Global Finance Director, Corporate Functions

As our Global Finance Director, Corporate Functions, you'll serve as the senior finance business partner for our global corporate functions. You'll lead all Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) activities across our complex, multinational, and matrixed environment. You will provide strategic financial leadership, drive enterprise-wide planning and performance management, and ensure disciplined cost stewardship supporting long-term growth and innovation strategies. You will work with functional leaders to translate business strategy into applicable financial plans and insights. You will partner with the Science and Technology (S&T) organization to achieve results around profitable organic growth and prioritization of innovation and customer support resources consistent with SBU and enterprise strategy. This also includes supporting activities (technical, tax, legal, etc.) essential to the protection of company intellectual property, including optimization of resources with consideration given to layered tax strategies and compliance requirements. You will work a hybrid schedule according to our policy from our Pittsburgh, PA headquarters and report to a Global Director.

Main Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Act as the primary finance partner to global corporate function executives, providing forward-looking financial insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Influence enterprise investment decisions by evaluating trade-offs between cost efficiency, capability building, and long-term value creation.  
• Support major transformation initiatives (e.g., digital, shared services, operating model changes, acquisition and divestiture activities) with rigorous financial analysis to optimize and or right-size organizational structures and cost pools.

Global FP&A Ownership (Corporate Functions)

• Lead the global planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes for all corporate functions, including annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, and long-range functional plan processes.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive view of functional cost drivers, headcount, productivity metrics, and capital investments across regions.
• Ensure alignment between functional plans and overall enterprise financial targets.
• Evaluate and adjust allocation methodologies that are critical for proper recognition of costs across reporting entities at the business unit, regional and corporate levels.  Coordinate activities with functional, tax, and finance (regional, business unit, corporate) resources to ensure fair and reasonable reporting of functional costs.

Performance Management & Analytics

• Establish clear financial performance metrics and KPIs for corporate functions, including cost efficiency, ROI, and value creation metrics.
• Deliver executive-level insights through concise storytelling, variance analysis, trend identification, and scenario modeling.
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities, recommending corrective actions and investment reallocations.

Governance, Controls & Stewardship

• Drive strong financial governance, ensuring transparency, consistency, and compliance with corporate policies and internal controls.
• Partner with controllership, accounting, and functional resources to ensure accurate financial reporting and disciplined expense management.
• Support external commitments and disclosures related to SG&A, restructuring planning and transformation savings, and enterprise efficiency initiatives. 

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team, fostering a culture of accountability, partnership, and continuous improvement.  This includes direct reports and indirect reports that are stationed throughout the globe.
• Standardize financial processes, tools, and reporting across regions and functions to improve scalability and efficiency.
• Promote adoption of advanced analytics, automation, and planning technologies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required
• 12+ years of progressive finance experience, including senior-level FP&A leadership in a large, complex, global organization.
• Deep expertise in corporate FP&A, SG&A management, and enterprise planning processes.
• Proven ability to partner with executive leadership and influence decisions at the highest organizational levels.
• Strong financial modeling, business case development, and scenario analysis capabilities.

How we work: At PPG, we bring teams together to accelerate collaboration and career development, with in-person work Monday through Thursday and the opportunity to work remotely on Flexible Fridays. Schedules may vary by location.

About us: 

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™ 

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X. 

The PPG Way 2030  

We are customer champions 

Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don’t stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow. 

We act with purpose and speed 

Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.  

We are excellent operators 

Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.   

We compete to win 

Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths. 

We are PPG proud 

Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world. 

At PPG we use AI in the hiring process to make the process more efficient. AI tools do not make hiring decisions. You can learn more by going to  https://careers.ppg.com/us/en/candidate-resources.  

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

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PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.  
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.  Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process. 

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