**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.