Finance Manager, USCA Allied, US Commercial, and Canada

As the Finance Manager, USCA Allied, US Commercial, and Canada, you will lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting for the USCA Automotive Refinish Coatings segments supporting over $550M in annual revenue. You will provide strategic financial support to drive profitability, optimize customer investments, and ensure compliance with corporate accounting standards.

Main Responsibilities:

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze monthly financial results and prepare reports for Americas Refinish leadership.
• Develop, review, and track regional forecasts, estimates, and incentive-related discounts.

Strategic Business Support

• Partner with Commercial and Allied business units to maximize profitability and growth. Allied is a key growth driver for the business, requiring commercial and operational support to maximize profitability
• Evaluate buying agreement proposals and business cases for the Refinish Commercial segment.
• Provide insights to sales and marketing teams to optimize business opportunities.

Incentives and Controls

• Coordinate and audit annual sales bonus calculations and ad hoc incentive plans.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting guidelines and maintain strong internal controls.

Collaboration & Projects

• Support the Finance Director, Refinish Americas, on special projects (e.g., internal controls, pro-forma modeling, pricing approvals, customer claims).
• Work closely with GBFS to ensure accurate accounting and accruals.
• Lead SEM Oracle go-live initiatives, including legal entity consolidation and financial integration.

Leadership & Oversight

• Supervise Canada Refinish financial analyst, supporting profitability and incentive calculations.
• Oversee Allied Refinish finance team, ensuring timely and accurate financial closing and reporting.

What Makes This Role Exciting

• Direct impact on profitability across multiple high-revenue segments.
• Strategic partnership with leadership and commercial teams.
• Opportunity to lead financial integration projects and shape future processes.
• Supervisory responsibilities across Canada and Allied finance teams

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of financial management or related experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Deep understanding of financial planning, forecasting, and accounting policies (PPG Coatings preferred).
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (Sales, IT, Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Service).

About us:

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday - everyday.

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We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are "One PPG" to the world.

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We run it like we own it.

We do better today than yesterday - everyday.

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. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

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