FP&A Manager at Huntsman International LLC

Job Description:

FP&A Manager

Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our three distinct business divisions. Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales and marketing, customer service – and the list goes on.

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Huntsman is seeking a FP&A Manager supporting the Polyurethanes Division located in The Woodlands, Texas. This position will report to the Sr. Business Performance Manager – Global HBS.

Job Scope

The FP&A Manager is responsible for all aspects of financial planning, analysis of data, and management reporting for Global HBS. The FP&A Manager is a critical role and is a member of the Finance Leadership team working in a fast-paced environment while building relationships within the larger HBS organization and Huntsman Corporation.

In summary, as the FP&A Manager, you will:  

• Manage and develop direct reports including oversight of direct reports’ deliverables as well as supporting their personal and career development
• Working with the Business Leadership Team design and implement an FP&A service that meets the business needs for analytical support
• Working with the Business Leadership Team, simplify the reporting structure to mitigate the use of Excel and provide an online one-stop source all reporting requirements
• Implement and manage a simple transparent error free forecasting process delivering timely validated forecasts and related reports
• Implement and manage a simple transparent error free monthly management reporting process delivering timely and insightful reports on business performance
• Implement and manage a simple transparent error free annual budget process delivering timely validated budget reports and presentations
• Provide and effectively communicate to senior management the reasons behind the product/department performance and results
• Seek out profitability improvement opportunities, analyze and make recommendations to the Business Leadership Team
• Ensure a full suite support to the sales team including accurate, timely daily sales reporting, calculation of rebates/ commissions, preparation of inputs to forecasts / budgets, and simple transparent reporting on sales performance
• Work closely with Huntsman Polyurethanes Global Reporting Team
• Responsible for maintaining policies and procedures specific to areas of FP&A responsibility

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
 
The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in the United States.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with an accredited business program in Finance and/or Accounting.
• 6+ years of Financial Planning and Analysis experience.
• 2+ years of experience as functional manager 
• 6+ years of experience with SAP Business One.
• CMA or CPA certification.

Skills and Knowledge

• Possess proficient analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated learning agility to respond favorably to evolving systems, applications, organizational objectives, and internal processes
• Proficient ability to manage emotionally charged disagreements through consensus building, relationship management, and the formation and presentation of logical, data-based arguments
• Consistently demonstrates a commitment to policies, procedures, and company standards, including but not limited.
• The incumbent will need to have a natural curiosity to question the status quo, finding insights and providing recommendations that drive improvement in profitability.
• Proactively manage management reporting, planning, budgeting, and forecasting functions to provide simple, transparent, timely error free information to help the Leadership team to effectively manage the business.
• Proficient knowledge of Windows-based computer systems is required.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel.
• Expert ability to interpret, analyze, and report complex data
• Proficient ability to communicate verbally and in writing, using English
• Proficient ability to manage multiple, overlapping priorities in a high-demand, customer- centric work environment
• Demonstrated commitment to a respectful, diverse, and inclusive environment
• Proficient ability to maximize the performance of others through the use of clearly defined expectations and related goals, daily coaching focused on behaviors and outcomes, skills development, individual development plans, and scheduled performance appraisals
• Proficient relationship building skills, including the capacity to predict and manage behavior, build, and leverage cross-functional partnerships within and outside of the organization, and leverage influential leadership
• Expert analytical skills, including the ability to understand, explain, and execute potentially complex quantitative strategies and functional solutions
• Proficient understanding of basic business mathematics and quantitative relationships

Preferred Qualifications

• Tableau experience.

Working Environment

• Corporate office environment.

Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law in every location in which we have facilities national or local. 

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Mississauga IL