Lead Business Finance Analyst

About the role

The Lead Business Finance Analyst supports the business management of LyondellBasell’s Circular and Low Carbon Solutions businesses in the USCAN region. They provide financial support, analyze business performance, and forecast future outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own financial support for Recover NA, providing insight on performance, outlook, and risks.
• Deliver monthly reporting and variance analysis (actuals vs. forecast, budget, and prior year), including fixed costs and capital project reporting.
• Maintain and enhance rolling P&L, inventory, cost, and headcount forecasts; lead the Annual Performance Plan and ensure alignment of key assumptions.
• Develop and maintain cost models; monitor cost trends, deviations, and ensure accurate cost allocation to P&L.
• Build and maintain fixed-cost master data across OneStream, S4, and PRD; partner closely with Master Data teams to ensure data integrity.
• Produce and maintain SG&A and manufacturing dashboards; identify risks, trends, and corrective actions.
• Act as a strategic finance partner to business and marketing leaders; ensure compliance with accounting policies, DOA, and company standards; collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, FP&A, Accounting, Procurement, and HR.
• Manage project cost control: develop and maintain WBS/CBS budgets and cost baselines; track commitments, accruals, invoices/POs; reconcile accounts and ensure financial governance.
• Deliver project financial insight and forecasting: produce monthly reports and dashboards, perform variance/KPI analysis, update EAC and cash-flow forecasts, quantify change-order impacts, and collaborate with planning, procurement, finance, and PM teams.
• Ensure accurate end-to-end invoicing and manage charge-out processes, including leases and seconded personnel.

Requirements

• Accounting or Finance degree or related business degree with typically 5+ years’ relevant financial experience. Graduate Degree or Professional Certification-preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize, including responding to numerous requests from multiple stakeholders for financial analysis and commentary.
• Strong verbal and written English skills required.

Leadership

• Displays positive attitude, takes initiative and demonstrates ambition.
• Demonstrates flexibility in day-to-day work.
• Sets high standards of performance for oneself.
• Embraces continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates accountability.

Teamwork

• Establishes harmonious working relationships with team members.
• Appreciates each team member's contributions and values each individual member.
• Leverage knowledge and resources within the team and believe in the power of many.

Stakeholder management

• Demonstrates strong analytical skills, able to simplify complex processes and communicate understandably to stakeholders.
• Establishes effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Able to use good judgment in what and how to communicate with stakeholders.

Benefits

LyondellBasell is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation related to LYB’s recruiting process, please email us at Careers@lyb.com.