Senior Financial Analyst

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 Senior Financial Analyst to join our Ashland LLC business. This is a fully remote position for a US based candidate. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Finance function. This position will report to the Business Unit CFO. The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Reporting monthly & quarterly performance, forecasting, and annual budgeting for the Americas region and supporting the Americas General Manager for the Business Unit
• Leading economic evaluations of significant research and capital projects and providing decision support for US plants
• Analyzing variances and providing management commentary, including bridges to explain volume, price, cost, and exchange rate-driven variances
• Preparing management presentations and leading monthly results calls with senior management
• Controlling SG&A spend; providing relevant analysis and spend bridges to leadership
• Proactively contributing recommendations to the global management team to improve business performance
• Participating in special projects. Ad hoc reporting and analysis supporting many internal customers as required
• Travel less than 20% In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:
• B.S. in Accounting, Finance or related degree
• 4-6 years of experience in Accounting or Finance with at least 1-2 years in FP&A
• Strong analytical skills, financial planning and analysis background
• High proficiency in MS Excel is required along with a basic knowledge of SAP, Power BI, and Qliktech (or similar ERP, analytical and query applications)
• Must demonstrate flexibility, adaptability and the ability to work under tight deadlines
• Must be customer focused and have effective communications skills
• Strive for continuous improvement and be highly self-directed The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:
• Experience in manufacturing or cost accounting, highly preferred
• Manufacturing industry or chemical manufacturing experience

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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 ca...