Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A - Axalta Coating Systems

The Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A, will be responsible for overseeing the forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis processes, as well as providing strategic financial insights to support the organization's goals to improve cash flow and working capital. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of financial management principles, and a proven track record of driving process improvements.

As a Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A you will:

• Lead the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, long-range working capital and cash flow.
• Collaborate across the Finance function to create and analyze a monthly Three Statement (Axalta's Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement).
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement while partnering with the business FP&A teams on drivers for results and updates to forecasts.
• Partner with Treasury team to ensure Direct and Indirect cash flow analysis are aligned monthly.
• Track and analyze KPI metrics and prepare ad-hoc analysis to support decision making (i.e., DSO, DPO, IDS, EPS, Net Leverage, and FCF Conversion).
• Prepare and distribute monthly, quarterly, and board reporting material.
• Continuously improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications:

Required Experience:

• 7+ years of work experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, consulting, or accounting.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline.

• Regular experience using analytical, financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting skills.
• Proficiency in Excel including Pivot Tables, large data sets etc.
• Experience using PowerPoint to create and present updates for senior stakeholders.
• Experience with SAP, or similar ERP, and Microsoft Business Intelligence a plus or Power BI to create dashboard and track KPIs.
• Experience successfully managing multiple projects to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience collaborating across teams and building strong relationships with business leaders.
• Minimal travel required - < 10%

Preferred Skills:

• Master's degree in Business Administration, CPA, CMA or related field, a plus.
• Independent/Self-starter with high attention to detail.
• Superior problem solving and analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative).
• Team orientated, a "can do" attitude and flexible approach.
• Demonstrated passion for making a difference.
• Focused, organized, results-oriented individual.

Our Company:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers' products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We've recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.
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