Global Commercial Finance Leader

Original Composites and Fibers; Milano; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Original Composites & Fiberglass, part of the Praana Group, seeks a Global Commercial Finance Leader to drive commercial finance excellence across regions. You will partner with Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance to strengthen reporting, forecasting, and profitability visibility.

The role requires a strong track record in FP&A, leadership of finance teams, and experience enabling data-driven decisions in a global manufacturing environment.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive Finance experience in a global manufacturing, industrial, or materials-based business.
• Experience leading reporting, forecasting, planning, or performance management processes.
• Strong analytical capability connecting financial data, drivers and market dynamics.
• Proven ability to partner across functions, influence stakeholders, and drive outcomes.
• Experience operating in a multi-region environment (Americas, Europe, Asia).

Mansioni

• Lead Commercial Finance support for the global Commercial organization, partnering with regional leaders to strengthen performance.
• Own recurring reporting, forecasting, and performance management across volume, revenue, margin and profitability.
• Build scalable finance processes, reporting routines, and operating rhythms to support transformation.
• Translate financial results and market dynamics into insights, recommendations, and actions.
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance stakeholders to align forecasts and decisions.
• Improve commercial decision-making through stronger visibility and margin analysis.
• Lead, develop, and coach the Commercial Finance team with clear expectations and accountability.

Conoscenze

Analytical capability

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting & budgeting

Financial planning & analysis (FP&A)

Leadership / people management

Business partnering

Strategic decision support

Commercial finance

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Strumenti

SAP

Business intelligence tools

Descrizione del lavoro

About Us

Original Composites & Fiberglass is a member of the Praana Group portfolio of businesses and a leading global provider of solutions matching the differentiated needs of the growing composites industry. Nearly 90 years ago, as part of Owens Corning, the business pioneered the modern composites industry. Today, we leverage a powerful combination of material science, manufacturing excellence, and deep market and customer knowledge to serve the global wind, building and construction, thermoplastic compounding, and composites specialty markets. With more than 4,000 employees and operations in 10 countries, the company generates annual revenues of approximately $1.3 billion.

About the Role

The Global Commercial Finance Leader will lead Commercial Finance for Original Composites & Fiberglass, serving as a key partner to regional Commercial leaders, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance. This leader will strengthen reporting, forecasting, performance visibility, and decision support across volume, revenue, margin, pricing, and profitability. The ideal candidate brings the financial discipline, business partnership, and change leadership needed to create structure in a global business environment and enable data-driven decisions as the company continues to evolve within the Praana Group portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Commercial Finance support for the global Commercial organization, partnering with regional Sales and Commercial leaders to strengthen business performance.
• Own recurring reporting, forecasting, and performance management processes across volume, revenue, margin, profitability, risks, and opportunities.
• Build scalable finance processes, reporting routines, operating rhythms, and management systems that support business transformation and SAP deployment.
• Translate financial results, market dynamics, and regional business drivers into clear insights, recommendations, and actions.
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance stakeholders to align assumptions, priorities, forecasts, and business decisions.
• Improve Commercial decision-making through stronger performance visibility, pricing discipline, margin analysis, and consistent business reviews.
• Lead, develop, and coach the Commercial Finance team by setting clear expectations, decision rights, operating cadence, and accountability for execution.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive Finance experience, including Commercial Finance, FP&A, Business Finance, or related roles in a global manufacturing, industrial, or materials-based business.
• Experience leading reporting, forecasting, planning, or performance management processes that inform business decisions.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to connect financial data, business drivers, and market dynamics into practical recommendations.
• Proven ability to partner across functions, influence stakeholders, align priorities, and drive improved business outcomes.
• Ability to operate effectively in a complex, multi-region environment across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
• Experience building or improving finance processes, reporting routines, management systems, or operating cadences.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Experience supporting commercial excellence, pricing, sales effectiveness, revenue management, or commercial enablement.
• Experience with finance transformation, ERP implementation, reporting redesign, process standardization, or business intelligence tools.
• Experience leading, coaching, or developing finance professionals.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, materials science, or composites environments.
• Exposure to AI, automation, advanced analytics, or business intelligence tools that improve finance processes, insights, or decision-making.

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate is a collaborative, commercially oriented Finance leader who combines strong financial acumen, sound business judgment, and the ability to create structure in a changing global environment. They are energized by building scalable processes, developing high-performing teams, challenging assumptions, and translating complexity into clear business insight. This leader will play an important role in modernizing Commercial Finance capabilities and helping the business make faster, more consistent, and more data-driven decisions.