Sr Business Finance Analyst I

Owens Corning•Newark, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The position provides financial leadership to the Newark, Ohio Plant. The position reports to the Plant Controller. The Sr. Financial Analyst is a dynamic leader and responsible for maintaining a controls environment that complies with the Company’s internal control policies and Sarbanes Oxley. The position is designed to support the development of finance talent across the organization, serving as a progression opportunity for individuals from smaller operations and a foundation for advancement into more complex plant finance or corporate finance roles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or relevant discipline a must.
Providing leadership to organizations within a manufacturing operation(s)—leading operations planning, savings, forecasting and investment analysis
Operating in a range of economic conditions, i.e. expansion, contraction, stable economic conditions—forecasting, scenario planning, risk analysis and contingency development.
Delivering continuous improvement.
Participating in the development of strategic plans.
Demonstrated high growth in previous experience
Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Office/Excel
Knowledge of business intelligence, data visualization, and automation tools with the ability to identify and implement reporting solutions that improve data visibility, process efficiency, and business decision-making.
Strong financial acumen with demonstrated analytical ability accompanied by knowledge of corporate finance and manufacturing costing principles—understands P&L and balance sheet dynamics
Demonstrated ability to teach and communicate in simple, impacting terms
Demonstrated ability to manage and control costs—effectively develops business cases and enroll leaders at all levels in taking appropriate action.
Demonstrated ability to develop and intimate knowledge of customers, competition, and the market and uses this knowledge to drive customer and product profitability decisions.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and execute strategic directions.
Conducts himself/herself with the highest ethical and moral standards.
Intelligent, creative, analytical.
Highly motivated and results driven with a high energy level—has a bias for proactive action.
Broad operating style, ability to adapt across cultures, environments and styles.
Forward thinking leadership abilities, including the ability to motivate, lead by example, and encourage teamwork and effective communication.
Makes decisions and commits to a course of action with appropriate information and recognizes uncertainty of success; weighs and manages risk in decision making; able to make decisions detrimental to a few but helpful to many.
Behaves in a mature and appropriate manner. Shows good judgment, does not allow feeling or biases to distract reasoning, does not rationalize failures.
Freely states opinions and feelings. Expresses him/her self directly and candidly.
Shows appreciation for and understanding of the feelings of others. Aware of personal impact on others. Expresses opinions without offending or creating defensiveness.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CMA, CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

Participates in the development of operational objectives for the plant that are aligned to Corporate and Division strategic objectives.
Leads proactive development of contingency plans, productivity improvement and corrective actions to ensure optimal facility financial results and shareholder value.
Participates in reporting at a more complex and higher frequency than most other insulation plants. For example, full blown weekly forecasts.
Ownership of large projects will be an ongoing responsibility given the changing nature of the plant, needed improvements, and ongoing consolidation/automation.
Ensures the internal controls environment is operating effectively in all areas including, data integrity, asset protection, segregation of duties, budgeting, financial reporting, information systems and adherence to corporate policies and governmental regulations (GAAP, SOX compliance, etc.).
Leads and coaches department NLTs to ensure that accountability for internal controls is clear and procedures documented.
Leads the continuous sign off process and works with the department NLTs to modify procedures for changes in policy.
Drives a robust representation letter process and provides assurance and visibility to internal controls
Owns the representation as well as the financial return of plant assets
Leads financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes
Prepares and delivers the plant financial forecasts and projections
Monitors the plant’s monthly closing process in conjunction with the Accounting team
Communicates results effectively to management and non-financial personnel
Provides in-depth analysis on variances to plan and forecast
Provides risk analysis for contingency planning
Leads actions in line with achieving targets, mitigating risk and prioritizing resource needs
Provides insightful and competitive analytics that anticipate change and drive decision making
Provides investment analysis
Educates plant personnel on key performance metrics
Acts as a resource to the non-financial leaders of the business providing education and training on the key principles of Finance
Work across organization boundaries and all levels of the company to achieve plant, division or corporate objectives
Shares best practices across division, i.e. process improvements, financial modeling and procedural changes.
Aligns teams and resources in order to solve problems and drive results
Accountable to deliver functional leadership to team members at plant, segment and corporate level