sourcing, providing decision-support analysis to drive business success. The position is based in Toledo, Ohio (WHQ), reports to the Shingles Commercial Finance Leader, and is an individual-contributor role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a relevant discipline.
At least 5 years of progressive financial analysis experience in a manufacturing or corporate environment.
Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, including Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience with SAP, PowerBI, and AI tools.
Experience with financial planning and forecasting.
Strong financial and analytical acumen.
Understanding of corporate finance, manufacturing costing principles, P&L and balance-sheet dynamics, and cost control and management.
Ability to use knowledge of customers, competition, and the market to inform business decisions.
Ability to integrate multiple viewpoints and inputs into near- and long-term actions.
Effective listening skills and flexibility in developing solutions.
Initiative-taking, active team participation, and proactive engagement with internal or external customers to meet their needs.
Inquisitive mindset and willingness to challenge others.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize workload appropriately.
Ability to develop strong partnership and team-building relationships.
Strong analytical capabilities and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

Influence the financial performance of the External Asphalt business segment through objective insights, timely reporting, effective analysis, and finance support for management reviews and financial decisions.
Maximize profitability, margin realization, cash flow, working capital, and fixed-asset utilization.
Evaluate the financial implications of business decisions and opportunities, advise management, identify risks, and ensure accountable mitigation plans.
Work directly with sales, sourcing, supply chain, and business leaders to develop operating plans and measure business performance; provide lead financial support to the Asphalt team.
Collaborate with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Sales, and Manufacturing to develop actionable plans and forecasts for Delivery and the Asphalt business.
Provide financial analytics and reporting on Sourcing, Supply Chain, and financial KPIs, including in-depth variance analysis against plan, forecast, and prior year.
Provide risk analysis for contingency planning and maintain knowledge of the segment’s competitive environment, market conditions, customers, and profit drivers.
Design and own an efficient and effective financial forecast process; use technology tools to improve financial-process efficiency and effectiveness.
Ensure compliance with OC Financial Standards and partner with Accounting to maintain proper controls.
Influence cross-functional leadership teams and promote consistent Asphalt and Delivery assumptions across the enterprise.
Teach financial acumen and business information concepts to support financial decision-making at every level of the business.
Share business and financial best practices across businesses and functions.