Commercial Finance Director - Industrial Solutions

Why work for us?  
 
Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we are delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.   
 
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.  
 
Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with a global reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we are always looking for top talent ready to bring their best.  Come grow with us!  

Job Responsibilities: 

The Commercial Finance Director is responsible for leading the commercial finance strategy, pricing governance, profitability analytics and financial performance management for the Industrial Solutions (IS) Group. The role will report to the Group CFO of IS and partner closely with the IS Commercial Leadership team and IS Product Management organization to drive revenue quality, margin expansion and disciplined commercial execution.

This role requires a strong business partner to the IS Commercial Leadership and IS Product Management teams, capable of translating commercial strategy into financial outcomes and identifying opportunities to improve profitability and revenue quality. It also requires an analytical leader capable of building scalable commercial analytics and financial discipline across a global organization.

Responsibilities: 

• Driving global commercial profitability performance through pricing discipline, contract governance and margin expansion initiatives.
• Partnering with Commercial leaders to develop pricing strategies aligned with raw material inflation, competitive positioning and value-based pricing opportunities.
• Leading governance for large commercial agreements including long-term supply contracts, bid reviews, indexation clauses and risk-adjusted returns.
• Developing customer, product and segment level profitability analytics to identify margin expansion opportunities.
• Partnering with the Product Management organization to perform product and portfolio margin analytics and support SKU rationalization initiatives.
• Designing and monitoring price-volume-mix analytics and identifying sources of margin leakage across the commercial portfolio.
• Establishing improved commercial forecasting processes and revenue visibility across regions and end markets.
• Supporting working capital improvement initiatives including customer payment terms, rebate structures and contract economics.
• Supporting portfolio simplification, restructuring initiatives and commercial footprint optimization.
• Coordinate with corporate FP&A and Data transformation team to develop and manage our global commercial data warehouse & reporting

Key Competencies: 

• Is a consistent role model for the Alkegen Core Values
• Demonstrates excellent process management and change management skills
• Exemplifies a systems-thinking mindset being able to navigate complexity and understand secondary and tertiary financial impacts on decisions
• Combines strong manufacturing finance and technical accounting skillsets
• Develops relationships that enable effective leading, coaching, and development of team members
• Is a highly motivated problem solver able to balance priorities well under pressure
• Communicates clearly with all stakeholder groups; quickly builds trust, credibility and respect with senior leadership.
• Can translate complex financial analyses into clear decision framework for leadership to quickly assess

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required; MBA or professional certification (CPA/CMA) preferred
• 10–15 years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or business finance within a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Demonstrated experience partnering with commercial, product management, and operations leadership to drive pricing, margin expansion, and profitable growth
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate complex financial and operational data into actionable business insights
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing finance teams in a global and matrixed organization
• Ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-paced, and evolving global manufacturing environment
• Strong business partnering and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions and drive disciplined financial decision making
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey financial insights to senior business leaders
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools preferred

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.