Business Performance Manager

Who we are:

We are Pioneering Industrial Sustainability. Castolin Eutecticis a global provider of surface protection applications and solutions. Since 1906 we have brought innovative products and solutions to our customers challenging ourselves to extend useful life reduce maintenance costs and increase industrial productivity while upholding our deep-rooted belief in sustainability.

We employ a diverse team worldwide in over 25 countries who represent our core values of customer orientation integrity respect team spirit and trust. Our employees are part of a global family who work together to provide the best solutions for our customers.

Opportunity!

We have an opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst Operations & Business Performance

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly analytical and business-minded Senior Financial Analyst - Operations & Business Performance to serve as a key finance partner to our Operations Sales Supply Chain and Leadership teams.

This is not a traditional accounting role.

We are looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic manufacturing and service-oriented environment enjoys digging into data understands operational drivers and can translate complex information into actionable business insights. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with operational curiosity and has experience supporting decision-making through data analysis forecasting KPI reporting and business performance management.

You will play a critical role in connecting financial results to operational performance helping leaders understand not only what happened but why it happened and what actions should be taken to improve outcomes.

This role offers broad exposure across financial planning & analysis operational analytics manufacturing performance project profitability cost management and corporate reporting.

What Youll Do:

Business Partnering & Financial Planning

• Act as a strategic finance partner to Operations Sales Procurement and Leadership teams.

• Provide business leaders with meaningful financial and operational insights that support data-driven decision-making.

• Lead budgeting forecasting and long-range planning processes.

• Translate operational activities and KPIs into financial impact and performance drivers.

• Build financial models and scenario analyses that support strategic and operational decisions.

• Develop business cases for investments capital expenditures productivity initiatives and commercial opportunities.

• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and corporate stakeholders.

• Support monthly business reviews and performance discussions.

Operational Analytics & Performance Management

• Analyze operational performance using financial and non-financial KPIs including:

  • Productivity and labor utilization

  • Capacity utilization

  • Equipment downtime and efficiency

  • Manufacturing throughput

  • Inventory performance

  • On-time delivery

  • Project and service profitability

  • Working capital metrics

• Identify trends risks inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement across the business.

• Create and maintain dashboards KPI scorecards and management reporting tools.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve profitability productivity and operational effectiveness.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through data analysis and performance measurement.

• Challenge assumptions and provide objective recommendations backed by fact-based analysis.

• Improve data quality reporting capabilities and analytics processes to increase business visibility and decision speed.

Financial Analysis & Corporate Finance

• Analyze P&L performance and provide insight into revenue margins expenses and profitability drivers.

• Evaluate product customer project and service-line profitability.

• Support pricing analysis and margin improvement initiatives.

• Prepare monthly financial performance reviews and executive presentations.

• Develop rolling forecasts and financial projections.

• Monitor cash flow and working capital performance.

• Support corporate reporting requirements and strategic initiatives.

• Participate in global finance transformation projects and process improvement efforts.

Systems Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Support ongoing ERP (Infor LN) and reporting system enhancements.

• Standardize and automate reporting wherever possible.

• Improve reporting processes controls and data governance.

• Partner with regional and global finance teams to drive consistency and best practices.

• Support audit and compliance activities while maintaining practical and efficient controls.

Financial Accounting & Cost Management

• Support month-end close activities including selected journal entries and account analysis.

• Collaborate with accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting.

• Perform cost accounting analysis and monitor manufacturing cost performance.

• Analyze production costs efficiency trends labor variances and cost-saving opportunities.

• Support inventory valuation and manufacturing performance reporting.

What Youll Bring:

Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Business Analytics Engineering or a related field.

5-8 years of progressive experience in FP&A operational finance business analytics corporate finance manufacturing finance or business consulting.

Experience supporting manufacturing industrial engineered products project-based service or B2B environments.

Demonstrated ability to connect operational performance metrics with financial results.

Strong understanding of P&L management budgeting forecasting and business performance analysis.

Advanced analytical and modeling skills with the ability to turn large volumes of data into actionable insights.

Experience developing KPIs dashboards and management reporting tools.

Strong business acumen and natural curiosity for understanding how operations drive financial performance.

Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence leaders at all levels of the organization.

Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP and business intelligence/reporting systems.

Highly proactive hands-on and comfortable operating in a lean fast-paced environment.

Experience with Power BI OneStream SQL or advanced analytics tools is highly desirable.

Experience in management consulting advisory services or operational finance is a plus.

What we offer:

Eutectic Corporation offers a competitive compensation program along with a very generous benefit package including:

Medical

HSA & FSA plans

Dental

Vision

Company paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability

401(k) company match

Generous Paid Time Off policy & paid holidays

Voluntary Life Insurance Long Term Disability Accident Insurance Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Referral bonus

Hybrid work

Alternate work schedules

Eutectic Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation age status as a protected veteran among other things or status as a qualified individual with a disability.