Sr Manager, Finance

Sr Manager, Finance

Location: On Site – Juarez, Nuevo León, Mexico

Opportunity

Position Summary: The position has overall responsibility for all financial matters related to the Sanimex Vitreous Operations in Mexico, a large‑scale, complex, multi‑plant manufacturing organization consisting of approximately 2,875 employees. This role serves as the principal financial advisor to the Director of Operations – Sanimex and all key members of Plant and Operations leadership. The position executes responsibilities in full alignment with Kohler Co. policies, procedures, governance standards, and matrixed organizational structure. The role requires the highest level of integrity, transparency, and candor in all interactions with Plant Management, Leadership, and Kohler Co. As an overarching goal, this position ensures the delivery of meaningful, timely, and decision‑ready financial information that is used not only to run the business, but to continuously improve operational and financial performance across the Vitreous business segment. This role is responsible for building and leading a high‑performing finance team that supports Sanimex’s three‑plant operating structure. The team will ensure timely, accurate financial reporting; deliver actionable insights; establish disciplined costing; and enable effective planning and decision‑making across manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Business Advisory:

• Act as the primary financial advisor to the Director of Sanimex Operations and Plant Leadership, providing clear, straightforward interpretation of financial results and business drivers.
• Analyze and quantify business activities, investments, and operational decisions using Kohler Co. financial methodologies, translating complexity into actionable insights.
• Provide proactive recommendations to Plant Management and supervision to improve financial and operational performance, cost structure, and profitability.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Lead and coordinate the annual budgeting, standard cost maintenance, and capital planning processes for the Sanimex Vitreous business.
• Own the monthly financial projection (forecast) submission, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with operational realities.
• Serve as a key contributor to strategic planning and long‑range business planning processes.

Financial Reporting & Analysis:

• Maintain responsibility for financial information reporting, including coordination of the monthly accounting close, in accordance with Kohler reporting formats, design attributes, and timelines.
• Ensure financial information is made available to Plant and Kohler Co. management on a timely, consistent, and comparable basis.
• Monitor, analyze, and report monthly variances related to spending, production, inventories, absorption, and performance measures as required by Operations Finance.
• Analyze and report financial and operational performance versus standards, with clear explanations of root causes and corrective actions.

Accounting, Controls & Compliance:

• Ensure all financial records are maintained in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Mexican statutory, tax, legal, and Kohler Co. requirements, applied consistently from period to period.
• Own a timely and documented balance sheet reconciliation process.
• Maintain and continuously enhance the system of internal controls for the business.
• Leverage feedback from internal and external auditors to identify, address, and remediate control weaknesses.
• Cooperatefully with Internal Audit in the execution of their responsibilities.

Costing & Profitability:

• Enforce and continuously improve product costing methodologies.
• Provide leadership in understanding manufacturing cost drivers and financial trade‑offs in operational decisions.

Inventory & Asset Management:

• Work closely with Materials and Supply Chain associates to ensure inventory control objectives and turn rate targets are met.
• Monitor inventory control procedures, including physical inventories and cycle counting.
• Maintain a perpetual inventory process for fixed assets, ensuring capitalization, tracking, and depreciation are accurate and compliant.

People Leadership & Development:

• Lead, develop, and supervise finance staff.
• Provide knowledge transfer, coaching, constructive feedback, and candid performance appraisal.
• Address performance or compatibility issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth within the finance organization.

Ethics & Integrity:

• Maintain the highest standards of honesty and integrity at all times.
• Expect, model, and promote the same level of integrity across the finance team and broader plant functions.

Skills / Requirements

Core Competencies

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level of organization and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Analytical, detail‑oriented, and structured problem‑solving capability.
• Sound judgment, decision‑making, and prioritization skills.
• Collaborative mindset with a continuous improvement orientation.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience, preferably within a Mexican maquiladora manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience in manufacturing accounting and operational analysis.
• Supervisory experience required.
• Strong systems aptitude; SAP financial reporting experience preferred.
• Bilingual (English / Spanish) required.

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