Senior Finance Analyst, Global Mobility

Position Summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst – Global Mobility will support financial planning, performance tracking, and operational finance for Axalta’s Global Mobility Coatings business. Reporting to the Director of FP&A and Operations Finance, this role will contribute to key Operation and FP&A deliverables, drive insightful analysis, and partner cross-functionally to enhance financial performance. This is a highly visible opportunity for a motivated analyst to work across both commercial and operations finance areas within a global manufacturing business.

Key Responsibilities

1) Operations Finance:

• Partner with operations, supply chain, and procurement teams to collect, analyze, and report on manufacturing cost performance.
• Track capital project spending and assist in ROI analysis and compliance reviews.
• Participate in standard cost updates, cost-center reviews, and plant-level financial analysis.
• Help consolidate and report global manufacturing cost savings initiatives and validate progress against targets.
• Assist in evaluating supply chain planning decisions through financial modeling and S&OP support.
• Support digital transformation and automation of financial reporting.

2) Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

• Assist in preparing and analyzing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages, including variance analysis against forecast, budget, and prior year.
• Support the annual budgeting and long-range planning processes across P&L lines
• Maintain and develop financial models
• Prepare key performance dashboards, management decks, and executive-ready summaries with guidance from the Director.
• Support ad hoc analysis and scenario modeling for strategic finance projects and leadership requests.

3) Financial Systems & Reporting:

• Ensure accuracy and consistency in financial data and reporting from SAP S4/HANA, SAP BW, and Power BI.
• Maintain and improve reporting tools and templates in collaboration with corporate and regional finance teams.
• Support financial transformation initiatives and participate in continuous improvement of finance processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA is a plus.
• 4–7 years of experience in financial planning & analysis, operations finance, or manufacturing finance roles.
• Prior experience in a global manufacturing or industrial company preferred.
• Familiarity with cost accounting and capital project analysis is strongly desired.
• Travel required: approx. 10% to manufacturing sites and/or regional offices (domestic and international).

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP systems; knowledge of Power BI or Tableau is a plus.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Effective communicator with a collaborative and business-partner mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while supporting broader team goals.

Our Company:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.  

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.