Assoc. Director Finance - Chlorovinyls

Westlake; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake is seeking a senior finance leader to serve as the strategic partner for its Chlorovinyls business unit. The role emphasizes ensuring US GAAP accounting, SOX compliance, and leadership of monthly close, forecasting, and budget processes.

The position involves overseeing a 35-40 person accounting team across corporate and plant sites, driving process improvements and ensuring strong internal controls with executive-level reporting.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Accounting or equivalent; 12+ years progressive accounting experience.
• CPA, CFA and/or MBA preferred.
• Supervisory/management experience in a Corporate Accounting Department or large manufacturing company.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-depth analysis and communication of financial data and business intelligence to enhance the Chlorovinyls operations.
• Partner with financial and business leadership to influence strategic decisions.
• Oversee Chlorovinyls accounting during monthly close ensuring US GAAP compliance and issue resolution.
• Drive support for leadership in presenting monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results.
• Ensure financial controls and SOX compliance, including documentation and testing of key controls.
• Coordinate internal and external audits to meet timetables and address issues.
• Review monthly performance and forecasts, identifying variances and key drivers.
• Oversee annual operating budget activities and long-range planning for Chlorovinyls.
• Assist Segment Controller in applying accounting policies consistently with Westlake standards and drive process improvements.
• Collaborate with accounting team on process improvements for accuracy, efficiency, controls and transparency.
• Oversee monthly forecast preparation, site-level reporting, and review reserves and estimates.
• Provide strong leadership to a 35-40 person team across corporate and plant sites.
• Handle any additional responsibilities or projects as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Strategic partnering

SOX controls

Education

B.S. in Accounting

CPA

MBA

CFA

Job description

Summary

This position serves as the senior finance leader and strategic business partner for the Westlake Chlorovinyls business unit. Chlorovinyls is in Westlake’s largest individual Strategic Business Unit (SBU) with significant complexity given the integrated chain of production, manufacturing footprint, and commercial and customer outlets for its products. The role is responsible for analytical decision support and analysis of the business, ensuring accurate Chlorovinyls accounting in accordance with US GAAP, ensuring compliance with internal operational controls and SOX controls, reporting and analysis of monthly results to Executive Management, accounting and finance support of special projects such as business improvement initiatives, and overseeing the monthly forecast and annual budget processes.

Accounting Duties And Responsibilities

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide in-depth analysis and communication of financial data and business intelligence to enhance the operations of the Chlorovinyls business.
• Strong partnership to both financial and business leadership to influence strategic decisions in the Chlorovinyls business.
• Oversee Chlorovinyls accounting during the monthly close to ensure accurate closing in accordance with US GAAP and make decisions on accounting issues that arise during the close.
• Drive support for the Chlorovinyls business and operations leaders in presenting, explaining and understanding monthly, quarterly and annual financial results.
• Ensure appropriate financial controls and reviews and Chlorovinyls SOX compliance, including documentation and testing of key controls.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audit requests for the Chlorovinyls business to ensure timetables are met; address potential issues and internal audit reports related to the business unit.
• Review monthly financial performance and forecasts for Chlorovinyls, providing insight into variances, trends and key drivers. Provide insight and criticality to business forecasts.
• Oversee and help coordinate the Chlorovinyls annual operating budget activities, assisting business and operations leadership in budgeting and long-range planning.
• Assist the Segment Controller in assuring that accounting policies and practices are being consistently applied across the Chlorovinyls business, in alignment with Westlake standards. Drive process improvements and standardization to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work closely with the Chlorovinyls accounting team in planning and completing process improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy, efficiency, controls and transparency.
• Oversee the accounting team in preparation of the Chlorovinyls monthly forecast, business unit/segment-level reporting, review of each site’s results prior to close and review of key reserves and estimates.
• Strong leadership skills to guide team consisting of [35-40] individuals both at the corporate office and plant sites in a positive, collaborative and effective manner.
• Any additional responsibilities, projects or tasks as assigned.

Qualifications, Education And Experience

• B.S. Degree in Accounting or equivalent with twelve plus years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in both public accounting and the private sector, preferably in the Chemical or related global, asset-heavy industries.
• CPA, CFA and/or MBA preferred.
• Previous Supervisory/Management experience in a Corporate Accounting Department or Division of a large manufacturing company.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office. Some of the work may be required in the operating units which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, etc. May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators. Travel up to 20% including air travel or auto travel may occasionally be required.

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.