Senior/Finance Business Partner
 Koch Business Solutions, LP | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Kansas, Wichita | |
 Dec 19, 2024 | |
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Your Job
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is seeking a Finance Business Partner or Senior Finance Business Partner located in Wichita, KS. This role will focus in our Equipment, Technology, and Services (ET&S) businesses. ET&S businesses include the brands of John Zink, Koch-Glitch, Koch Specialty Plant Services, Montz, amongst others and have business and manufacturing locations across the globe. If you are an ambitious leader with an interest and capability in Business Finance alongside a passion to engage with every area of the business (sales, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, planning, strategy, point of view, market analysis, etc), this could be an excellent role on your path to running a business or capability some day! This role is a valuable member of an integrated business team driving the business unit forward. By representing Finance, you will be expected to bring the necessary economic and financial knowledge to the business team to improve decision making and maximize value creation for our customers, suppliers, shareholders and all other constituents. The successful candidate will be a change agent assisting in the development of clear strategies and priorities to capture opportunities, and creatively contributing to the vision development and long-range planning processes for the business. This will be accomplished by both the personal application and the influencing of the business team application of our management framework we call Principle Based ManagementTM. What You Will Do * Deliver accurate financial analysis, providing insights into business performance while driving integrated business team accountability and profitable action for your area of focus in the business. This includes but is not limited to monthly financial statement review, forecasting processes, trend analysis for opportunity identification, benchmarking, and originating opportunities to improve the financial performance of ET&S. * Promote the integrated business team concept by effectively partnering with business leaders and all capabilities within the organization to align priorities, improve decision making, and take action. * Use and apply your knowledge from other industries and business models to analyze our current and future performance, connecting all business leaders to key drivers of our performance and what things can have the largest impact on improving future performance * Help build economic thinking capability across the business team, coaching and applying economic principles and frameworks that improve decisions around pricing, project acceptance, capital investments, manufacturing, supply chain, SG&A cost management, etc. You will also be expected to develop usable economic models that improve the day-to-day decision making of the capabilities. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Meaningful experience in business analysis, finance, accounting, commercial development, business strategy, sales, procurement, planning, engineering, manufacturing or other business capability roles with responsibilities that included improving the financial performance of the business * Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives as well as partnering with senior leaders in a business team environment to communicate business strategy, articulate economic value of alternative options, and/or seek investment authority from senior leadership. * Experience and passion in analyzing and communicating periodic financial performance (monthly, quarterly, annual results), near-term financial forecasts (next year), long-range strategic planning 3-5 year outlooks), and key financial improvement bets throughout these timeframes. * Strong written and verbal communication skills including using effective charts and graphs that can translate to all levels of the organization, from the shop floor to the CEO. * Comfortability in highly ambiguous business analysis with demonstrated experience simplifying and advancing decision making despite the ambiguity. What Will Put You Ahead * Applicable experience in business capabilities outside of Finance & Accounting that will help you better partner with and lead cross-functional business teams * 3 statement financial modeling experience * Experience in discreet manufacturing, custom engineering, and/or long-lead time engineered-to-order industrial equipment 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. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are As a Koch company, Koch Engineered Solutions is a dynamic network of businesses that work together to create an ecosystem of domain expertise to increase operational efficiency, improve safety, reduce waste, and reduce emissions. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. 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. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click [3] here for additional information. #LI-DL1 References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf | |