Director, Finance - Personal Care

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Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Director, Finance – Personal Care to join our team. This is a hybrid position ideally based in our Bridgewater, NJ or Wilmington, DE office; however, other locations will be considered for the exceptional candidate.

This highly visible role partners with business leadership to drive financial performance, enable growth initiatives, and ensure disciplined execution across a global portfolio. The successful candidate will combine strong commercial acumen, advanced financial analysis skills, and operational rigor with a track record of leading high‑performing finance teams.

This role offers the opportunity to shape the financial strategy of a flagship business and influence decisions at the highest levels of the company. You will work alongside leaders who value rigorous analysis, clear communication, and decisive action.

The Director, Finance - Personal Care will report to the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with accountability to the Senior Vice President and GM, Personal Care.
** The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
**** Strategic partnership
*** Serve as a core member of the Personal Care leadership team, contributing to strategy setting, operating plans, and decision making.
* Provide proactive insights and recommendations that improve business performance, growth, and margin discipline.
** Financial leadership
*** Own monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts and budgets for Personal Care.
* Prepare and analyze monthly business performance reporting with clear, actionable commentary.
* Deliver robust variance analysis and bridges for volume, price, cost, and foreign exchange, highlighting drivers and corrective actions.
** Decision support
*** Lead economic evaluations for major initiatives including R&D programs, capital investments, portfolio actions, and potential acquisitions or divestitures.
* Develop investment cases and scenario analyses that align resources with strategy and return thresholds.
** Performance management
*** Define, track, and communicate key performance indicators across the business.
* Identify risks and opportunities early and drive corrective actions with business partners.
** Team leadership
*** Manage and develop the business finance team supporting Personal Care.
* Engage collaboratively with centralized finance to ensure adherence to policies, accuracy in reporting cycles, and continuous improvement in financial operations.
** Travel
* ** As required but likely under 20%
** In order to*
* ** be qualified for this role, you*
* *** must possess**
* ** the following:
*** BA/BS Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Management
* 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, cost accounting, or business analysis within a complex, integrated, multi‑plant, global environment.
* Strong knowledge of general accounting, financial reporting, planning, and analysis.
* Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines with adaptability and sound judgment.
* Proven capability to partner with commercial and operations leaders on growth, margin improvement, and execution.
* Executive presence and ability to influence in a matrixed organization
** The following skill sets are*
* *** preferred**
* ** by the Business Unit**:
* MBA, CPA, CFA or CMA a plus
* Demonstrated ability to lead a global team
* Experience with SAP and/or Qliktech
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