VP, Operations Finance

JOB TITLE
Vice President, Distribution Finance
SUMMARY
Lead all financial activities for the Alside and Gentek organizations. Primary responsibilities include direction of monthly reporting and analysis of the distribution business, budgeting & forecasting, working capital management, and in-depth financial analysis of commercial and operational opportunities. The role requires financial and accounting acumen as well as experience/fortitude to work with Sales, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders to provide accurate/timely financial guidance and information needed to profitably grow AM's Distribution business.
OBJECTIVES

• Serve as a strong business partner to Division President - Alside and Division President - Gentek
• Ensure transparency and understanding of key financial/operational data and metrics throughout the Distribution organization and with its key stakeholders
• Be the link between Finance and Sales. Must speak the language of all both disciplines
• Timely preparation and delivery of required financial reports & performance metrics
• Monitor, enforce and ensure that financial records and data are accurately presented
• Work with Corporate Finance and IT to ensure we have appropriate technology-enabled business solutions to support AM's Distribution business
• Provide analytical support to make key operational decisions

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive the Monthly Operating Review (MOR) for the Distribution business
• Implement metrics, analytical tools and business processes to provide insight into the performance of the Distribution business
• Direct the development of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and strategic business plans for the Distribution business
• Work closely with the Business Management Teams to analyze profitability and to help ensure timely pricing actions
• Evaluate asset efficiency and effectiveness especially for supply centers and inventory
• Lead the development of business cases to support real estate decisions (i.e., leases) for supply centers
• Lead complex financial analyses and make recommendations to support key business decisions

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• CFO (direct report)
• Other leaders in CFO organization such as VP Corporate Finance, VP Operations Finance, and Corporate Controller
• Division President - Alside
• Division President - Gentek
• Chief Supply Chain Officer
• EVP & GM, Product and Marketing
• Other members of the Executive team

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors and/or Masters Degree in Finance or Accounting - required
• Distribution experience - required
• Candidate will ideally have 15+ years of total experience
• Deep financial analysis experience in commercial and operational contexts (e.g., customer/product profitability, sales compensation modeling, footprint optimization, etc.)
• Exposure to senior management, Board of Directors, and/or private equity is a plus