Global Finance Leader at Avient

, Limburg, Netherlands -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Planning, Forecasting, Reporting, Decision Support, Business Partnership, Operations Finance, Business Strategy, Talent Development, Financial Acumen, Variance Analysis, Capital Investment Evaluation, Scenario Analysis, Strategic Initiatives, Financial Modeling, Costing, Pricing

Industry

Plastics Manufacturing

Description

Position Description: The Global Finance Leader – Avient Protective Materials (APM) is a key finance leadership role supporting the SEM Finance Director and serving as a strategic partner to the APM General Manager. This role plays an integral part in driving value creation, enabling business performance, and ensuring financial discipline across the global business footprint. The Global Finance Leader provides comprehensive financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision support for the business. The role influences operations finance, business strategy, supports commercial and operational decisions, and ensures alignment with broader segment and corporate priorities. Responsibilities: Financial Leadership & Business Partnership * Partner with the SEM Finance Director and APM General Manager to ensure profitable growth, support strategic decision making, and provide financial leadership across operations/costing, pricing, purchasing, credit, and other key commercial and operational functions. * Build strong, collaborative relationships with cross‑functional leaders and serve as a trusted advisor on daily issues as well as long‑term planning. Team Leadership * Foster a high‑performing FP&A organization by developing talent, strengthening technical and leadership capabilities, and promoting a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and innovation. * Build financial acumen through proactive engagement, training, and partnership. * Promote cross-functional alignment and knowledge sharing to drive successful outcomes. * Model and reinforce Avient’s leadership behaviors, supporting the development of talent across the finance organization Performance Management & Reporting * Lead the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial results, variance analyses, and business review packages for senior leadership. * Provide timely, accurate, and insightful analysis that highlights key trends, risks, and opportunities to business leaders and communicate across the broader Avient organization. * Monitor performance against budget and forecasts, identifying drivers of variances and recommending corrective actions. Planning & Forecasting * Lead the annual operating plan, long‑range plan, and periodic forecast cycles for the business. * Drive continuous improvement and continued Avient integration in planning processes, methodologies, and analytics. Capital Investment & Resource Allocation * Evaluate capital expenditures and strategic investments, ensuring alignment with business strategy and delivering strong returns on invested capital. * Provide financial modeling, scenario analysis, and recommendations to enable sound investment and business decisions. * Evaluate and communicate business progress towards completed and on-going capital expenditure projects to ensure financial commitments are met or exceeded. Strategic Initiatives & Transformation * Act as the finance lead for key strategic initiatives, ensuring financial alignment, cross-functional coordination, and adoption of best practices. * Implement new or revised reporting requirements in coordination with corporate finance teams, ensuring consistency and compliance.

Responsibilities

This role involves partnering with senior leadership to drive profitable growth, support strategic decision-making, and ensure financial discipline across global operations, including costing, pricing, and purchasing functions. Key duties include leading financial planning, forecasting, reporting cycles, and evaluating capital expenditures to ensure strong returns on investment.