Strategic Operations Finance Leader

Albemarle; Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development resources

Résumé du poste

Ketjen Corporation is seeking an Operations Finance Leader in Houston to partner with manufacturing and operations teams, improving economics and performance across productivity costs, inventory, capital effectiveness, and decision support. You will lead the enterprise Operations Finance COE, drive capital deployment and inventory governance, and translate complex data into actionable recommendations.

A 10+ year track record in specialty chemicals finance and strong cross-functional influence

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive finance experience, including significant manufacturing operations finance experience in the specialty chemicals industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in manufacturing economics, cost accounting, productivity analysis, inventory, and capital investment evaluation.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to connect operational performance to financial results.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and partner effectively across operations, business, engineering, supply chain, and finance functions.
• Ability to communicate complex financial and operational concepts clearly and translate analysis into practical recommendations.
• Strong alignment with Ketjen's core values: curiosity, care, collaboration, humility, accountability, and integrity.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop the enterprise Operations Finance COE, establishing consistent approaches, standards, tools, and performance measures across the organization.
• Partner with business and operations leaders to shape operational strategies and evaluate financial implications, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Provide financial leadership for operations planning, forecasting, performance management, and strategic decision support.
• Drive a data-informed approach to improving manufacturing economics, cost performance, and long-term value creation.
• Lead financial analysis of manufacturing economics, including production costs, conversion costs, variances, yields, and other operational drivers.
• Evaluate cost performance and identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, and margin.
• Partner with site and operations teams to understand performance gaps, validate improvement opportunities, and track financial impact.
• Develop and monitor meaningful operational finance metrics that improve transparency, accountability, and decision-making.
• Provide financial leadership and analysis related to inventory levels, valuation, reserves, obsolescence, and working capital.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, and business teams to identify opportunities to optimize inventory while supporting customer and production requirements.
• Improve inventory reporting, forecasting, controls, and visibility across the enterprise.
• Evaluate the financial impact of inventory decisions and recommend actions that balance service, risk, and cash performance.
• Lead financial evaluation of capital investments, including business cases, return analysis, scenario modeling, and post-investment reviews.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and business leaders to prioritize capital deployment and improve capital effectiveness.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations for capacity, reliability, productivity, and other operational investments.
• Strengthen governance, reporting, and accountability for capital planning and project financial performance.

Connaissances

Manufacturing economics

Cost accounting

Productivity analysis

Inventory management

Capital investment evaluation

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Influence senior leaders

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Outils

Enterprise financial systems

Manufacturing cost systems

Business Intelligence tools

Operational analytics

Description du poste

Ketjen Corporation is seeking an Operations Finance Leader in Houston to partner with manufacturing and operations teams, improving economics and performance across productivity costs, inventory, capital effectiveness, and decision support. You will lead the enterprise Operations Finance COE, drive capital deployment and inventory governance, and translate complex data into actionable recommendations.

A 10+ year track record in specialty chemicals finance and strong cross-functional influence