Finance Planner Specialist

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About the Role

Title: Finance Planner Specialist – LA

Location: Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR, 01.407-000

Department: Finance/Accounting

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About Lubrizol

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visitwww.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

JOB SUMMARY

Provide support to financial leadership and business unit boards with financial analyses and projections that support the achievement of the company’s objectives.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Work as a true “business partner” with the sales team, actively participating in the creation and execution of the regional strategy.

Prepare managerial financial reports to monitor business results, such as: managerial P&L, monitoring sales by customer and product, monitoring commercial, technical and marketing expenses, detailing the impacts generated on the result by the variation in material and L&O costs.

Perform financial feasibility analysis of new investments, with scenario construction and sensitivity analyses, to increase capacity in production plants.

Monitor and interpret the evolution of prices and costs of the business units to which it provides support, working with the business on strategies to realign costs/margin.

Mitigate risks to the result by monitoring surplus and out-of-specification materials, supporting the business and operations in making efficient decisions – interface with the Supply Chain and the cost area.

Support in the preparation of the annual sales and expense plan through financial projections, as well as in the long-term strategic plan and in the monthly/quarterly reviews of the plan (forecast).

Critical analysis of the financial elements of rebate contracts (SIA-Sales Incentive Agreements) and sales commissions.

Monthly calculation of commissions on sales and processing for invoice payment.

Analyze the financial viability of launching new products and monitor after-sales performance.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

Education: Higher education degree in Economics, Accounting or Engineering with a PhD in Finance. A PhD or MBA in the area is desirable.

Language: Advanced English and Advanced Spanish as a differential.

Other desirable knowledge: Advanced Office package, Intermediate/Advanced Excel (pivot tables and macros), experience in SAP, knowledge of Power BI.

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Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let’s shape the future together!

It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success – not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers, and communities.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today.

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their ethnic origin, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic.