Koch Engineered Solutions Hiring for Finance Manager at Katy, TX, United States Full Time

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Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is seeking a Finance Manager. This role creates value by improving business outcomes as a strategic member of the leadership team at KES’s business unit Optimized Process Designs (OPD) and by building close relationships with business leaders that allow for healthy challenge processes and economic thinking.

The successful candidate will be a change agent, championing transformation by defining what good looks like and creating clear strategies and roadmaps to close gaps while applying Principle Based Management.

This role will be located in Houston, Texas and will report to the KES Finance Director – Projects and Services.

What You Will Do

• Provide financial leadership that influences and supports business decisions and prioritization
• Frame up investment opportunities and develop Knowledge Processes that drive business strategy, enable better and faster decisions, lead to profitable action, and promotes accountability. Examples include :
• Transparent financial results with clear narrative,
• Clear understanding of marginal bets (including product lines, customers, geographies, etc.) and range of outcomes,
• Ability to model and originate value creation opportunities,
• Effective measures for key strategies, risks, and opportunities.
• Improve the speed to decisions through effective use of PBM economic thinking principles. Develop this capability in others through coaching
• Partner with internal KES / KII capabilities (e.g., controller organization, data analytics, etc.) to develop in-depth data analytics and compelling visualizations
• Evaluate the cost structure and profitability of various customers, product lines, geographies, business units etc. to inform strategic decisions including capital investment, cost, and pricing strategies
• Actively engage and develop strong relationships with the business leadership team(s), the controller organization, financial operations, and other stakeholders to better understand, anticipate, and meet business needs
• Develop strategies to optimize capital consumed and ROCC

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Financial modeling experience which includes key driver analysis, economic framing, Business and / or Operations strategies, and innovative approaches to visualization (e.

g., EVA, NPV, ROCC, NIAT)

• Experience building strategic partnerships and providing thought leadership, including value creation opportunities, and communicating insights effectively
• Progressive growth in financial analysis, strategic planning, business development, business decision support, or related roles with increasing scope and scale
• Experience applying strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; including originating ideas, collecting data, establishing facts, performing analysis, drawing conclusions, and presenting a point of view to key stakeholders and business leaders
• Economic thinking skills. Ability to drive application of PBM economic tools / mental models (e.g., marginal analysis, DMF / business cases, opportunity cost, risk optimization, capital consumed framework etc.)
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite or Office 365; that includes Advanced Excel skills (spreadsheet creation / editing, pivot tables, graphs, data manipulation / analysis and formula creation)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Demonstrated experience in framing and modeling investment and process improvement opportunities
• FP&A Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Finance
• Experience with data analysis / visualization tools beyond Microsoft Excel (i.e., Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, etc.)

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

Koch Engineered Solutions, part of the Koch Industries family of companies, is a dynamic network of businesses that work together to create an ecosystem of domain expertise.

Increasing operational efficiency and safety. Reducing waste and emissions. The manufacturing challenges of today aren’t just about improving performance or practicing environmental stewardship, such as managing water and waste, reducing carbon emissions and increasing energy efficiency.

They are about doing both, but better. That’s where you come in. We are a people company. It’s our people who bring the domain expertise and engineered solutions to our customers.

Join our ranks and change the world.

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.

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