Description:

Our client is a worldwide leader manufacturing air management solutions for the commercial, industrial and residential sectors who seeks a Controller to oversee controllership duties and Financial Planning, Reporting and Analysis for a large manufacturing plant in Monterrey as follows:

• P&L responsibility
• Sets and drives execution of AOP financial objectives, capital plans, and lead plant LRP planning process.
• Partner with operations to manage DPO and inventory turns to improve overall working capital position.
• Analyzes budgets and forecasts and provides recommendations to management to drive business results to achieve the goals.
• Develop a robust forecast with the goal of forecast accuracy of 90%, operating income, and operating cash flow.
• Maintain a robust and effective internal control environment.
• Primary interface with internal/external auditors and responsible for locations compliance with Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
• Compliance: Directs a continuing review of the division's accounting practices and reporting to ensure their correctness, appropriateness, and conformance to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Financial Corporate Accounting Policies (FICAP) and Sarbanes Oxley.
• Project Management and Process Improvement
• Evaluates new business for third parties.
• Assimilates, evaluates, and correlates associated risk/benefit trade-offs of project proposals and subsequent tracking and reporting to ensure achievement of planned return on investment.
• Develops sound business plans for new products and processes. Business case development and analysis. Capital and investment project evaluation. NPV and ROIC analysis.
• Drive and support continuous improvement initiatives (lean six sigma and business transformation)
• Financial Leadership and Communication
• Effectively communicate with business leaders across all functional disciplines. Partner with operations leadership to develop operations strategy and drive the translation of strategic goals into actionable/measurable business plan. Drive operational excellence, improve margins and execute business plan.
• Monthly communication of financial results to local business management and staff
• Talent Management: Manage and develop an accounting staff of five individuals.
• Share and/or implement best practices.
• Cost Accounting and Inventory Control
• Partner with operations to manage and oversee physical inventory and cycle counts and insure proper controls and safe-guarding of inventory, supplies, and fixed assets.
• Responsible for development consistent costing methodologies, which include standard cost setting and inventory valuation.

Candidate Requirements:

• 10 years extensive experience in finance or accounting in a manufacturing company.
• At least 3 years experience as a Controller, Finance Manager or FP&A Manager.
• Experience in maquiladora operations in Mexico highly preferred. 
• Must have very strong standard cost accounting and financial planning and analysis experience (budgets and forecasts).
• Must possess a progressive track record of upward mobility and stable job progression.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.
• Strong leadership, presentation skills, and influencing skills.
• Able to explain and communicate financial results to management in an understandable and actionable format for decision-making purposes. 
• Strong computer and analytical skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance with MBA preferred.  CPA and/or CMA are also desirable.