Gerente Finanzas (Monterrey)

Position Purpose

Finance Manager HR – manages, designs and implements accounting policies and procedures affecting HR, IT, Legal, Finance & Corp. Office functional areas. Responsible for the development, analysis and interpretation of statistical, operational and accounting information to appraise the operating results in terms of cost, budgets, policies, trends and increased profit possibilities. Provides value added information to managment for desicion making.

Primary Accountabilities

• Develop & manage HR, IT, Legal, Finance & Corp. Office annual and quarterly operating plans/LEs/Playbook's/targets and related analysis.
• Review, analyze and interpret statistical and accounting information related to HR, IT, Legal. Finance & Corp. Office costs, budgets, trends and increased profit possibilities.
• Verify compliance and proper alignment of functional areas to operating plan strategies and tacics, including timely communication of any risk/deviations.
• Implement and review the activities with internal clients of HR, IT, Legal, Finance & Corp. Office in order to ensure that all key processes are well documented enabling the generation of accurate financial information and under compliance with company internal controls.
• Manage period close accounting review, including accounts reconciliations review & approval for functional areas in charge.
• P&L; & Balance Sheet comments to explain any deviation to plan & forecast on a period basis.
• Provide financial and accounting advice on potential new operating processes to ensure financial viability, including adequate tracking and visibility.
• Support with financial evaluation, analysis & advice for all new initiatives presented by functional area to validate viability, including reporting to VP's and Directors of each functional area.

Education & Experience

• Level of Formal Education: A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) or equivalent.
• Area of Study: Finance, Accounting or related field and/or equivalent education. An MBA will be a plus.
• Years of Experience: Five to seven years.
• Type of Experience: 1) Experience working with key people in other operating functions and at other levels in order to recognize business opportunities and makes them a reality, 2) Experience with Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and performance metrics and monitoring for in scope activities, 3) Retail experience preferred.
• Special Certifications or Technical Skills: 1) Clear and effective written and verbal communication, 2) Strong interpersonal skills, 3) Ability to interact with peers and leadership across functions, 3) Ability to think strategically and also act operationally.
• Other/Preferred: English fully bilingual (High proficiency on writing,speaking and reading)