Global Finance Sr Manager

How You’ll Make an Impact 

As a Senior Manager, Finance - Global LFE, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation, supporting our global Lubrizol Fluid Engineering (LFE) 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 indirectly lead a global team and collaborate with other finance leaders across the company. 

• Serve as a business partner to the Global LFE Vice President and actively contribute to the cross-functional leadership team to create and execute business strategy, goals and objectives. 
• Monitor, analyze and communicate financial results, explain variances, ensure accurate financial statements and provide actionable insights to senior leadership. 
• Lead strategic planning, goal-setting, budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes while translating financial data into business decisions. 
• Drive working capital performance, free cash flow optimization and profitable growth initiatives. 
• Develop financial and cash flow models to evaluate capital investments, growth initiatives and strategic opportunities. 
• Analyze revenue, volume, mix, margin and profitability trends to identify risks, opportunities and improvement actions. 
• Collaborate with commercial, operations, procurement, supply chain and support teams across global regions to provide decision-support insights and accurate forecasts. 
• Provide financial guidance on pricing, customer opportunities, portfolio management and profitability improvement programs. 
• Lead, coach and develop finance talent while fostering accountability, continuous improvement and strong business partnership. 
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, reporting requirements and corporate finance processes while supporting special projects. 

Required Qualifications that Enable Your Success 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field. 
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in financial management, business finance or related roles. 
• At least 10 years of leadership experience with demonstrated success leading teams and influencing stakeholders. 
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically while executing tactically. 
• Strong business acumen and knowledge of financial management principles, practices and regulations. 
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving and financial modeling skills. 
• Experience leading strategic planning, forecasting and performance management processes. 
• Experience preparing executive-level presentations and communicating complex financial information clearly. 
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal English communication skills. 
• Strong cross-functional team management experience and ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment. 

Preferred Qualifications that Drive You Forward 

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent advanced qualification. 
• Advanced proficiency with SAP, Power BI and Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams. 
• Experience with strategic planning, business case development and advanced financial modeling. 
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience leading global, cross-functional teams. 
• Additional experience preparing executive-level presentations and decision-support materials. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.