Sr. Insulation Finance Analyst

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Insulation Finance Analyst provides financial support for the commercial and FP&A aspects of North American Technical Insulation (NATI) & Global FOAMGLAS business. In support of the commercial agenda, this person provides financial reporting and analysis and will maintain financial ownership of the business including sales, volume, price, mix to support the business goals of the Finance and commercial leadership across the business segments. This individual will lead the consolidation and reporting of key financials of the business, mainly the P&L/income statement and partner with the division FP&A team for other financial reporting as needed. Additionally, the position provides functional leadership support for several aspects of Finance including objective business insights, systems implementation, external financial perspective, asset management, timely financial analysis, and effective control infrastructure. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

 Live the Safety standard, adhere to the safety responsibilities.

•   Always adhere to Owens Corning safety policies and personal safety action plan

Reporting and Analysis

• Create weekly and monthly reporting and provide insights into drivers of results.  Areas of focus include price, sales volumes, product mix and overall P&L results.  Synthesize results to identify risks and opportunities and communicate insights to the NATI sales team and leadership.
• Monitor the monthly closing process in conjunction with Corporate Accounting, FP&A, and other functional teams. Communicate monthly/quarterly results in a timely manner to leadership.
• Maintain, deliver, and own an integrated P&L and Profitability Model for the business.
• Support the finance leader in articulating the near and long-term story of the business in NATI leadership meetings and help as needed with monthly business reviews with the President/CFO of the division. Arrange and lead meetings with monthly cadences as required.
• Provide effective and timely financial information, thoughtful business insights/analytics and business performance evaluations to ensure Business Leaders are effective in creating and executing the business segment’s strategy and operating plan.
• Assist in SIP administration and related change management.

Financial Forecasting and Business Planning

• Maintain and own an integrated and consolidated financial forecasting model that provides an accurate forecast of the business at both the product and market level, monthly.
• Develop and maintain a robust and up-to-date list of risks and opportunities to the forecast, collaborating with the finance leader and other business leaders.
• Own the monthly pacing/prediction process considering latest info from various functions and calculate likely impact on the month’s results.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and vertically with peers and NATI leadership to develop actionable, accountable, and resilient operating and strategic plans on an annual basis.
• Apply external perspective and maintain intimate knowledge of the segment’s competitive environment, market conditions, customers, and profit drivers.

Influence the performance of the business

• Partner with Sales Directors as financial support for the NATI business.  Interface directly with regional sales leaders to build robust forecast and operating plans and measure business performance.
• Provide decision support by financial modeling, business case analysis and financial/management reporting to retain and gain new business.
• Demonstrate financial acumen founded on solid fundamentals as well as a business acumen that reflects an understanding of the dynamics of the business.
• Evaluate financial implications of specific business decisions/opportunities and advise management accordingly to ensure targeted financial performance achievement.
• Exercise judgment to determine appropriate course of action and prepare business recommendations based on sound financial analysis.
• Provide concise and effective communication of financial results in a timely manner to management and non-financial personnel
• Provide thought leadership on opportunities to improve the performance of the business.
• Have a continuous improvement mindset, evaluate financial processes and standard work cadences, make recommendations as needed to improve efficiencies and eliminate waste.

Demonstrate leadership horizontally and vertically

• Partner with NATI  business finance on various financial analytical needs focused on delivering business financial results
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other business and FP&A functions to drive standardized and automated reporting and analysis

    Lead an effective financial controls environment

• Support process of ensuring that there is an effective and efficient system of internal controls including data integrity, asset protection, segregation of duties, budgeting, financial reporting, information systems and adherence to corporate policies and governmental regulations (GAAP, SOX compliance, etc.)
• Maintain a clear tone regarding business conduct, ethics, the law, and financial controls.
• Ensure assets are safeguarded to maximize financial performance.
• Solve controls issues at the “root cause” and create broad organizational learning.
• Maintain independence in the view and assessment of the business control environment.
• Raise all issues of significant risk and non-compliance to the Financial Leader for the business group.

   Lead across the Company, business group, and Finance function

• Team with others across the Company, business group and Finance function to maximize performance of the business, function, and Owens Corning as a whole.
• Influence Business Segment leaders and elevate the performance of the Finance function.
• Support the continuous improvement of systems, tools, and methodologies across the Finance function and throughout the segment.
• An effective member of the segment finance team, collaborating and working to elevate team performance
• Work across organization boundaries and all levels of the company to achieve plant, division, or corporate objectives
• Share business and financial best practices across the segment, group, and Company.
• Partnering with project leaders to analyze and evaluate projects from a financial perspective.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with MBA strongly preferred
• 3 years Financial Analysis experience in a manufacturing/corporate environment.
• 2 years’ experience in partnering with business leaders
• Experience with financial planning and forecasting
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and PowerPoint) skills

EXPERIENCE

• Proficiency in SAP and BI reporting systems
• Functioning in a highly matrixed structure across functional, business, geographic and cultural boundaries
• Demonstrated ability to identify, develop and implement process improvements
• Preparing executive level material and presentations

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