Corporate FP&A Manager

Basic Function

The Corporate FP&A Manager is responsible for the budgeting, reporting, analysis and day to day cost activities for corporate functions and operational organizations as well as provide financial support to the functional organization leaders. The position reports to the Shared Services Manager EMEA and provides oversight for the Fixed Cost team of 4 direct reports.

The activities of the team include monthly closing duties to confirm costs are reported accurately for organization, forecasting, headcount tracking, assist organizational leaders with cost control and ensures all internal fixed cost/budget policies and procedures are followed.

In this position, you will need to exhibit strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships with diverse groups of financial and operating personnel at various levels throughout the organization. 

Roles & Responsibilities

This position provides leadership and guidance to their team and timely finance support to the operational organizations and corporate functions to manage an annual Fixed Cost budget of ~$6 billion.  The position is responsible for bridging internal reporting needs of their organization with corporate standards.  The position interfaces frequently with Senior Leadership.

Specific areas of responsibility and influence include:

•    Develop the annual budget and monthly forecast for internal customers in conjunction with the leadership team, delivering value added analysis and investment decision support analysis
•    Drive standardization, efficiency and automation on Fixed Cost reporting and analysis and define consistently applied methodologies/definitions for reporting  and variance analysis
•    Generate monthly reporting on trends, budget performance and targets to the executive leadership team
•    Ability to partner, build trust, communicate with and influence senior executives; ability to make the complex simple and influence through effective story telling
•    Analyze business function financial cost variances and report findings to address any cost issues and recommend corrective actions
•    Effective oral and written communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills
•    Lead special projects as needed
•    Develop and manage team of analysts to improve forecasting, planning, reporting and program cost tracking process using SAP and OneStream
•    Develop and streamline FP&A processes, focused on adding value and allowing us to scale partnership with the business, including planning and forecasting processes, standardizing and automating reporting and improving how we leverage internal systems

Min. Qualifications

Education:

• Finance, Economy, Accounting, or related business degree
• MBA/CFA/CPA preferred

Work Experience: 

• A minimum of 8 years’ extensive FP&A, corporate finance, business analysis or other analytical experience required
• Management experience preferred
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen with a sound understanding of chemical industry, manufacturing, business, and financial planning & analysis required
• Strong ability to manage process changes with finance project management and implementation experience a big plus
• Experience in an financial accounting role using Generally Accepted Accounting Principals
• Intermediate Excel 
• Moderate to heavy SAP or comparable system required
• Prior experience with OneStream preferred

Skills:

• Proven leadership ability 
• Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively build and maintain solid relationship with internal/external stakeholders, and strong presentation skills to message and communicate results clearly and concisely
• Ability to drive and influence change in a functionally driven, diverse, multi-cultural environment
• Exceptional service orientation
• Strong problem-solving skills and solid business acumen.
• Ability to work under pressure to multi-task, prioritize and effectively manage key stakeholder expectations (both business and finance)
• Strong analytical, organizational, prioritization and time management skills

Competencies

We Offer

We offer an environment where we encourage personal and professional growth and where you will be rewarded for your performance and results. You will have the possibility to work with specialist on all fields to develop innovative solutions and to extend your national and international network. In addition, we offer you a competitive salary and benefits package.
The Company's Global Remote Work Policy allows eligible employees the option to work up to three days a week from home. LyondellBasell is committed to advancing diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) to ensure a positive experience for all employees.

Application & Contact
Please send us your resume via the application button.
If you would like to learn more, please feel free to contact Martyna Piechowiak, Talent Acquisition Specialist at martyna.piechowiak@lyondellbasell.com 

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