Global Finance Planning & Analysis Leader

Lummus Technology
  • Houston, Texas
  • Autofill and Review
14 days ago

Job Description

At Lummus Technology, innovation thrives, and excellence is a shared pursuit. When you join Lummus, you are empowered to make an impact and be part of a dynamic team that celebrates creativity, encourages professional development, and fosters collaboration. 

From our technology portfolio to our global workforce, Lummus is growing at a rapid pace, and we hope that you will grow with us during this exciting time.

The Global Finance Planning & Analysis Leader role will serve as the central point of enterprise financial integration for Lummus, responsible for consolidating performance across all business units into a coherent, decision‑ready view of the company. The position is not purely reporting and analysis, it is designed to create constructive tension across Business Finance, challenge assumptions, and ensure financial outputs reflect the true economic performance of the enterprise. This individual will partner closely with Finance and our Executive Leadership Team to drive rigor, accountability, and performance improvement, while owning the development of clear, high‑quality board‑level reporting that tells a consistent and credible story of Lummus’ trajectory.

Key Responsibilities:

Role mandate

  • Act as the single point of accountability forenterprise wideFP&A consolidation across Lummus

  • Translate distributed business finance inputs into a unified, decision grade view of performance

  • Createandsustainproductive tension with Business Finance leads to drive accuracy, transparency, and accountability

Enterprise consolidation & performance visibility

  • Own the roll up of total Lummus performance, including forecasts, budgets, andlong rangeplans

  • Analyze actuals andleveragethem in driving the narrative offorward lookingprojections

  • Ensure consistency of assumptions, methodologies, and definitions across business units

  • Identifygaps, inconsistencies, and areas where performance narratives do not align withunderlying data

  • Constructive challenge & performance pressure

  • Serve as an independent voice that challenges business finance submissions and underlying assumptions

  • Drive alignment between reported performance and operational realities

  • Elevate issues early and ensure they are addressed before reaching executive or board levels

Boardreportingownership

  • Own theend to endcreation of all board level financial materials

  • Translate complex financial data into clear, concise, anddecision orientednarratives

  • Ensure consistency between board materials, monthly business reviews, and internal reporting outputs

  • Planning & forecasting rigor

Lead enterprise planning processes with a focus on transparency, comparability, and accountability

  • Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and insight quality

  • Embed a forward looking,scenario basedview of performance

Stakeholder partnership

  • Partner with the CFO and senior leadership team to shape the financial narrative and priorities

  • Coordinate closely with Business Finance leaders whilemaintainingindependence of judgment

  • Partner across the Finance Leadership Team

  • Buildcredibility as a trusted,but challenging,counterpart to the business

Key Qualifications & Experience

  • 10+ yearsof progressive experience in finance, with at least5 years in a senior FP&A leadership role(Senior Directoror Directorlevel).

  • Experience in apublicly traded, multinational corporationwith complex financial operationsand transactions.

  • Proven ability tolead FP&A in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

  • Strongtrack recordofexecutive-level business partnership, influencing C-suite decision-making with data-driven insights.

  • Deepexpertiseinfinancial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management frameworks.

  • Experience supportinginvestor relations, earnings reports, and board-level financial discussions.

  • Strong grasp ofUS GAAP, IFRS, SEC reporting, and SOX compliance.

  • Proficiencyinenterprise financial planning tools(e.g., Hyperion, SAP, Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning).

  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA is astrong plus.

  • Experience working withprivate equity-backed or high-growth companiesis a plus.

  • Prior experience incorporate development, M&A, and capital marketsis an advantage.

Competencies & Leadership Attributes

  • Strategic thinkerwith a hands-on approach to execution.

  • Strongbusiness acumenwith the ability to connect financial metrics to business strategy.

  • Ability tomanage complexity, thrive in ambiguity, and drive clarity in decision-making.

  • Highexecutive presencewith the ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.

  • Passion forteam development, mentorship, and fostering a high-performance finance culture.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive base salary +performance-based bonus

  • Equity/Stock options (if applicablepost potential IPO)

  • Comprehensivehealthcare, retirement, and executive benefits

  • Professional development opportunities

Lummus Technology is the global leader in developing technology solutions that make modern life possible and focus on a more sustainable, low carbon future. We license process technologies in clean fuels, renewables, petrochemicals, polymers, gas processing and supply lifecycle services, catalysts, proprietary equipment and digitalization to customers worldwide. 

Numbers & Facts

LocationHouston, Texas

Skills

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  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
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