Executive Director, Corporate FP&A

Tenneco; Northville (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco is seeking a senior FP&A leader to drive strategic analysis, forecasting, and executive insights. Lead high-impact financial analysis, synthesize data into clear recommendations for the CFO and senior leadership, and deliver concise presentations to the CEO and Board.

You will oversee annual budgets, regional consolidations, and long-range plans, build an analytically strong team across geographies, and partner with business units to shape financial strategy in a fast-paced manufacturing

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering results
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with C-level audiences
• Proven leadership experience managing teams across geographies

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact financial analysis that clarifies performance drivers, identifies risks/opportunities, and informs enterprise-level decisions.
• Synthesize complex data into clear, compelling executive insights and strategic recommendations for the CFO and senior leadership
• Develop and deliver polished, high-quality presentations for the CEO, CFO, Board, and senior leadership, ensuring messages are concise, data-driven, and actionable
• Elevate communication across FP&A through crisp narratives, clarity, and persuasive framing of insights
• Oversee the development of robust annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range strategic financial plans
• Direct the consolidation of global financials across multiple regions, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with corporate standards while streamlining the process for efficiency
• Implement tools and best practices that improve forecast and consolidation quality and reduce cycle time without compromising analytical depth
• Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership, synthesizing analysis into strategic recommendations that advance financial and operational priorities
• Cultivate strong relationships with business unit leaders, influencing outcomes through data-driven perspectives and strategic counsel
• Build and develop an analytically strong, insight-driven FP&A team with a culture anchored in executive-level communication, intellectual curiosity, and continuous improvement

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Executive communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting or technical field

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

OneStream

SAP

Job description

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At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

How do we make it happen?Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

Strategic Analysis and Executive Insights

• Lead high‑impact financial analysis that clarifies performance drivers, identifies risks/opportunities, and informs enterprise‑level decisions.
• Synthesize complex data into clear, compelling executive insights and strategic recommendations for the CFO and senior leadership
• Develop and deliver polished, high‑quality presentations for the CEO, CFO, Board, and senior leadership, ensuring messages are concise, data‑driven, and actionable
• Elevate communication across FP&A through crisp narratives, clarity, and persuasive framing of insights

Financial Planning, Forecasting and Consolidation

• Oversee the development of robust annual budgets, forecasts, and long‑range strategic financial plans
• Direct the consolidation of global financials across multiple regions, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with corporate standards while streamlining the process for efficiency
• Implement tools and best practices that improve forecast and consolidation quality and reduce cycle time without compromising analytical depth

Team leadership and Business Partnering

• Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership, synthesizing analysis into strategic recommendations that advance financial and operational priorities
• Cultivate strong relationships with business unit leaders, influencing outcomes through data‑driven perspectives and strategic counsel
• Build and develop an analytically strong, insight‑driven FP&A team with a culture anchored in executive‑level communication, intellectual curiosity, and continuous improvement

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or other technical field; MBA or CPA preferred.

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, with a strong emphasis on analysis within a large, complex organization.
• Proven track record in a similar role within the automotive or industrial sectors is preferred

Skills:

• Expertise in financial systems and tools such as OneStream and SAP
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a focus on delivering actionable insights
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; capable of effectively engaging with C-level executives
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to manage and develop teams across multiple geographies

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities