Sr Finance Manager

Solstice Advanced Materials; Colonial Heights (VA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking a Sr Finance Manager to lead the finance team at the Colonial Heights, Virginia manufacturing site. You will oversee monthly close, forecasting, budgeting, product costing, and risk management while partnering with site leadership to drive financial performance.

You will coach and develop a team of 3, ensuring accurate reporting and strong cross-functional collaboration with business leaders to enhance transparency and value creation.

Job description

Sr Finance Manager

As a Sr Finance Manager at Solstice Advanced Materials, you will lead the financial team for our Colonial Heights, Virginia manufacturing site and supporting Toller operations. You will lead a team of 3, ensuring the delivery of timely, accurate, and insightful financial reporting, forecasting, and planning processes, including monthly close, management reviews, product costing and variance reviews, and the annual budgeting process. You will be a critical part of the site’s leadership team, driving financial accountability for all departments as well as helping to highlight and mitigate risks. You will partner closely with business leaders to ensure financial transparency and drive the business to successful financial performance, identify key risks and opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to support decision‑making and achievement of business commitments. You will report directly to our Electronic & Specialty Materials (ESM), director of finance for manufacturing, and you will work out of our Colonial Heights, Virginia location. As a people leader, you will develop and coach team members, strengthening their analytical, leadership, and communication skills while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Through strong cross‑functional partnerships and a focus on forecast accuracy and execution, you will help drive business performance and build confidence in the Finance organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a finance team in consistently preparing timely, accurate, and complete deliverables, to include monthly close reporting, weekly pulse deliverables, monthly MOR, annual budget processes and ad‑hoc reporting requests
• Develop tactical and leadership qualities in direct reports, expanding their exposure and presentation opportunities while providing coaching on purpose and effectiveness. Lead with humbleness and coach the importance of telling the story to leadership that informs their decisions and highlights opportunity levers and risk mitigation tactics
• Collaborate across functions to understand the complete business objectives and continue to grow both confidence and trust in the finance organization and the Colonial Heights manufacturing site
• Escalate significant variances and risks that have potential to deviate from the commitment that has been communicated
• Build a strong say/do ratio, both in forecast accuracy and in action items taken away from meetings/calls

Qualifications

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in progressive finance roles
• A minimum of 8 years in the manufacturing industry
• Strong financial modeling, analysis and forecasting skills
• Strong internal control and GAAP knowledge, with proficiency in month‑end close processes
• Experience leading team and projects
• Strong and confident communicator with peers, subordinates, and leadership

We Value

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field; an MBA or advanced degree is preferred
• SAP experience, particularly within a manufacturing setting
• Continuous improvement mindset to always challenge the way things have been done, bring new efficiencies and evolve processes
• Strategic thinking and a proven ability to drive financial initiatives
• Commitment to the company’s mission and values, along with a passion for contributing to its growth and success

US Person Requirement

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is $143,141-$200,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

This position is incentive eligible.

Benefits Of Working For Solstcie Advanced Materials

In addition to a performance-driven salary, cutting-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays.

Solstice Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

About Us

About Solstice Advanced Materials

Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials .