Americas Commercial Finance Leader Margin

Senior Manager,Commercial Finance Americas :
The Impact You’ll Have On The Organization and World

• You will lead the financial reporting, analysis and planning activities for the Americas region and partner mainly with business director and his/her team, supply chain, R&D and procurement organizations to deliver profitable growth.
• Your key responsibilities will include providing financial analysis to support business decision and performance monitoring, guidance related to sales pricing and margin and insights on markets.

It's Better with Bakelite:
Our Commitment Back to You

• You’ll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you’re part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.
• We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don’t just climb the career ladder – you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.
• Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet.
• Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow – for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.
• We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

Life in Atlanta: Atlanta is Georgia’s capital, largest city, and home to Bakelite’s corporate headquarters.

• The city offers lots of activities. In addition to restaurants and a bustling downtown area, you can explore Zoo Atlanta, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta Botanical Garden and more.
• Check out some of Atlanta’s famed sports teams, including the Braves, Falcons and Hawks.
• Atlanta is home to several the most colleges and universities in the southern U.S., including University of Georgia, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, John Marshall Law School and others.
• Love to travel? You’ll be close to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the world.

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What Does a Typical Day Look Like? Here are your primary responsibilities:

Reporting and Analysis

• Provide reporting for key performance indicators including volume and margin results, pricing actions, targets and opportunities and other strategic initiatives supporting margin performance.
• Create and manage effective financial metrics to provide insights to management to support decision making.
• Create ad-hoc analysis to anticipate any scenarios impacting the performance of the business.

Budget and Forecasting

• Manage financial budget cycles including processes, tools, timeline, and analytics for developing annual targets.
• Develop monthly volume and margin forecasts that drive visibility into near term and annual business performance.
• Preparing 5 year growth plan, including modeling for organic and inorganic (acquisition) growth.

Financial Systems and Data

• Leverage systems and data integrity processes to deliver financial information to users with accuracy to drive business decision making.
• Identify and implement business process changes and/or systems enhancements to improve data capture and support continuous improvement processes.

Accounting and Controls

• Perform month end closing procedures to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Manage regional product costing processes to maintain accurate cost data on all purchased and manufactured products.
• Support external audit requests on validation of financial statements.
• Maintain and implement controls to…