Lead Business Finance Analyst Job Details

As the Lead Business Finance Analyst for LyondellBasell’s Advanced Polymers Segments in Europe, you"ll provide crucial business and financial support. Your role involves insightful analysis of business performance, ensuring accurate reporting, and partnering with commercial and operating teams to maximize shareholder value. You"ll be responsible for monthly financial reporting, forecasting, and strategic business decision support. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, effective teamwork, and excellent stakeholder management. Welcome to Lyondellbasell...

As a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. Through advanced technology and focused investments, we are enabling a circular and low carbon economy. Across all we do, we aim to unlock value for our customers, investors and society. As one of the world’s largest producers of polymers and a leader in polyolefin technologies, we develop, manufacture and market high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. For more information, please visit www.lyondellbasell.com or follow @LyondellBasell on LinkedIn.

Responsible for the business and financial support related to LyondellBasell’s Advanced Polymers Segments for businesses in the EUROPE region. Supports the business management and provide insightful analysis on the business performance and outlook. Further the Lead Business Finance Analyst ensures the reporting is reliable and information is accurate to maximize financial business performance and partners with the commercial and operating teams to derive shareholder value.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Reporting and Analysis of the monthly actuals and comparison with forecast, budget or prior year to business and finance management. (Monthly Business Review meeting preparation);
• Update and review monthly rolling financial forecast – income statement and working capital – for the business on basis of input from the business and other service functions;
• Maintenance and continuous improvement of the financial forecasting model;
• Annual Performance Plan preparation;
• Provide overall Finance support to the Business and Marketing Managers;
• Act as a business partner on strategic analysis and business decision support;
• Participate in business management team;
• Establish and maintain an effective process of monthly result analysis, reporting and forecasting that provide useful insight to the Business on the business performance and business outlook;
• Engage with Manufacturing Accounting to establish and maintain reporting of variable and fixed costs;
• Ensure Business Responsibility cost are managed within Performance Plan, company culture and spending policies / DOA;
• Ensure accounting of business financials are compliant to LYB accounting policies.

To be successful in this role you must recognize yourself in the following profile:
Displaying a positive attitude, takes initiative, and demonstrates ambition. Demonstrates flexibility in day-to-day work. Sets high standards of performance for oneself. Embraces continuous improvement. Demonstrates accountability. In terms of teamwork, establishes harmonious working relationships with team members, appreciates each team member"s contributions, and values each individual member. Listens to others and accepts input from team members. Leverages knowledge and resources within the team and believes in the power of many. For stakeholder management, demonstrates strong analytical skills, simplifies complex processes, and communicates understandably to stakeholders. Establishes effective working relationships with stakeholders and uses good judgment in what and how to communicate with them.
Candidates will be assessed on the following LYB competencies:

• Build Partnerships
• Deliver Results
• Drive Innovation
• Grow Capabilities
• Promote Inclusion

• University- level Business Economics / Finance-related qualifications;
• Minimum 6 years of business/financial controlling and management reporting experience in a world scale business environment;
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize, including responding to numerous requests from multiple stakeholders for financial analysis and commentary;
• Strong verbal and written English skills required.