FP&A Manager, Resin

Overview

Trinseo is a different kind of global materials company – at the intersection of people, technology, and customers. We are a world leader in the production of plastics and latex binders. Our culture is built on passion and innovation.

A career at Trinseo presents a unique opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment. Helping customers solve their most complex material challenges is the reason we come to work each day. We are seeking innovative thinkers – ready to tackle any challenge and passionate about delivering value.

As a global materials solutions provider focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to our customers, we need people to feel respected and included so they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We strive to create workplaces that reflect all communities and customers we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. That's why we're fully committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience to drive us forward every day.

Overview (Scope of Role)

Under the direction of the Global Finance Leader, Engineered Materials, the FP&A Manager, Resin will play a critical role in ensuring the financial planning aligns with and supports business objectives by providing actionable insights that drive rigorous and informed decision‑making across the business unit with a focus on accountability, quality, timely results, and risk management. The position will collaborate closely with cross‑functional and cross‑regional teams, providing valuable recommendations to optimize profitability through productivity and sustainable growth initiatives.

This position combines rigorous financial planning with hands‑on business partnering and a collaborative mindset throughout the business unit to deliver successful business performance outcomes with speed, accuracy, innovation, and proactive problem solving.

As an FP&A Manager, Resin:

• Develop and manage the end‑to‑end business unit’s financial planning process for all 3 regions, including annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and analytics in support of the sales & operations planning cycle. Align the financial plans with the overall strategic initiatives and provide actionable insights.
• Extensively partner with the business and functional teams to understand internal and external factors impacting sales and profitability, formulate action plans that address gaps and track its achievement, and implement opportunities to grow business performance, while ensuring forecast assumptions are timely populated with completeness and accuracy.
• Drive the completion of actual and forecast income statements and working capital by region, ensuring data integrity and seamless loading and integration into the reporting system.
• Drive monthly business reviews with the regional business management teams, delivering insightful explanations for major variances between actual results, budget, and forecast, facilitating better decision‑making processes and corrective action plans.
• Synthesize actual monthly results across various dimensions such as volume, pricing, cost, variable margin, and fixed cost in comprehensive reports, and developing recommendations for improving business performance.
• Spearhead the preparation and monitoring of business excellence and synergy initiatives, encompassing areas such as new business development, new product innovation, commercial excellence, and business KPI dashboards
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and analytical capabilities in concert with the data input and analysis.
• Lead ad hoc project financial analysis and valuation to support strategic business initiatives and business development opportunities, providing valuable insights for decision making processes.
• Ensure the integrity of historical financials and related profitability analysis by segment and customer, acting as both a steward and creator of value through business and finance strategies.
• Acting as both a steward of value and a creator of value by aligning business and finance strategy by managing financial performance…