Director, Finance

Job Title: Director, Finance

Location: Wickliffe, OH

Job type: Full-Time

Type of role: Hybrid

About Lubrizol
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

What You'll Do:

As a Finance Director, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation, supporting our Lubrizol Additives (LZA) Americas business unit. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. You will be a partner to the business unit Vice President, providing analysis and recommendations for business strategy, and support the execution of business plans. In this role, you will lead a global team and collaborate with other finance leaders across the company.

What We're Looking For:

• Serve as a business partner to the LZA Americas Business Unit's Vice President; be an active member of the business's cross-functional leadership team to assist in creating and executing the business unit's strategy, goals and objectives.
• Monitor, analyze and communicate financial results of the business. Research, understand and communicate variances and ensure accurate financial statements. Provide timely, concise, and actionable insights to senior management.
• Assist with creating business strategy and collaborate in goal setting with leadership. Actively participate/lead the strategic planning process. Get "outside" the numbers.
• Direct the business team to make sound working capital decisions that maximize free cash flow.
• Partner with Vice President and Leadership Team to provide financial analysis and guidance for business development projects. Prepare cash flow models for capital investments and potential acquisitions/divestitures.
• Lead/manage/develop financial personnel in US, Latin America, Europe and India, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the annual operating plan and budgeting process for LZA Americas business unit and coordinate long-range forecasts that coincide with the business strategies.

• Ensure internal controls are in place and maintained in alignment with US GAAP standards.

• Liaison with Lubrizol Additives segment finance and Lubrizol corporate finance; to support month-end, quarter-end and annual reporting and business review requirements.
• Special projects as assigned.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field
• A minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in financial management, cost accounting, or related roles with at least 10 years in leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated the ability to think strategically while executing tactically.
• Strong business acumen and knowledge of financial management principles, practices, and regulations
• Motivated team player, self-starter with a desire to achieve
• Experience preparing executive level presentations

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels and present complex financial information in a clear and concise manner.

• Well-organized; flexibility to handle simultaneous requirements and conflicting deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong cross-functional team management experience

What Will Put You Ahead:

• MBA and/or CPA or equivalent
• Experience with SAP, Business Intelligence tools (BOBJ, Power BI, Power Pivot, Power Query)
• Experience with strategic planning & modeling

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans
• 401k Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution
• Competitive medical, dental and vision offerings
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, Parental Leave

Learn more at benefits.lubrizol.com!

Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together!

It's an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success - not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities.

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today.

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic.

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