Manufacturing FP&A Manager

5 days ago

Hopewell, United States Ashland Full time

Ashland Inc.

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing FP&A Manager to join our Ashland LLC business. This is a hybrid role based at our Hopewell, Virginia location with flexibility to work remotely 2 days per week. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Finance function. This position will report to Finance Director of our Specialty Additives business unit and will be a key member of the Hopewell leadership team.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Provide key decision support and business insight to Operations (manufacturing and supply chain) leadership team and overall Ashland executive leadership team
  • Optimize the financial reporting process and effectively generate monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements together with periodic reforecasts and detailed bridges and variance analytics to explain past and projected results. Oversee plant financial operations, lead business planning, assist site manager with expense budgeting, calculate burden rates, and review/adjust allocations and assessments
  • Proactively take on challenges, drive investigative analysis, and implement actions to drive plant efficiencies and optimization
  • Identify trends and areas for management attention, indicators of business activity, and other analysis and reporting to support executives and senior management
  • Collaborate with plant management to improve manufacturing processes, identify cost savings opportunities, and increase profitability
  • Lead economic evaluations of capital projects and other financial models as needed.
  • Participate in special projects. Ad hoc reporting and analysis supporting internal customers as required
  • Travel less than 20%
In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:
  • BA/BS Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Management
  • 7-10 years of progressive finance experience, preferably in Cost Accounting, FP&A or Business Analysis with an emphasis in Manufacturing Operations in a complex multi-plant, integrated global business
  • Strong knowledge of general accounting and financial reporting
  • Strong analytical skills, financial planning and analysis background
  • High proficiency in MS Excel is required along with a basic knowledge of SAP, Microsoft PowerBI or similar ERP, analytical query applications
  • Must demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work under tight deadlines
  • Strive for continuous improvement and be highly self-directed
The following skill sets are preferred :
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally at all levels of the organization
  • Experience with SAP and/or Qliktech
  • CPA/ CMA/ MBA a plus
  • Experience in manufacturing or cost accounting and SAP S4HANA preferred


In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.

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