Strategic Finance Manager – Supply Chain Manufacturing

Ecolab; Naperville (IL); 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 Midwest Equipment Manufacturing sites. This high visibility role partners with operations and leads planning, close, and cost-management initiatives.

You will coach a team of Senior Analysts, deliver insights, and ensure SOX/GAAP compliance while advancing automation and cost savings. Travel up to 10% and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders across NA Supply Chain Finance.

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% of time.
• Strong change management skill set and leadership capability.
• Solid understanding of accounting concepts and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to drive financial performance, influence management, and lead change.
• Demonstrated history of process improvement, project management and critical thinking.
• Strong numerical aptitude, analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong agility in learning and operating in system / data environments to drive efficiency in process and decision support.
• No immigration sponsorship is available for this role at this time.

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 acumen

Leadership

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Change management

Project management

Data-driven decision support

System/data proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA

CPA

CMA

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Hyperion

Blackline

Job description

Ecolab is seeking a Finance Manager II – Supply Chain to drive financial performance across Midwest Equipment Manufacturing sites. This high visibility role partners with operations and leads planning, close, and cost-management initiatives.

You will coach a team of Senior Analysts, deliver insights, and ensure SOX/GAAP compliance while advancing automation and cost savings. Travel up to 10% and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders across NA Supply Chain Finance.