FP&A Manager

About Vibrantz Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies (“Vibrantz” or “Company”) is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose.   Serving customers globally, our innovations are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications to enhance the hue, functionality, safety and environmental footprint of everyday consumer products. Our key competencies in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology enable benefits like more durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints.  Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has over 60 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents and employs roughly 4,000 individuals. We are building a strong, shared culture that is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship, and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages employees’ heads, hands and - uniquely - their hearts. 

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai. 

For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com. 

Job Description/Responsibilities:

 Reporting to the VP of Finance, Advanced Materials, the FP&A Manager will be the key finance partner of the BU leadership team providing financial, planning, and analysis support and leadership on all aspects of the BU.

Duties:

• Create monthly forecast templates, manage updates from commercial, operations and finances and consolidate into a full BU forecast.
• Consolidate and manage yearly budget process.
• Create, manage, and distribute BU-wide financial reporting monthly.
• Support the AM VP of Finance with day-to-day tasks, reports, and other items.
• Enhance monthly & quarterly internal reporting as well as business updates to Corporate Vibrantz Leadership team. Drive insightful analysis to explain trends and identify risks & opportunities across the business unit.
• Support month-end closing in partnership with Accounting, Commercial, and Corporate FP&A through detailed reporting, variance analysis and insights.
• Assist in development and implementation of accounting policies, procedures.
• Provide FP&A support to S&OP process, linking demand to production plans across the plants and ensuring plant managers are held accountable to production targets. Ensure Exec S&OP discussions and presentations appropriately address all critical supply chain risks and opportunities.
• Indirectly influence the work product of various cross functional stakeholders within the operations, commercial, & senior BU leadership.
• Develop effective working relationships, establish and lead key meeting and process rhythms across all functions.
• Develop deep understanding of industry trends, identify causes of unexpected variances, competitive pressures/opportunities. Analyze data across multiple dimensions (industry vertical, customer, product).
• Become a superuser of financial tools for SAP BPC, Planful, PowerBI, & local ERPs (IFS, ROSS, & SAP).
• Be a custodian of finance systems/data and the first point of contact for the FP&A and Accounting functions regarding BU financial systems and/or reporting.
• Ability to effectively and professionally communicate financial results upwards to senior BU leadership and company-wide executives.
• Demonstrated ability to present and articulate a compelling financial position, with recommendations.
• Ad-hoc financial analysis and support business critical initiatives as needed.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• 5 years finance experience 
• Ability to mine large sets of data
• Proficient using Microsoft Office with expert level skills in Excel
• Experience preparing executive level reporting and analysis
• Demonstrated experience working with ERP’s and financial reporting systems

Preferred Skillset / Experience

• Detail oriented with the ability to tailor presentation to the respective audience
• Experience utilizing IFS, SAP, Planful, Power BI, or other similar systems
• Experience working in manufacturing environment

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Vibrantz Technologies Inc. (“Vibrantz”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Vibrantz strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.