Company: INEOS Aromatics Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference? Company: INEOS Aromatics Visit YouTube to watch a short introduction to INEOS Aromatics. INEOS Aromatics is a global chemical manufacturing company that produces products the polyester industry uses to make many of the things we use in our daily lives, such as clothes, carpets, furniture, automotive parts and food packaging. We employ 1,300 employees in sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Mainland China, Belgium, Indonesia and Taiwan, with annual sales of $4 billion. Our diverse team of engineers, scientists and business professionals is dedicated to discovering solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges. For example, learn more about the potentially game-changing plastic recycling technology, Infinia, we are developing in Illinois. We care about how we deliver these essential products to the world. Our business has been proud to lead the global polyester industry towards a more sustainable future for some time. Above everything, the safety, reliability and excellence of our operations is fundamental to what we do. We are looking for people who share our passion for excellence, collaboration and innovation. In return for your excellent skills and abilities, we offer a competitive benefits package including: health, dental & vision insurance, 401K match (up to 9%), STD/LTD, paid dependent care days, Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, 9 paid holidays, 2 personal days and paid vacation. INEOS Aromatics is part of INEOS, formed in 1998 and already one of the world’s most successful companies, with an annual turnover of over $60 billion and 25,000 employees - over 5,000 of them in the US. INEOS is also one of the safest manufacturing companies in the world, nothing is more important to us. Job Title: Finance Analyst Role synopsis: The Finance Analyst role is a key part of the site finance team ensuring the integrity of the P/L and Balance Sheet and partnering with management to provide meaningful analysis and forecasting. Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Partner with cost center owners in monthly accruals, variance analysis, forecasting, and annual plan. Prepare monthly summary analysis and slides for site leadership. Ensure leaders understand monthly performance variances and are clear on areas for performance improvement. Partner with production engineers to record monthly raw material and utility consumptions, calculate unit conversion costs, provide analysis of variances, and ensure all variable costs are recorded accurately. Ensure inventories are balanced monthly. Support bill of materials, routing, and product costing in SAP, including formula and contract-driven prices. Work with local project teams to be the finance tag for capital projects including review of project economics and analysis of actual spend. Manage site service billings, including becoming familiar with term sheets and ensuring rebills and charges are in line with term sheets. Produce journal entries and perform other closing activities. Support the site Delegation of Approval process and tracking. Work with IT, manufacturing, procurement, and the rest of the finance team to simplify processes and lead continuous improvement projects. Ensure spreadsheets and processes are controlled. Support government surveys, environmental reporting, ad hoc reporting, and any other activities. Back up other members of the finance team. Skills & Knowledge Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting or related field. Minimum five years of professional accounting, finance or relevant experience. Cost accounting experience in refining or the chemicals industry is preferred. Strong numerical and analytic skills and business acumen. Able to manage workload to meet strict closing deadlines. Strong interpersonal skills to seek information from others, resolve issues, and present information effectively and persuasively. Able to gather information systematically and organize it to solve complex process issues and drive lasting change. Understands the value of procedures and controls and is willing to maintain controls in the face of expediency or opposition. Actively works to identify improvements. Professional qualification (e.g. CMA, CPA) is preferred. Proficient in Microsoft Excel. Powerpoint a plus. High level of SAP experience Legal Disclaimer: If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test(and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process. Safety remains and always will be our number one priority in INEOS. Our US locations now require all new hires to provide one of the following as a condition of employment: Proof of Covid-19 vaccination, or Willingness to obtain the vaccine before hire date (under this option, proof of vaccination is a condition to any offer of employment and must be provided prior to commencement of employment), or Validation of your religious or medical exemption INEOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination. Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.