Sr Business Finance Analyst I - Commercial Asphalt and Delivery

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PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Sr. Business Finance Analyst for Commercial Asphalt and Delivery provides financial leadership for the Roofing & Asphalt business. This role partners with internal stakeholders within the Roofing business unit, Transportation Logistics, Supply Chain & Sourcing organizations, and Corporate Finance functions to provide a comprehensive view of the segment’s financial results, forecasts, long range plans and operations plans. It is a key liaison between FP&A, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Sourcing. This position provides valuable decision support analysis to drive business success.

Reports to : Shingles Commercial Finance Leader

Span of Control : Individual Contributor 

Location:  Toledo, Ohio (WHQ)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

Influence the financial performance of the External Asphalt business segment

Provides objective insights, timely reporting, effective analysis and overall finance support to ensure productive management reviews, financial based decisions and proactive response to market conditions.

Maximizes profitability, margin realization, cash flow, working capital and fixed asset utilization.

Evaluate financial implications of specific business decisions/opportunities and advise management accordingly to ensure targeted financial performance achievement.

Identifies risks and ensures accountable action plans to mitigate.

Interfaces directly with sales, sourcing, supply chain, and business leaders to build robust operating plans and measure business performance.

Partner with the Asphalt team as the lead financial support for the business.

Create accurate forecasts and plans while managing clear, controlled reporting and analysis

Collaborate with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Sales, and Manufacturing in developing actionable plans and forecasts for both Delivery and the Asphalt business

Provides financial analytics and insightful reporting of Sourcing, Supply Chain, and Financial KPIs.

Provides in-depth analysis on variances to plan, forecast, and prior year.

Provides risk analysis for contingency planning.

Maintains knowledge of the segment’s competitive environment, market conditions, customers, and profit drivers.

Lead the continuous improvement of systems, tools and methodologies.

Designs and owns an efficient and effective financial forecast process.

Leverages investments in technology tools to continue to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of financial processes.

Ensures compliance with OC Financial Standards and partners with Accounting to maintain proper controls environment.

Lead and influence across the Company, business unit, and Finance function.

Influences cross-functional leadership teams to enable better decision making and drive business performance.

Works cross-functionally to ensure Asphalt and Delivery assumptions are consistent across the enterprise.

Teaches financial acumen and business information concepts to ensure that financial based decision-making occurs at every level of the business.

Shares business and financial best practices across businesses and functions. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or relevant discipline

5+ years of progressive financials analysis experience in a manufacturing/corporate environment

Strong Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and PowerPoint) skills.

Experience with SAP, PowerBI and AI tools.

Experience with financial planning and forecasting.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES :

Strong financial and analytical acumen.

Understands corporate finance and manufacturing costing principles, understands P&L and balance sheet dynamics, principles of cost control/management.

Able to leverage knowledge of customers, competition, and the market to drive business decisions.

Able to connect multiple points of view and inputs to develop near and long-term actions.

Effective listening skills, with flexibility in approach to solutions.

Must be an initiative-taker, be an active participant within teams, and proactively meet with internal or external customers to meet their needs.

Inquisitive mindset willing to challenge others.

Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize workload appropriately.

Ability to develop strong partnership / teambuilding relationships.

Strong analytical capabilities with a continuous improvement mindset.

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