Operations Finance Manager, Large Liquid & Resin

PPG Industries, Inc; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

401k matching

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc. is seeking an Operations Finance Manager for Large Liquid & Resin, based at the General Office in Pittsburgh, with a hybrid work policy.

You will lead a six-person Operations Finance team across manufacturing and distribution operations, delivering timely data, cost analyses, and reporting to support profitability decisions. The role emphasizes internal controls and collaboration with Operations and BU Finance leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting with 6+ years of finance and accounting experience.
• Previous supervisory experience is required.
• Willingness to travel to manufacturing plant locations on a quarterly basis.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle or SAP) and proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of six Operations Finance members, including on-site Plant Controllers and Analysts.
• Complete month-end close activities for manufacturing and distribution operations.
• Provide profit analysis and communicate costs, variances, and manufacturing strategy.
• Manage inventory accounts, trend analysis, reconciliations, and physical inventories.
• Support annual budget and quarterly product re-costs for inventory valuation.
• Assist with ad hoc requests such as capital projects and costing analyses.
• Ensure procedures comply with internal controls.
• Act as business partner to Operations and Business Unit Finance leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

As an Operations Finance Manager, Large Liquid & Resin, you will support the businesses by providing accurate and timely data and analysis related to product costs, manufacturing and distribution operations, and relevant variances. You will manage the operations finance activities for four US locations impacting numerous business units.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Operations Finance. You will be based at our General Office in Pittsburgh, PA and follow our hybrid work policy.

PPG offers excellent Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits; matching 401k + retirement savings; and Paid Vacation, Holiday pay.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead a team through coaching, goal setting, training and standardization of duties and tasks, collaboration and implementation of process improvements. You will supervise a group of six Operations Finance team members, including on-site Plant Controllers and Analysts based in the General Office.

• Complete month end close activities related to manufacturing and distribution operations and preparation of internal management reporting.

• Provide the business with profit analysis in communication of distribution costs, manufacturing results and variances, purchase price variance, period costs, estimates, and manufacturing strategy.

• Manage completion of all inventory accounts including trend analysis, monthly account reconciliation approvals, physical inventory audits, and physical inventory reconciliation approvals.

• Support the team in completion of the annual budget and quarterly product re-costs to support accurate inventory valuation and business decisions focused on product profitability.

• Support ad hoc Operations and other function requests, such as capital projects and product costing analyses.

• Ensure team members procedures are performed following internal control requirements.

• Business partner to Operations and Business Unit Finance leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting with 6+ years of finance and accounting experience

• Previous supervisory experience is required.

• Willingness to travel to manufacturing plant locations on a quarterly basis.

• We prefer experience with large Enterprise Resource Planning systems, such as Oracle or SAP, and technical proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel.

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