Senior Financial Controller, Mexico - Cement

Senior Financial Controller, Mexico - Cement

Create a better future with sustainable solutions and join a diverse and inclusive work culture​ with an international scope.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and be responsible for the financial controlling of our entity in Mexico.

Your main stakeholders will be in Mexico, US and Denmark. You will be part of Americas finance and will report to the head of cement finance, Americas, and be supported by an outsourced service provider in India handling all finance operations for your entity.

You will be responsible for controlling of FLSmidth Cement financial activities in Mexico. This includes ensuring that financial reporting is completed accurately and on time, performing financial analysis, coordinating the local budget and forecasting processes, overseeing the internal and external activities of record keeping and reporting to management and Group Finance.

Your responsibilities:

• Assist in the coordination, preparation, and analysis of annual budget and quarterly estimates.
• Oversee the month-end close process by reviewing business results, and provide analysis of Net Working Capital elements including WIP, Inventory, AR, and AP.
• Ensure the quality and timely completion of monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting using OneStream/Hyperion and the validation of the quality of the underlying data prepared by Financial Shared Service Center.
• Ensure clear data structures in our ERP system (Oracle) to enable maximum transparency to cost and P/L ownership in a Global matrix setup.
• Lead and coordinate the annual local external audits.
• Provide ad hoc analytical support as required, to include preparation of financial models to support business cases.
• Administer and ensure compliance of corporate policies, IFRS and local statutory requirements.
• Partner with outsourced shared service center to address periodic issues and work to improve operational procedures.

What you bring

• BS/Accounting/BSc/MBA or equivalent education.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Controller.
• Self-starter comfortable working in a dynamic environment with evolving roles and responsibilities.
• Experience working in a matrix organization and with global colleagues, especially remote support teams, is a must.
• Attention to detail, problem-solving and strong organization and communication skills.
• Experience form engineering/manufacturing companies is highly desirable.
• Ability to work in a collaborative decision-making environment.
• Oracle and/or Hyperion experience are a huge plus.

Our Benefits include:

• Flexibility policy on remote work options.
• Work-life balance so you can focus on professional and personal priorities.
• Financial support for continuing education
• An equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• A global network of supportive colleagues and growth opportunities

As an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, number of children, and photograph from your application materials.

Kindly note that we will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on an ongoing basis so please apply as soon as possible. Candidates will be contacted by email. No recruiters and unsolicited agency referrals please.

About FLS

FLSmidth is the full flowsheet technology service supplier to the global mining and cement industries. We are an international engineering company with an annual turnover of approx. EUR 2.7 bn. We help our customers improve performance, lower operating costs and reduce environmental impact.

With our MissionZero programme, we have set a target of providing solutions for zero-emissions mining and zero-emissions cement production by 2030, supporting a green transition built upon sustainable materials.

We are the world’s leading supplier of plants, machinery, services and spare parts to the cement and minerals industries. To maintain our market-leading position, we invest massively in technological innovation, R&D and training of our 11,900 employees worldwide. For further information on FLSmidth business and services, visit FLSmidth Cement (flsmidth-cement.com)