Business Finance Lead (REQ717)
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Business Finance Lead
Maryland Heights Missouri
Spartech LLC headquartered in Maryland Heights Missouri has over a dozen locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings and technologies. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day - for example if you start your morning with a single serve yogurt the container you ate from may be made from one of Spartechs products or the refrigerator where the yogurt was stored could have Spartech products in its interior features. More unique uses of our products can be seen in military or security applications for example in fighter jet canopies or bullet resistant windows. From routine daily-life to life-saving applicationswe make a difference. Our broad scope of products and services keep our environment interesting and challenging with a culture focused on success. If you want to make a difference in a fast-paced environment with a company large enough to offer you room to grow but not so large that you become just a number Spartech might be the ideal company for you.
General Summary and Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
We are seeking a high-impactBusiness Finance Leadto serve as the strategic finance partner for our Operations and Continuous Improvement teams with growing influence across Commercial Strategy. This role will own financial leadership for key business functions driving performance enabling strategic decision-making and helping shape the future of our finance organization. The ideal candidate is a seasoned finance professional with strong business acumen a collaborative mindset and a passion for operational excellence.
This is a remote role with occasional travel to manufacturing sites or team meetings as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Business Partnership:Act as the primary finance partner for Operations Supply Chain and CI teams providing insights and guidance to drive performance and efficiency.
- Financial Leadership:Own planning forecasting and performance management for assigned functions; lead financial reviews and scenario planning.
- Cost & Value Optimization:Identify and lead initiatives to improve cost structure productivity and ROI across manufacturing and supply chain.
- Commercial Finance Support:Partner with Commercial teams on pricing strategy margin analysis and customer profitability as the role evolves.
- Cross-Functional Influence:Collaborate with BI Controllership and functional leaders to align financial goals with business strategy.
- Strategic Projects:Lead or support initiatives such as footprint optimization capital investment planning and enterprise transformation.
- Executive Insights:Deliver clear actionable insights to senior leadership to inform strategic decisions and long-range planning.
- Process Improvement:Drive enhancements in financial processes tools and reporting infrastructure.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
- 10 years of progressive finance experience with 3-5 years in FP&A operations finance or strategic finance roles.
- Strong financial modeling scenario planning and business case development skills.
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP) Excel and data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI).
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive strategic initiatives.
- Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
Preferred Attributes
- Experience in manufacturing supply chain or commercial finance environments.
- Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced evolving business environment.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on collaborative approach.
What Success Looks Like
- You are the go-to finance partner for Operations and CI driving measurable improvements in cost efficiency and decision-making.
- Youve built strong relationships across Commercial CI and Controllership enabling integrated financial planning and execution.
- Youve led or influenced strategic initiatives that improved business performance and long-term value.
- Youve helped evolve the FP&A function into a proactive insight-driven business partner team.
- Youve demonstrated leadership ownership and strategic thinkingpositioning yourself for future growth within the organization.
Benefits
We offer competitive salary incentive and benefit programs. - Most Benefits Start Day One!
Benefits include:
- Medical Dental & Vision.
- Company paid life and long-term and short-term disability programs.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- 401(k) with a strong matching program.
- 120 hours Paid Time Off (pro-rated based on hire date).
- 11 paid holidays.
Spartech LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability genetic information or veteran status or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Spartech will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.
Employment Type
Full-Time
