Manager, Strategic Finance

Koppers Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical manufacturing company is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee financial reporting, budgeting, and strategic financial modeling. The candidate should have a background in finance with management experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in chemicals. Responsibilities include analyzing key business drivers, preparing financial models, and maintaining customer contracts. A Bachelor's degree in finance and at least 10 years of relevant experience is required. This position offers the chance to impact financial strategies and decisions within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• 10 years of finance or business administration experience required.
• CPA certification preferred.
• Management experience in manufacturing or distribution environment required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze key business drivers and internal reporting.
• Prepare financial business models for acquisitions.
• Oversee customer incentive accruals and disbursements.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication Skills

Budgeting

Sales modeling

Advanced Excel

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline

Master's degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline

Tools

ERP/accounting systems

PowerQuery

Job description

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze key business drivers — both financial and nonfinancial.
• Oversee and analyze detailed monthly, quarterly, and annual internal reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Serve as the primary point of communication and liaison with Corporate Finance, Research, Operations, and Koppers Performance Chemicals (KPC) management.
• Continually refine and enhance internal reporting, including new metrics and analyses, to provide deeper insight into the business.
• Prepare comparative cost estimates on new products and/or modifications and improvements to existing products.
• Develop and maintain sales, cost, and profitability models.
• Prepare and evaluate strategic plans on time horizons for up to five years.
• Calculate monthly rebates and validate customer requests. On a quarterly basis, review the rebate accrual for completeness with accounting.
• Oversee customer incentive accruals and disbursements and forecast future payments.
• Maintain and update a complete listing of all customer contracts, pricing, customer development, rebates, and cash discount programs.
• Initiate sales budgeting by customer, plant, month, and item number.
• Produce ad hoc sales reporting by product and customer, net of all reductions after rebates.
• Lead local and global meetings ensuring informative and collaborative decision making.
• Responsible for weekly/monthly/ad-hoc collection, consolidation, interpretation and reporting of global financials, forecasts and target KPI’s.
• Prepare quarterly reports and other analysis for President, Koppers Performance Chemicals.
• Prepare reports for executive team meetings as requested.
• Analyze and prepare financial business models for potential acquisition targets.
• Communicate effectively within the organization and with external stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Master’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline from an accredited college or university preferred.
• 10 years of finance, business administration, or related discipline.
• Management experience in a manufacturing, distribution / operations environment, or equivalent required.
• Experience in a chemical manufacturing environment is preferred.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience with an ERP/accounting environment.
• Advanced Excel and database modeling experience required (PowerQuery).
• Full cycle accounting management experience (revenue and inventory experience required).
• Standard cost and multi-level bill-of-material experience preferred.
• Effectively prioritizes tasks, manages competing deadlines, and delivers critical analyses and reports on demand.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Willing to work as a member of a team.
• Experience in systems analysis, design, implementation, and data modeling.
• Ability to effectively work with and maintain the confidentiality of sensitive materials and information.

Koppers Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal law, state or local law.