Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Commercial Finance Leader - Paroc Stonewool
Job ID 60643Location: Remote in countries Finland, Sweden, the Baltic states, Poland. It is also possible to be based from our European sites in Scandinavia and the Baltic states, like Helsinki, Skovde, Vilnius, Trezmeszno.
About the position
Join us in making the world a better place by reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions! Paroc, our Stonewool business, manufactures and provide insulation material that help consumers and industries reducing their energy consumption. Here at Owens Corning we are fully engaged in reducing our CO2 emission by a series of ongoing investments.
We are looking for a Commercial Finance Leader who will be partnering closely with our 2 General Managers (GM), to define and provide guidelines for our product and pricing strategy. This, in order to deliver and sustain investment grade margins. As a member of the Finance Leadership Team you will also be accountable for supervising rebate processes across the business, coordinating commercial forecasting activites and developing your team.
This is a pivotal role in the success of our business, balancing engaged commercial discussion (you have authority to challenge our commercial choices!) with more analytical work to identify and remediate outliers. You will be leading, and coaching a team of 4 Commercial Financial Controllors spread across Europe, who wil provide you support in the commercial and financial decisions you make.
What does success look like?
- Ability to build strong partnerships with our business GM to define commercial choices to sustain industry margin benchark
- Develop commercial excellence capabilities and financial savviness across the teams
- Design rebate process and set guidelines (with GMs) to ensure effective level of internal controls
- Develop and turn a pool of 4 commercial analsyts into commercial excellence expert and high performing team
- Successful candidate will be included in our succession pipeline for Finance Director roles
Skills and capabilities necessary to succeed
- Strong business mindset. You are curious about our customer needs and able to translate these in our value proposition and pricing guidelines
- An analytical mindset and skills; using data to develop and deliver insights and connecting the numbers with the markets is essential
- Financial acumen: master in the concept of margin and Price Volume Mix analysis
- A continuous improvement mindset to increase efficiency in our processes
- Having a Talent developing mindset with the ability to partner with many cultures across Europe
- Conducting yourself with the highest ethical and moral standards
Business requirements
- Minimum Bachelor and / or Master degree. Preferably a MBA degree or equivalent
- 10+ years of Finance and / or Commercial Excellence experience
- Proven, inspirational Leader with the ability to lead vertically and horizontally
- Location: This is a Remote position, based in the countries Finland, Sweden, the Baltic states or Poland. Also possible to be based from our European sites in Scandinavia and the Baltic states.
About Owens Corning
Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our three integrated businesses – Composites, Insulation, and Roofing – provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with approximately 19,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders, and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2022 sales of $9.8 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.
Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.