Corporate Finance Manager

About the Role

A role for a capable finance professional who can contribute strong analytical and financial planning expertise within corporate finance, manage defined workstreams with limited guidance, and partner effectively with finance leaders and cross-functional stakeholders. The position sits within corporate finance with a focus on enterprise forecasting, long-range planning, capital stewardship, and project modeling.

Responsibilities

• Steward recurring FP&A cycles: forecasting, budgeting, and monthly close analysis including variance narratives behind the results.
• Translate analysis into clear, leadership-ready narratives and slides; communicate recommendations and support decision-making with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Analyze cost, margin, and unit economics with a focus on inventory, absorption, and unit cost drivers to explain underlying financial performance.
• Collaborate with finance leadership on long-range planning, capital allocation, and project modeling workstreams, managing assigned analyses and deliverables with limited guidance.
• Partner with corporate finance and, over time, segment and business finance teams to improve financial planning and analysis processes and share practical tools and insights.
• Develop strong subject matter depth in corporate finance, applying a practical business perspective to analyze problems, identify options, and recommend solutions.

Qualifications

• ~5 years of progressive finance experience across FP&A, corporate finance, or commercial/business finance, with demonstrated ownership of defined analyses, processes, or workstreams.
• Background in manufacturing or operating in industries including chemicals, industrials, CPG, autos, etc.
• Fluency in COGS, inventory, absorption, and unit economics.
• Strong financial modeling and Excel capability, with the ability to structure problems, evaluate alternatives, and develop fact-based recommendations with appropriate guidance on ambiguous issues.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convert analytical issues into concise narratives, clean slides, and recommendations that inform decision-making.
• Ability to work independently on defined assignments, seek guidance on complex or ambiguous situations, and demonstrate interest in continued growth and leadership development.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, or a related field. MBA, CPA, or CMA a plus.

Location: On-site at Eastman’s Global Headquarters in Kingsport, TN.

Note: Eastman will not accept applicants for this position who require visa sponsorship, including those on F-1 visa OPT status who would subsequently require ongoing visa sponsorship.