Senior Finance Manager, Planning and Projects

Job Description:

Senior Finance Manager, Planning and Projects

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As the Planning & Projects Leader, you will own company-wide planning processes across income and cash flow, translate enterprise priorities into financial scenarios and executive-ready narratives, and lead finance projects that improve planning capability and support enterprise objectives. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leading all medium and long-term planning cycles for the organization on both income and cash flow, including timeline development, communication and coordination with key stakeholders, consolidation of financial inputs, and executive review preparation.

• Partnering with business groups, supply chain, and function teams to gather key financial inputs, validate assumptions, understand and document risks / opportunities, and ensure alignment with strategic and operational priorities.

• Leading enterprise financial modeling, variance analysis, and scenario planning to ensure alignment with investor commitments and support capital allocation decisions.

• Preparing executive level summaries and presentations for leadership.

• Maintaining and enhancing budgeting tools, templates, and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy. 

• Driving continuous improvement projects related to financial planning processes, systems, and reporting capabilities.

• Mentor and guide finance team members involved in the planning process.

• Leading the planning, coordination, and execution of finance‑related projects, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities.

• Ensuring compliance with internal controls, corporate policies, and financial governance standards.

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)

• Eight (8) years of Finance and /or Accounting experience in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• MBA or graduate degree from an accredited institution

• Strong financial acumen - ability to translate complex business problems into financial terms

• Excellent influencing, written, and verbal communication skills

• Strong organizational and prioritization skills

• Fluency in using Excel, SAP, Longview, PowerBI, and other 3M financial platforms / systems to extract data

Work location:

• This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic

Relocation Assistance: Not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

    

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $212,947 - $260,268, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits,