Plant Finance Manager

Plant Finance Manager Chihuahua Mexico

We are seeking an experienced Plant Finance Manager to lead finance and accounting activities for a manufacturing operation in Chihuahua Mexico.

The Plant Finance Manager will serve as a key financial business partner to Plant Leadership and Corporate Finance providing objective financial analysis strengthening internal controls and driving financial and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead annual operating plans forecasts financial planning and plant performance analysis.
• Partner with Plant Leadership to identify financial risks opportunities and corrective actions.
• Lead plant cost accounting including standard costing inventory valuation labor and overhead absorption and variance analysis.
• Monitor material usage purchase price variance labor efficiency overhead spending scrap rework and manufacturing costs.
• Oversee inventory valuation reserves cycle counts physical inventories and inventory accuracy.
• Support working capital and cash-flow improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate capital investments using ROI payback NPV and IRR analysis.
• Own the monthly quarterly and annual financial close for the Mexico legal entity.
• Manage general ledger accruals provisions intercompany accounts balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies US GAAP and Mexican statutory requirements.
• Support internal external statutory tax and customs audits.
• Oversee IMMEX/maquiladora accounting temporary-import inventory controls VAT certification Annex 24/Annex 31 customs-related accounting and transfer pricing requirements.
• Establish and enforce strong internal controls across inventory purchasing production costing accounts payable fixed assets and balance-sheet accounts.
• Identify and escalate control deficiencies and financial risks to Corporate Finance.
• Lead coach and develop the plant finance and accounting team.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or related field.
• 7 years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• At least 3 years of manufacturing finance plant accounting plant finance or comparable leadership experience.
• Proven experience supporting a Mexico maquiladora / IMMEX operation.
• Strong manufacturing cost-accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and Mexican accounting/statutory requirements.
• Experience with general ledger month-end close balance-sheet reconciliations accruals provisions intercompany accounts and foreign-currency transactions.
• Experience with Annex 24 / Annex 31 temporary imports VAT certification customs and related compliance requirements.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with ERP/financial reporting systems.
• Proven experience leading and developing finance/accounting personnel.
• Advanced English
• CPA CMA MBA or other relevant certification/advanced degree is preferred.

Compensation:
$107000$113000 MXN monthly

Location:
ChihuahuaChihuahua México

Relocation:
Candidates currently living outside Chihuahua are encouraged to apply. Relocation is possible for the right candidate.

If you have strong manufacturing finance experience combined with Mexico maquiladora/IMMEX expertise we encourage you to apply.

Required Experience:

Manager