Controller

Job Summary/Overview

Location:  Monterrey, Mexico

Position Overview:

Establishes, implements, directs, and controls the accounting activities including data planning and development. Must take on a strong leadership role within the management of the plant and operations. In addition, monitor and advise management on the financial performance and operations of the plant. Able to lead a group of people in a department and work closely with manufacturing to analyze costs and make improvements to minimize costs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Establishes, or recommends to management, major corporate economic strategies, objectives, and policies for the operations and business entity.
• Establish and implement a cost accounting system including standard costs and cost roll process.
• Establish SOX control environment.
• Creates and reviews operations and accounting reports for abnormalities including variances to forecast and budget. Develop corrective actions as appropriate.  
• Lead the budgeting process by working with the various plant departments.
• Monitors the Business Information System maintenance.
• Reviews and analyzes unit costs and profit margins for finished products and product manufacturing costs.
• Oversees capital assets including depreciation, purchases, and retirements and ensures the annual asset inventory verification is completed.  Ensures all capital requests have proper approval and are accounted for correctly.
• Advises management on desirable operational adjustments due to tax code revisions.
• Directs and/or prepares accounting journal entries at the end of each accounting period.
• Reviews and analyzes manufacturing efficiencies and cost variances and keeps management informed of trends.
• Works with corporate accounting with the yearend financial close and the external financial audit requirements.
• Works with the Corporate Internal Audit department to ensure required procedures are being followed and to ensure accuracy of the financial data reported.
• Develops and monitors inventory cycle counting procedures.
• Prepares reports required by regulatory agencies.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

• Experience in standard cost-manufacturing environment. 
• Computer literate and expert in Microsoft Word and Excel. 
• Knowledge of SAP
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports, and legal documents. 
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. 
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence in both English and Spanish.
• Ability to effectively present information to management.
• Experience with the Maquiladora process.
• Knowledge and experience with Import / Export Documentation requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university and more than ten years related controlling experience and/or training.
• MBA, CPA or CMA license, preferred.
• Must be fully fluent in English and Spanish.