Leader, Finance Operations and Capital Planning

Job title: Leader, Finance Operations and Capital Planning

Job description: Job ID : 1832

Closing Date : 11/06/2022

Job Category : Corporate

Location : Corunna Site

Who We Are:

NOVA Chemicals develops and manufactures plastic resins and other petrochemical products that make everyday life safer, healthier and easier. Our employees take pride in our focus on safety and social responsibility by working together to ensure health, safety, security and environmental stewardship through our commitment to sustainability, ESG, and Responsible Care®. NOVA Chemicals, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

NOVA Chemicals helps shape a world where products vital to our health and happiness are even better tomorrow than they are today. We are seeking talented and passionate people who enjoy working in a collaborative, innovative environment to join our dynamic team.

We are seeking a Leader, Finance Operations and Capital Planning, to join our Finance Controllers team and located at our Corunna Site, near Sarnia, ON. In this role you will be dedicated financial support for the Manufacturing East Leadership Team (MELT) for all financial reporting, planning and analysis activities to increase return on investment and support the analytical-based decision-making process.

You Will Use Your Expertise To:

• Regional single point of contact for financial planning and forecasting activities by:

• Facilitate financial planning for Annual Business Plan, monthly forecasting, and reporting.
• Develop and track financial performance metrics
• Analyze financial performance KPI’s and variances with the regional leadership. (Including revenue, margin, variable costs, fixed cost, headcount, cash flows, conversion rates and balance sheets)
• Collaborate with the Regional Business Improvement team to investigate means to improve profitability and measure returns on investments.
• Develop robust tools and processes to enable:

• Support regional team and manufacturing excellence to develop an activity-based (ground-up) portfolio for 1, 5 &10 yrs. outlook by applying a consistent risk-based prioritization methodology
• Support consistency & clarity on Capital VS Expense
• Develop visibility and alignment among operations, business and strategy functions to better support Asset Roadmap development & Asset Lifecycle Economics assessments.
• Prudently make investments in assets that maximize returns.
• Partner with the Turnaround and Major Maintenance teams to monitor and control the event’s costs and progress Including:

• Integration with estimators, planners, and schedules throughout each Turnaround & Major Maintenance events
• Conduct probabilistic scenario analysis and ensure the range of possibilities are visible to event management team to make informed decisions and identify opportunities at the early stages

• Advocate & drive cost ownership culture

What We Are Looking For:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience (combination of manufacturing and finance is preferred)
• One or more of the following credentials/educations are considered an asset:

• Postgraduate. degree in engineering or business (MBA is preferred)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) or equivalent technologist designation
• Professional Management Professional (PMP)
• Strong working knowledge of SAP
• Excellent planning, time management, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Proven ability to collaborate with people from various levels of the organization to achieve goals
• Experience with SAP and Excel (Power BI knowledge is an asset)
• Excellent problem solving and facilitation skills with the ability to plan, prioritize and deliver quality results
• Team player with strong leadership and collaboration skills and the ability to effectively guide the team
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
• Continuous Improvement mindset focused on execution productivity
• Strong analytical skills to disseminate and effectively present data

Key Interfaces:

• Manufacturing. Excellence Team RMT- Reliability – Maintenance – Turnaround
• Regional Business Improvement and Manufacturing teams
• Asset Management & Optimization teams
• Plant Accounting, Internal Controls & Financial Planning & Analysis teams

You Can Stand Out If:

• You are passionate about your work and put care and thought into your work.
• You are responsible and follow through with your commitments to others and safety.
• You are innovative and willing to challenge your biases when problem-solving.
• You are collaborative, inclusive, and work well with others towards team goals.

Additional Information:

• Relocation will be considered for this position
• Compensation will be commensurate with education and experience
• This role requires up to 10% travel
• The successful candidate is required to provide proof of a valid driver’s license

Why NOVA Chemicals?

NOVA Chemicals’ flexible benefit programs are designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees, because when it comes to benefits, everyone has different priorities. Our benefits offerings will vary based on your work location, and are an element of the “Total Rewards” package used to reward employees.

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• Read more on our Responsible Care® and sustainability initiatives like Project STOP

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request.

Company: NOVA Chemicals.

Expected salary:

Location: Corunna, ON

Job date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 05:00:07 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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