Finance Business Partner (Senior Level)

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Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is seeking a Finance Business Partner (Senior Level)

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. This role will lead the business finance team in our DEPCOM business. If you are an intentional supervisor and an ambitious business leader with interest and capability in business finance, along with a passion to engage with all areas of the business, including sales, engineering, execution, project controls, supply chain, planning, strategy, point of view, market analysis, etc., this could be an excellent role for you. This role can further prepare you for additional responsibility within finance or advance your journey to lead a business or capability.

This role is a valued member of the DEPCOM leadership team and will work directly with the President and leadership team of DEPCOM in a thought-partner / CFO-type capacity to advance the business vision. You will be expected to bring the necessary economic and financial knowledge to the leadership team to improve decision making and maximize value creation for our customers, suppliers, shareholders and all other constituents.

The successful candidate will be a Principled Entrepreneur™ who creatively contributes to the vision development and long-range planning processes for the business and assists in the development of clear strategies and priorities to capture opportunities that increase profitability. This will be accomplished by the personal application of our management framework, Principle Based Management (PBM) and by influencing its application throughout the business. This role is also a member of the KES Finance and Accounting leadership team responsible for advancing the capability’s talent position and strategic priorities.

What You Will Do

- Build strategic partnerships with business leaders and throughout the organization to align priorities, improve decision making, act, and hold others accountable to outcomes

- Drive business profitability through de-averaging to identify and close gaps throughout the organization

- Build a high-performing business finance team that supports DEPCOM’s organization and that partners with the broader finance and accounting organization to provide financial domain expertise

- Apply your knowledge from other industries and business models to analyze current business performance, to develop vision and strategies and to originate ideas

- Understand and be able to effectively articulate business objectives, insights and market drivers

- Drive application of PBM frameworks, dimensions, principles, economic tools (marginal analysis, DMF, opportunity cost, risk optimization etc.) and key financial metrics (EVA, NPV, ROCC, NIAT etc.) to improve the decision making and results throughout the business. Examples include pricing, project acceptance, capital investments, manufacturing, supply chain, SG&A and operating cost benchmarking and management, etc. Develop usable economic models that improve the day-to-day decision making of the team

- Promote the integrated business team concept by connecting business leaders to the key drivers of current performance and the levers to improve future outcomes

- Provide economic and financial leadership and challenge that increases the speed and quality of business decisions, informs strategies, and drives prioritization and execution

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

- Experience in business analysis, finance, accounting, commercial development, business strategy, sales, procurement, planning, engineering, manufacturing, or other business capability roles with responsibilities that included improving the financial performance of the business

- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives as well as partnering with senior leaders in a business team environment to communicate business strategy, articulate economic value of alternative options, and/or seek investment authority from senior leadership

- Experience, passion and capability in analyzing and communicating periodic financial performance (monthly, quarterly, annual results), near-term financial forecasts (next year), long-range strategic planning (3–5-year outlooks), and key financial improvement bets throughout these timeframes

- Strong written and verbal communication skills (storytelling) including using effective charts and graphs that can connect to all levels of the organization

What Will Put You Ahead

- Applicable experience in business capabilities outside of Finance & Accounting that will help you better partner with and lead cross-functional business teams

- Three statement financial modeling experience

- Experience in construction or project-based businesses

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is a dynamic network of businesses that work together to create an ecosystem of domain expertise to increase operational efficiency, improve safety, reduce waste, and reduce emissions.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).