finance
Posted 21 hours agoPlant Finance Business Partner
at Goodyear
On-site
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and oversight of plant cost savings projects, including loss analysis, plant optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Deliver financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and annual operating plan (AOP) activities while communicating results and recommendations to leadership.
- Develop tools and insights that support informed production, business, and operational decision-making across the plant.
- Coordinate capital improvement planning, including project evaluation, business case development, payback analysis, and post-implementation benefit validation.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and optimize business processes while developing finance talent and supporting organizational growth.
Requirements
- Success in this role requires strong leadership, financial acumen, manufacturing experience, and the ability to influence change across the organization.
- What We’re Looking For Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field, with fluency in spoken and written English. 10 or more years of progressively responsible professional experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role. 3 or more years of direct manufacturing experience. 3 or more years of financial analysis experience.
- Proven ability to build and develop high-performing teams through coaching, collaboration, and talent development.
- MBA or other advanced degree preferred, along with
- experience applying lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies. #LI-NA3 Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies.
Benefits
- Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Contact
- For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.
Additional details
- The Plant Finance Business Partner serves as the finance leader for the plant and a key member of the Plant Operating Committee, partnering closely with the Plant Director and Leadership Team to achieve operational and financial objectives.
- This role drives business performance by leading strategic initiatives, delivering financial insights, and supporting data-driven decision-making across the manufacturing operation.
- The position plays a critical role in identifying cost savings opportunities, optimizing plant performance, and ensuring effective financial planning and reporting.
- Why This Role Matters Serves as the primary finance partner to plant leadership, helping drive strategic initiatives that improve operational and financial performance.
- Leads cost savings and continuous improvement efforts that support operational excellence, lean manufacturing, and zero-loss thinking.
- Provides critical financial analysis and business insights that enable informed production, investment, and operational decisions.
- Develops financial talent, strengthens organizational capabilities, and promotes a culture of accountability and performance improvement.
- What You Will Do Partner with the Plant Director and Leadership Team to drive strategic business initiatives, operational excellence programs, and plant performance improvements.
- Strong financial systems knowledge, business partnering skills, and change management experience.
- It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 19 countries around the world.