Business Unit Finance Manager

Business Unit Finance ManagerLocation: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

OverviewAurorium 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 and home care, mobility, infrastructure, and paper and 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.

DescriptionThe 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 Manager 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.

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

StatusActive

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance and Sales

Industries

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