Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist / Financial Business Partner

Santa Catarina, Mexico

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Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

Material Cost & Profitability Management

- Lead material cost analysis and identify key drivers impacting product profitability.
- Partner with Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, and Operations teams to evaluate sourcing strategies and cost reduction opportunities.
- Analyze purchase price variances (PPV), material usage variances, scrap, and manufacturing cost variances, providing actionable recommendations.
- Support margin improvement initiatives through product cost analysis, operational efficiency assessments, and financial modeling.
- Monitor and validate standard costs, ensuring accuracy and integrity across products and materials.
- Lead annual standard cost updates and support new product and material cost rollouts.

Inventory, Working Capital & Cash Flow Support

- Act as finance lead for inventory analysis and inventory performance management.
- Drive inventory optimization initiatives while balancing customer service requirements, working capital objectives, and profitability targets.
- Analyze inventory turns, excess and obsolete inventory, slow-moving inventory, and inventory reserves.
- Support cash flow forecasting and working capital reporting through inventory and operational analysis.
- Evaluate inventory strategies and demand trends to improve inventory positioning and financial performance.

Manufacturing Finance Business Partnership

- Partner closely with plant leadership to provide financial insights that support operational and strategic decisions.




- Evaluate product mix, product strategy, and cost-to-serve impacts to improve profitability.
- Support decisions related to manufacturing footprint optimization, sourcing strategies, capacity utilization, and operational efficiency.
- Translate financial results into business recommendations for plant and functional leaders.
- Develop and maintain reporting and dashboards to monitor key operational and financial Control & Reporting
- Perform account reconciliations in accordance with company policies and compliance requirements.
- Ensure integrity and accuracy of inventory-related financial accounts.
- Support month-end close activities and variance analysis.
- Prepare recurring and ad-hoc reporting for plant leadership and finance management.
- Support audit requirements and maintain compliance with internal controls.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- MBA, CMA, CPA, or other professional certifications preferred.

Experience

- 6+ years of experience in Finance, Cost Accounting, Operations Finance, or Manufacturing Finance.
- Strong experience within a manufacturing environment required.
- Automotive,



industrial manufacturing, or high-volume production environment experience strongly preferred.
- Experience partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing leadership teams.
- Proven experience with product costing, inventory analysis, margin management, and financial decision support.

Technical Skills

- Strong understanding of standard costing methodologies and manufacturing cost structures.
- Deep knowledge of inventory valuation, inventory controls, working capital management, and cash flow drivers.
- Advanced Excel skills required.
- Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, JDE, or similar) and financial reporting tools.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills.
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence decisions through financial analysis.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Self-starter with strong ownership and continuous improvement mindset.

TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED

- None

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity.Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

- Customer Focus
- Operational Excellence
- High-Performance Culture

OUR BEHAVIORS

- Own It
- Act With Urgency
- Foster a Customer-First Mindset
- Think Big and Execute
- Lead by Example
- Learn and Seek Out Development

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