I am cyrille, an executive consultant, with over 20 years of experience in executive recruitment and consulting for top-tier companies.
we are currently seeking an site financial controller, you are the financial voice of the león plant : you own the numbers, you challenge the assumptions behind them, and you turn data into clear, actionable insights for the plant manager and the operational teams.
within an international tier-1 automotive group with family ownership, you play a pivotal role in securing the plant's profitability, supporting decisions on costs, productivity and investments, and ensuring full transparency and reliability of the financial information.
the león plant is a key industrial site within the mexico perimeter, supplying major automotive oems with high value-added components, and operating under strict quality, cost and delivery requirements.
working in close cooperation with the regional cfo mexico and your finance peers from the other plant, you contribute to positioning león as a competitive and reliable site in the group's industrial footprint.
plant controlling and performance management own the full plant p&l, from gross margin down to operating result, ensuring all figures reflect reality and are understood by the local management team.
prepare and analyse monthly results, variances versus budget and forecast, and provide clear explanations (volume, mix, price, cost, productivity, scrap, overheads).
build and maintain detailed dashboards and kpis (conversion cost per unit, labor productivity, material variances, scrap and rework, overhead absorption) and animate regular performance reviews with the plant manager and functional managers.
budgeting, forecasting and cost targets coordinate the annual budget and regular forecasts for the león plant, challenging operational assumptions and ensuring alignment with regional and group targets.
cost accounting and standard costs manage and update standard costs for products and components manufactured in león, in cooperation with industrial engineering and operations.
industrial and commercial decision support investment and capex follow-up (at plant level) support the regional cfo and the plant manager in building business cases for plant-level capex (machines, tools, automation, layout changes), providing cost and payback estimates.
participate in post-implementation reviews to compare actual results with initial business cases and to feed continuous improvement of investment decisions.
guarantee the quality and timeliness of all plant-related financial data feeding the regional and group reporting (monthly closing, flash reports, kpis).
coordinate with the regional accounting and shared services teams to ensure proper booking of accruals, provisions, inventory valuation and fixed assets for the león site.
contribute to internal control at plant level: application of procedures, segregation of duties, correctness of cycle counts and stock reconciliations, and support for audits.
act as a close sparring partner to the plant manager, production, maintenance, quality, supply chain and hr, explaining financial impacts in operational terms and helping them to prioritise actions.
be present on the shopfloor to understand processes, constraints and improvement opportunities, and to make finance tangible and meaningful for non-financial stakeholders.
promote a culture of cost awareness and performance mindset across the plant, through regular communication, simple tools and accessible explanations.
functionally reports to the regional cfo mexico.
university degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related field; 5–8+ years of experience in controlling or plant controlling in an industrial environment, ideally in automotive or another high-demand manufacturing sector.
~ strong knowledge of cost accounting, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting, with proven ability to translate operational data into financial insights.
~ experience with erp systems and controlling/reporting tools; comfortable working with large data sets and building clear, reliable analyses.
~ good understanding of basic accounting principles and internal control; ability to work under time pressure at month-end and during budget cycles.
team player with the ability to build trustful relationships with plant teams, regional finance and group stakeholders.
fluent in english; spanish strongly preferred for interaction with local teams.
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