Ashland · 6 days ago
Director, Finance - Personal Care
New Jersey, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expAshland Inc. is a leading global specialty chemicals company, and they are seeking a Director of Finance for their Personal Care division. This role involves driving financial performance, enabling growth initiatives, and influencing strategic decisions across a global portfolio.
ChemicalCommunitiesManufacturing
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
Ashland
Ashland provides specialty chemical solutions to customers ranging from consumer to industrial market.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Ashland has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2022 (1)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2022-03-04Post Ipo Secondary
2018-11-15Acquired
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Alessandra Faccin
Senior Vice President & General Manager Life Sicences
Recent News
The Motley Fool
2025-12-02
thefly.com
2025-12-01
Company data provided by crunchbase