Finance Manager

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This position reports to

Senior Factory Controller

Your role and responsibilities

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a business partner to the relevant business manager and leads local finance teams to optimize the financial performance within an assigned division / business area. Each day, you will support effective business decisions by monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting financial data to evaluate various business alternatives. You will also showcase your expertise by recommending the most appropriate business solutions. The work model for the role is: #LI-hybrid This role is contributing to the Electrification Services division. You will be mainly accountable for: • Ability to assess current situation and make recommendations on cost management / growth drivers to urgently increase profitability and productivity in Mexico. • Monitors progress and provides insight and analysis to support operational decision-making. Identifies issues and advises management on action plans and operational strategies to resolve. • Identifies and communicates commercial and financial risks and opportunities from business propositions with profitability in mind. • Establishes and oversees processes and tools necessary to obtain transparent and reliable financial data and business information. Ensures high quality of financial data and business information in line with defined standards and financial closing schedules. • Ensure compliance with the internal guidelines and procedures as well as with the external regulatory requirements. • Ensures transparency in project and financial reporting. Implements internal controls regarding financial and non-financial operations. • Ensures timely and efficient communication with relevant Local Division Controller, Accounting Center, and other internal customers to identify and discuss issues for improvement of operations, work quality and efficiency for area of responsibility. • Participate in the monthly closing process (journal entries / account reconciliations / intercompany billing, etc) • Manage work-in-process inventory, project job costing, oversee billing & revenue recognition process, lead past due receivable collections and customer disputes resolution • Ensure controllership and consistency of accounting processes across projects throughout the business.

Qualifications for the role

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a financial position
• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or similar
• Experience with ERP – SAP preferred
• Strong command of English language with above average communication skills – both written and verbal
• Outstanding attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to multitask
• Competitive, strong leadership, attention to detail, self-critic, and excellent customer service attitude
• Experience in turn around situations, managing costs, and driving profitability

What's in it for you?

• Coaching and mentoring from senior leaders and colleagues
• Feel empowered: take ownership and drive exciting results in your scope of action
• Be yourself: join one or many of our Employee Resource Groups and make a difference!

Benefits

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