Mexico Statutory Accounting & Compliance

- Own and maintain the plant’s standard cost system, including material, labor, and overhead rates.
- Lead annual and periodic cost rolls, including analysis, documentation, and approval support.
- Prepare and analyze manufacturing variances (PPV, usage, labor efficiency, overhead absorption) and clearly explain results to plant leadership.
- Oversee inventory valuation, reconciliations, cycle counts, and reserve analysis.
- Support month end close activities related to inventory, manufacturing costs, and accruals.
- Develop and maintain cost accounting procedures and internal controls.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Partnership

- Partner with Operations to identify and quantify cost reduction and productivity improvement opportunities.
- Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, value stream improvements) with strong financial rigor.
- Translate operational changes into financial impact models and post implementation tracking.
- Improve accuracy and usefulness of operational KPIs, dashboards, and reporting used by plant leadership.
- Challenge existing processes and drive simplification, automation, and standardization in costing and reporting.

Planning, Forecasting & Decision Support

- Provide financial analysis for make/buy decisions, capital projects, sourcing initiatives, and product changes.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and long range planning with a strong understanding of plant cost drivers.
- Act as a financial liaison between the plant and corporate finance teams.




- Educate non finance stakeholders on cost behavior, variances.

Leadership & Governance

- Lead and develop cost accounting staff (if applicable), setting clear expectations and development plans.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, audit requirements, and external reporting standards.
- Drive a culture of accountability, data accuracy, and continuous improvement within the finance function.

Education/Certifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred.

Experience

- 5+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing cost accounting.
- Proven experience partnering with manufacturing operations.
- Prior experience in a plant-based finance leadership role preferred.
- Experience with Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement frameworks preferred.
- ERP experience in a manufacturing environment required.

Hard Skills

- Strong knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, inventory accounting, and GAAP.
- Advanced Excel

Skills.

- Cost accounting and inventory management.
- Financial analysis and reporting.
- Strong operational and financial acumen.
- Fluent in Spanish and English.

Soft Skills

- Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
- Operational curiosity and hands‑on engagement.
- Continuous improvement orientation.
- Clear and practical communication of financial concepts.
- Ability to influence without authority and communicate effectively with operations leaders.
- Ability to balance accuracy with business urgency.
- Collaboration and adaptability.

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📌 Cost Accounting Manager (Mexicali)
🏢 TPE de México, de C.V.
📍 Mexicali