City of Ashland Kentucky · 3 days ago
Director, Finance - Personal Care
US-NJ-VIRTUAL LOCATION
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expAshland Inc. is a global specialty chemicals company, and they are seeking a Director, Finance – Personal Care to join their team. This role involves driving financial performance, enabling growth initiatives, and ensuring disciplined execution across a global portfolio.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Serve as a core member of the Personal Care leadership team, contributing to strategy setting, operating plans, and decision making
Provide proactive insights and recommendations that improve business performance, growth, and margin discipline
Own monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts and budgets for Personal Care
Prepare and analyze monthly business performance reporting with clear, actionable commentary
Deliver robust variance analysis and bridges for volume, price, cost, and foreign exchange, highlighting drivers and corrective actions
Lead economic evaluations for major initiatives including R&D programs, capital investments, portfolio actions, and potential acquisitions or divestitures
Develop investment cases and scenario analyses that align resources with strategy and return thresholds
Define, track, and communicate key performance indicators across the business
Identify risks and opportunities early and drive corrective actions with business partners
Manage and develop the business finance team supporting Personal Care
Engage collaboratively with centralized finance to ensure adherence to policies, accuracy in reporting cycles, and continuous improvement in financial operations
As required but likely under 20% travel
Qualification
Required
BA/BS Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Management
10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, cost accounting, or business analysis within a complex, integrated, multi‑plant, global environment
Strong knowledge of general accounting, financial reporting, planning, and analysis
Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines with adaptability and sound judgment
Proven capability to partner with commercial and operations leaders on growth, margin improvement, and execution
Executive presence and ability to influence in a matrixed organization
Preferred
MBA, CPA, CFA or CMA a plus
Demonstrated ability to lead a global team
Experience with SAP and/or Qliktech
Benefits
Industry competitive salary and benefits
Pay-for-performance incentive plans
Company
City of Ashland Kentucky
Ashland is part of the "metro triangle" that includes Ironton, Ohio and Huntington, West Virginia.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase