Manufacturing Finance Leader: Cost & Growth

Ecolab; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab is seeking a Finance Manager II – Supply Chain to drive financial performance across our Midwest manufacturing locations. This role partners with cross-functional teams, leads planning/forecasting/month-end close, and supports cost-saving initiatives while ensuring controls under SOX/GAAP.

You will coach a team of Senior Analysts, manage capital project analysis, and deliver insights linking operations to financial outcomes, with up to 10% travel and a focus on standardizing processes and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• 8 years of experience in finance and/or accounting.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• Strong change management and leadership capability.
• Solid understanding of accounting concepts and practices.
• No immigration sponsorship is available for this role.

Responsibilities

• Financial Business Partner focused on driving strong financial acumen and decision support that results in financial metric improvement and profitable growth.
• Lead and coach team members to ensure they achieve their highest potential and performance through strong development and goal/expectation setting.
• Lead performance management processes including monthly close, forecasts, and annual planning cycles; analyze, understand, and explain variances to plan, forecast, and prior year.
• Establish a culture focused on policy adherence and financial controls to ensure appropriate financial monitoring of operations, including compliance with SOX, GAAP, and Corporate Policy.
• Support capital project analysis and decision-making, including payback, ROI, and cost savings initiatives.
• Drive tools, analytics, and insights that improve cost performance and link operational initiatives to financial outcomes
• Implement standardized processes and improve financial workflows through automation and simplification.
• Partner across the supply chain network to drive standardization, best practice sharing, and process improvements that enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Performs special projects and ad-hoc analysis as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Leadership

Strategic decision support

Change management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field

MBA

CPA or CMA

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Hyperion

Blackline

Job description

Ecolab is seeking a Finance Manager II – Supply Chain to drive financial performance across our Midwest manufacturing locations. This role partners with cross-functional teams, leads planning/forecasting/month-end close, and supports cost-saving initiatives while ensuring controls under SOX/GAAP.

You will coach a team of Senior Analysts, manage capital project analysis, and deliver insights linking operations to financial outcomes, with up to 10% travel and a focus on standardizing processes and