Finance Lead

Koch Business Solutions, LP Seeking Finance Lead for immediate hire. Accepting applications from all groups. Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) is seeking a Site Finance Lead to join our Koch Fertilizer Canada Plant in Brandon, MB. This role will support the day-to-day operations of a fertilizer manufacturing plant in tandem with accounting support from our corporate headquarters. This position will require a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and self-driven individual. You will utilize your strategic thinking skills, as you partner to identify and analyze areas of opportunity or risk, present financial analysis to leaders across the organization and collaborate with a broad team.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Facilitate the accounting and financial analysis activities for the plant, partnering with accounting resources in Wichita, KS to ensure financials reflect true site performance and capital portfolios are reflective of future commitments.
• Identify and/or anticipate areas of opportunity (or risk) in the business and proactively alert plant management when these risk or opportunities arise. Collaborate with site personnel to achieve goals based on this analysis.
• Provide input and recommendations for strategy development and process improvement by respectfully challenging historical practices.
• Develop metrics and analysis that identifies the key performance drivers, strategies, and business opportunities.
• Provide analysis to track progress and drive behavior to achieve business’ vision.
• Provide effective communication and ability to tell a story with logical framing and appropriate detail to a wide range of audiences including KAES management.

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years applying key accounting concepts and financial statement analysis
• Experience with data analysis/visualization tools beyond Microsoft Excel (Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau)
• Experience preparing or presenting financial materials to management.
• Ability to travel up to 10%, including overnight stays in the US

What Will Put You Ahead

• At least 3 years of applied financial analysis, economic modeling, or commercial development experience.
• Experience working in an operating facility.
• Experience as a member of a leadership or steering team of an organization, business, or transformation effort,
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business-related field
• CPA

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation or assistance at any time during the application or selection processes, please submit a request by following the directions located in the FAQ section at the bottom of the kochcareers.com webpage.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are
As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our (1) business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
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