Director, Finance

Job Description:

Summary.

Plan, direct, or coordinate the financial activities & operations of a Mfg. site.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities.

• Establish and maintain business partner relationships with site leadership & outside of site customers.
• Provide strategic & financial guidance to the finance team & site leadership.
• Ownership & responsibly for site P&L/ Balance Sheet, budgets, forecasts, controls & compliance.
• Oversee training programs.
• Prepare financial or regulatory reports required by laws, regulations, or boards of directors. Interaction with and point of contact for external audits.
• Develop or analyze information to assess the current or future financial status of the site.
• Analyze and classify risks and investments to determine their potential impacts on the site.
• Lead & guide productivity projects execution, reporting & verification.
• Legal representative for the Company.

• Bachelors' degree
• 10+ years' experience
• Advance English
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices.

• Hands-on, willing to directly intervene to understand & solve problems at their root cause and implement corrective actions.
• Process-oriented and capable to assess existing processes, make changes and enhancements as necessary, or deploy new processes that may be needed.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Demonstrate a track record of assessing, retaining and developing great talent.
• Unwavering integrity and trustworthiness.
• Proven ability to partner & influence cross functionally.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Challenge process and policy when necessary and drive to change for the better of the whole company.

• CPA & /or should have at least undergraduate degree in finance or finance related field. Masters is an advantage but not a requirement.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP.
• Deep understanding of financial controls as it relates to a publicly traded company such as Sarbanes Oxley.
• Deep understanding of financial controls and requirements in Mexico.
• Oracle knowledge is an advantage but not a requirement.

• Large manufacturing site (1500 + people) or multi-site experience required.
• Experience in a standard cost accounting environment.
• Experience in a Multinational, publicly traded company required.
• Experience in operational excellence programs & productivity projects.
• Experience in implementing controls & policies (finance & other areas)
• Experience in strategic initiatives such as in-sourcing, out-sourcing, M&A, implementation of ERP systems.