What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President, Finance Business Partner position at Lummus Technology?
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The VP Finance Business Partner is a strategic leadership role responsible for guiding a team of finance business partners who support all Technology Service line leaders across the organization. This role serves as a key financial advisor to senior business leaders, ensuring alignment between financial insights and business strategy. While not directly responsible for FP&A operations, the role requires strong collaboration with the FP&A department to access forecasts, budgets, and performance data necessary for effective business partnering.
The VP Finance Business Partner is a strategic leadership role responsible for guiding a team of finance business partners who support all Technology Service line leaders across the organization. This role serves as a key financial advisor to senior business leaders, ensuring alignment between financial insights and business strategy. While not directly responsible for FP&A operations, the role requires strong collaboration with the FP&A department to access forecasts, budgets, and performance data necessary for effective business partnering.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Management
- Key member of the Finance Leadership Team for Lummus Technology
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of eight finance business partners spread across the US and Europe.
- Promote a culture of strategic thinking, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure consistent delivery of actionable financial insights across business units.
Strategic Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted advisor to our co-COOs translating financial data into strategic recommendations.
- Influence business decisions through financial analysis and commercial insight.
- Challenge assumptions and support strategic initiatives with data-driven perspectives.
Collaboration with CFO and FP&A
- Trusted thought partner to the CFO providing business insights and analysis that drive company decisions
- Partner closely with the FP&A team to provide and obtain forecasts, budgets, reporting and financial models.
- Ensure business partners are equipped with timely and accurate financial data.
- Provide feedback to FP&A to improve planning processes and reporting relevance.
Performance Management
- Monitor business unit performance against financial targets.
- Identify risks and opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
- Develop and track KPIs aligned with strategic goals.
Cross-Functional Engagement
- Collaborate with functions across Lummus to integrate financial perspectives into business planning.
- Promote financial literacy and accountability.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
· Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred).
· 15 years of progressive finance experience, including leadership in business partnering roles.
· Proven ability to lead teams and influence senior stakeholders.
· Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.
· Experience working in partnership with FP&A or similar centralized finance functions.
· Ability to thrive in a matrixed, fast-paced environment.
Job Benefits
This position may be eligible for:
Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Prescription
Health Savings Account
Health Advocate
Bonus
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Account
(Health care, Dependent care and Limited Purpose)
Employee Assistance Plan
Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Life and AD&D (employee, spouse and child)
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Voluntary Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
Identify Theft
Legal
Commuter Benefit Plan
Lummus Savings Plan
Pet Insurance
About Lummus Technology
Lummus Technology is the global leader in developing technology solutions that make modern life possible and focus on a more sustainable, low carbon future. We license process technologies in clean fuels, renewables, petrochemicals, polymers, gas processing and supply lifecycle services, catalysts, proprietary equipment and digitalization to customers worldwide.
Department
Finance
Employment Type
Permanent - Full Time
Location
Houston - Texas
Workplace type
Onsite
This role's hiring manager:
Jodi Cheek
