Financial Controller (Tlajomulco de Zúñiga)

Financial Controller

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As a Financial Controller, you will lead all accounting‑related activities, including managerial accounting, high‑level accounting and finance activities. You will provide financial and control expertise to the NEMA factory in Guadalajara while working with other finance professionals to understand the drivers of financial/manufacturing performance, identifying trends relevant to the business. In this position, you will collaborate with external auditors and ensure the company follows all reporting guidelines and procedures. The goal of this role is to execute manufacturing business strategy through working and collaborating with finance/accounting teams and plant manager. Ensure manufacturing plant is financially successful by providing financial leadership to the plant management team.

**This position reports to:** Business Controller

Your responsibilities

• Engage with plant management to create robust financial forecasts for both cost of goods produced and gross margin, focusing on the ability to easily create scenarios with high accuracy with emphasis on a 5Q rolling forecast timeline.
• Consult and mentor staff members on all aspects of financials with emphasis on standard cost theory, burden recovery, product line costs, and overall plant profitability.
• E2E understanding of the forming of Bills of Materials, absorption situation vs planned according to production targets and its impact in financial results (P&L, BS < OCF).
• Assist in the development and implementation of cost control measures.
• Perform in‑depth variance analysis with forecast, budget, and previous period(s).
• Analyze productivity and efficiency metrics and promote initiatives and actions to improve.
• Develop an annual operating plan (including associated burden studies), budget, and ongoing production and gross margin forecasts.
• Provide internal and external audit support where needed and develop/document accounting policies and business processes to strengthen internal controls.
• USGAAP & MXGAAP understanding, managing, and complying with reporting requirements and tax filings for local, state, and federal government.
• Report results on product cost improvement projects for direct, indirect and OPEX savings as well as support and drive both variable and fixed overhead cost reduction projects.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in cost accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Controller/Plant Controller.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial reports and data accurately and strong attention to detail and ability to work with large amounts of numerical data.
• Able to prepare production and gross margin forecast on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and an annual budget and be able to identify, analyze and communicate variances.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Have a positive attitude and actively seeks ways to help employees and company.
• Self‑motivated and a team‑player with the ability to be adaptable to changing business needs.
• Availability to travel.
• A valid visa is desirable.
• Fluent English.

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