Financial Analyst

Company: INEOS Oligomers

Job title:

Financial Analyst

Location:

Chocolate Bayou‑Alvin/Marina View - League City USA

Closing date:
May 4th, 2026

INEOS Oligomers is a large merchant supplier of Linear Alpha Olefins (LAO) with manufacturing facilities in Canada and Belgium. LAO and PAO are used in a variety of industries, including polyethylene comonomers, lubricants, surfactants, and drilling fluid bases. A  500 million investment was made in a new world‑scale LAO & PAO production facility at the INEOS Olefins & Polymers site in Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Texas. The Financial Analyst will report to the OCB Site Controller and will ensure accurate and timely recording of financial transactions, assist in forecasting, and prepare reports for Site Controller, Site Leadership, and Oligomers business management. The

role involves frequent interaction, audit participation, and a flexible schedule to meet month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end financial book‑close deadlines.

• Availability and accuracy of information needed for analysis and reporting – work closely with sources to receive information in a timely manner; identify business cash needs and correct variances and anomalies, and establish automated checks to ensure information accuracy.
• Working relationships – develop strong relationships with site management team; support the financial processes (closings, planning/forecasting, cost control, audits, etc).
• Ambiguity and/or incompleteness of information – exercise judgement and experience to best utilize ambiguous and/or incomplete information as needed.
• Automated analysis tools – optimize capabilities of automation to process and analyse large volumes of information.
• Competing priorities – prioritize and manage complex requirements, particularly during key reporting periods (closing, forecasting, budget, year‑end).

• Provide necessary support during the monthly financial close process so that the site financial results are accurately completed on a timely basis. This includes recording and reviewing accruals, overhead costs, utilities, third‑party service bill‑outs, variable costs, etc.
• Posting transactions and monitoring operational activity related to capital projects.
• Assist with the consolidation and analysis of the annual site fixed and variable cost budget.
• Assist with month‑end inventory recordings and mass balance of production and consumption activity, as well as quarterly physical inventory counts and reconciliations of process materials.
• Prepare monthly financial reports that summarize plant variable and fixed cost performance. Perform necessary variance and trend analysis on operating costs, capital spending, working capital investment, etc. to clearly interpret these results for management.
• Create, manage, and close capital project structures in SAP. Create assets and process project settlements to assets.
• Provide support for various government requests and tax reporting packages.
• Support management interpretation of financial transactions, events, and INEOS policies for users who must make economic or business decisions.
• Maintain and support INEOS internal control processes and the delegation of authority. This includes regular review of internal control process documents.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and follow up on any unresolved balance differences. Gather and provide documentation for external audit requests as required and assist with annual physical inventory observations.
• Prepare monthly sales and use tax reports and assist with annual compliance reporting.
• Support and follow Oligomers and CB behavioural and process safety practices.

Level of education & experience in general

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• CPA or MBA degree preferred.
• Preference given to candidates with financial experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Superior Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel, are required.
• SAP FI/CO/MM super‑user level knowledge (knowledge of other modules also a plus).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving ability.
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