Job Description:
Senior Business Performance Analyst
Role Overview:
We are looking for a motivated Senior Business Performance Analyst to support financial planning, reporting, and performance analysis across the EMEA region within the Performance Products division. You will work closely with the FP&A Manager, providing support in core finance processes and acting as a key partner to the business. The role offers exposure to end-to-end FP&A activities and cross-functional collaboration with senior stakeholders. It starts with structured and recurring activities and gradually evolves into a more business-oriented role. This is a strong opportunity to grow into a broader FP&A or business partnering role over time.
Do you think you’re the right fit for this opportunity? Apply today!
Role Responsibilities:
As a Senior Business Performance Analyst, you will be responsible for:
Supporting the full monthly FP&A cycle, including preparation of reports, variance analysis (actuals vs budget/forecast), and explanation of key drivers
Managing and delivering standard reporting packages and financial schedules for management review
Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, including collecting, validating, and analyzing inputs from stakeholders
Contributing to month-end close activities from an FP&A perspective, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data
Preparing financial materials, insights, and commentary for internal stakeholders and management meetings
Maintaining and improving recurring reports, dashboards, and analysis tools (Excel, Power BI, systems)
Performing ad hoc analysis on costs, pricing, volumes, and business performance trends
Ensuring data consistency across systems and supporting reconciliations and issue resolution
Building strong understanding of business drivers, products, and markets across EMEA
Working closely with commercial, demand planning, and customer service teams to support decision-making
Gradually taking ownership of business partnering activities, including challenging assumptions and providing insights
Experience and Competencies:
We are looking for a finance professional with relevant experience in FP&A or controlling within a manufacturing environment, strong analytical capabilities, and the confidence to work with senior stakeholders.
What we are looking for:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Economics, or a related field
3–5 years of experience in FP&A, controlling, audit, or consulting within a manufacturing company (B2B environment)
Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior stakeholders
Advanced Excel skills and ability to work with financial data and models
Experience with financial systems and tools such as SAP, TM1/IBM, and Power BI
Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
Ability to understand business drivers and translate data into insights
Strong communication skills and ability to work in a cross-functional environment
Curiosity, proactivity, confidence to challenge assumptions
What next?
If you would like to join an innovative, collaborative and multicultural team, please apply now. Your application will be forwarded to a Talent Acquisition Partner, who will strive to get back to you as soon as they can. We understand that applying for a new job is a big decision and we will work hard to keep you updated and support you along the way.
About Us:
At Huntsman, we pride ourselves on being a people-oriented organization.
Our family-like atmosphere is cultivated by our diverse groups of team members around the world.
We welcome the talent, experience and fresh ideas that employees at all stages of their careers, from interns to seasoned professionals, bring to Huntsman.
In return, we offer you the opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic, industry-leading company, where safety and ethics always come first.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Controlling, or Economics
- 3-5 years of experience in FP&A, controlling, audit, or consulting
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience with financial systems such as SAP, TM1/IBM, and Power BI
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
- Ability to challenge assumptions
Huntsman Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huntsman Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Huntsman Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage (medical/dental/vision) and EAP are consistently described as solid, with multiple plan options cited. Strong health benefits are frequently highlighted as a relative strength in the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contributions and equity through a stock incentive plan, with legacy pension arrangements for some groups. Retirement features are repeatedly referenced as a positive component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and floating days are described as good to very good in many roles. Vacation accrual is said to increase with seniority in some locations.
Huntsman Corporation Insights
What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
