Sr Finance Manager

Solstice Advanced Materials; Morris Plains (NJ); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Solstice Advanced Materials in Morris Plains, NJ, offers a Hybrid Senior Finance Manager role. You will lead the Commercial FP&A team, delivering timely, accurate financial reporting, forecasting, and planning (monthly close, management reviews, and AOP) while partnering with business leaders across lines of business.

Reporting to the segment CFO, you will coach staff, strengthen analytical and leadership skills, and drive forecast accuracy and execution with cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in progressive finance roles.
• Strong financial modeling, analysis and forecasting skills.
• Comfortable with month-end close, reclassing and accrual journal entries.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to lead teams and projects.
• Strong communication with peers, subordinates and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a mature Commercial FP&A team with monthly close, weekly Pulse Deliverables, and MOR/MD&A presentations.
• Develop tactical and leadership qualities in direct reports, coaching on purpose and storytelling to inform leadership decisions.
• Collaborate across functions to understand business objectives and improve Finance confidence and trust.
• Consolidate multiple lines of business into the holistic ESM view and escalate significant variances to CFO.
• Build a strong Say/Do ratio in forecast accuracy and in action items from meetings.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Leadership

Communication

Month-end close familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

As a Sr Finance Manager at Solstice, you will lead the Commercial FP&A team, ensuring the delivery of timely, accurate, and insightful financial reporting, forecasting, and planning processes, including monthly close, management reviews, and AOP. You will partner closely with business leaders to consolidate performance across multiple lines of business, identify key risks and opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to support decision-making and achievement of business commitments.

Job Description

As a Sr Finance Manager at Solstice, you will lead the Commercial FP&A team, ensuring the delivery of timely, accurate, and insightful financial reporting, forecasting, and planning processes, including monthly close, management reviews, and AOP. You will partner closely with business leaders to consolidate performance across multiple lines of business, 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) segment CFO, and you’ll work out of our Morris Plains, New Jersey location on a hybrid work schedule.

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 mature Commercial FP&A team in consistently preparing Timely, Accurate, and Complete deliverables. Includes monthly close reporting, weekly Pulse Deliverables, Monthly Electronics Specialty Materials (ESM) segment MOR and SOL LT presentation decks, quarterly MD&A commentary and annual AOP processes.


• 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.


• Consolidate multiple lines of business into the holistic whole of ESM and provide support to the CFO by escalating 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

YOU MUST HAVE

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in progressive finance roles


• Strong financial modeling, analysis and forecasting skills.


• While primary role is FP&A, must be comfortable with month-end close and booking reclassing and accrual journal entries.


• Proven leadership skills. Comfortable leading teams and projects.


• Must be a strong and confident communicator with peers, subordinates and, especially, leadership.

WE VALUE

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field; an MBA or advanced degree is preferred.


• 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.


• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.


• A deep commitment to the company's mission and values, along with a passion for contributing to its growth and success.

PAY RANGE

The annual base salary range for this position is $164,613 - 205,766. 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 plan eligible.

Benefits Of Working For Solstice Advanced Materials

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials 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 .