Company Overview
Aurorium is the materials innovation partner that helps global manufacturers harness the power of possibility to make the world a better place. Their specialty ingredients and high-performance materials enhance quality of life, support health and wellness, and enable customers to deliver value-added solutions.
Key industries served include healthcare, personal & home care, mobility, infrastructure, and paper & packaging. A Responsible Care company, Aurorium follows the highest regulatory standards across all manufacturing facilities. The company's global integrated supply chain offers the customer product consistency, easy access, supply security, and reasonable turnaround on delivery. Aurorium is committed to operating at the highest levels of manufacturing consistency, quality control, and safety.
Description
The Business Unit Finance Manager is an integral role which represents finance for the Business
Unit's team and serves as an advocate within the finance organization. The Business Unit
Finance Manager acts as business partner to the General Manger and supports to drive and
deliver business performance through financial analysis and business acumen. The Business
Unit Finance Manager is specifically responsible for budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis,
capital project analysis, revenue and pricing analysis and ad hoc analyses as requested by
the General Manager. The Business Unit Finance Manager will work with partners throughout
finance and the Business Unit's leadership team.
Job Details
Role Specific Responsibilities
* Provides accurate and timely financial analysis and insight to business leadership to ensure fully informed decisions
* Manages key financial processes for the business unit, including forecasting, budget planning, performance reporting, and others
* Develops dashboards and other reports to provide financial insight to the business in a clear and concise manner
* Prepares as-needed, finance-related business presentations for key stakeholders
* Provides analytical support to sales and marketing for customer pricing and profitability analysis
* Provides guidance and analysis of make and buy decisions, capital investments, acquisitions, and commercial agreements
* Applies an analytical approach to influence strategic decision-making, with a focus on capital allocation decisions and long-term financial planning.
* Performs additional duties as assigned
Compliance:
* Complies with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures, and arrangements
* Reports all Health, Safety and Environmental accidents, incidents and near misses promptly
* Acts in a safe and responsible manner at all times
Problem Solving and Innovation:
* Active participation in continuous improvement activities
* Participates in problem-solving
* Takes responsibility and ownership for own learning and development in the spirit of continuous improvement of both self and the business
* Assists in the training, mentoring, and assessment of other team members
* Exercises autonomy and judgement subject to overall direction or guidance
Education and Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting
* Master's Degree in Business Administration or Finance preferred
Experience:
* 7-10 years of professional experience, ranging from Commercial, Research, Manufacturing to Accounting and Finance within a global organization
* Manufacturing or Chemical industry experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to adapt quickly to changing business needs and priorities
* Ability to work within a multi-functional, global organizational structure and exhibits robust interpersonal skills
* Self-motivated and ability to work within a fast paced environment
* Critical thinking skills and analytical abilities which allow assessments of situations and opportunities
* Superior analytical and problem solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor as well as experience resolving complex business problems with well structured analytics
* Displayed high levels of flexibility and adaptability with strong focus of internal and external customers
* Displayed bias for action and ability to complete projects
* Experience presenting complex materials in a succinct manner to senior executives to drive effective decision making
* Proficient in SAP, Adaptive Insights (or similar analytic tool), Microsoft office applications such as Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, etc., and Tableau (or similar)
* Embodies the core values of Aurorium:
* credible: keeps their word and honors their commitments, acts with integrity, and holds themselves accountable to their decisions and actions
* outcome-oriented: adheres to an unparalleled standard of excellence in everything they do, to deliver results with real impact
* driven: passionate about delivering authentic, world-class experiences that engage customers and inspire greatness
* empowered accountability: empowered to achieve common goals and accountable for delivering performances and results that exceed standard
Status
Active