Sr Business Finance Analyst I - Commercial Asphalt and Delivery

Owens Corning · Toledo

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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)

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. 

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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