Our client, a leading global Tier 1 automotive supplier, is seeking an experienced Plant Controller to join its manufacturing leadership team at its facility in Cuautitlan, Estado de México .
This is a strategic finance leadership role responsible for overseeing all plant financial activities, partnering closely with Operations to improve profitability, optimize manufacturing costs, support capital investments, and drive business performance in a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment.
The idóneo candidate combines strong financial expertise with a hands-on approach, excellent business partnering skills, and a deep understanding of manufacturing operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead all financial activities for the manufacturing facility.
- Prepare monthly financial statements, forecasts, budgets, and annual operating plans.
- Analyze manufacturing variances including labor, material, overhead, scrap, and inventory.
- Partner with Plant Management to identify cost reduction and productivity improvement opportunities.




- Monitor plant KPIs and provide financial analysis to support operational decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, internal controls, and accounting standards.
- Manage the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
- Perform profitability analysis by product, customer, and manufacturing process.
- Oversee inventory accuracy, physical inventories, cycle counts, and inventory valuation.
- Support capital expenditure (CAPEX) planning, justification, tracking, and post-project reviews.
- Lead monthly closing activities ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Coordinate internal and external audits.
- Analyze working capital performance including inventory, receivables, and payables.
- Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives and operational improvements.
- Lead, coach, and develop the Plant Finance team.
- Serve as the primary financial business partner to the Plant Manager and Operations Leadership Te

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