Business Planner SSM & FIN

General Motors; México; Hybrid; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel opportunities up to 25%

Job summary

General Motors in Mexico City is seeking a Business Planner/Finance Associate to support the Functional Leader and run the business planning process. You will manage assignments aligned with priority goals, develop project business cases, and analyze execution against the Functional Business plan.

The role requires advanced English, 3–4+ years of experience, and strong organizational and proactive skills. The position is hybrid, with travel up to 25% and not eligible for relocation benefits.

Qualifications

• Advanced English proficiency.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and adapt to changing contexts.
• Strong organizational skills for multi-tasking and timelines.
• Coordinate schedules of BP and CFO with priority decisions.
• Proactive mindset to anticipate needs and drive improvements.
• Able to build trust across leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to quickly learn new processes, tools, and systems.
• Curiosity and willingness to ask questions to validate understanding before acting.

Responsibilities

• Support Functional Leader in organizing the business (staff meetings, special assignments).
• Execute the portfolio/business planning process.
• Plan assignments with priorities and requirements for complex projects.
• Develop and maintain project business cases (deliverables, benefits, timing).
• Analyze execution vs. the Functional Business plan and provide insights.
• Interpret data and recommend solutions to complex problems.
• Manage budgets and execute the competitive assessment process.
• Collect and analyze operating metrics for the group.
• Handle various special assignments and present to management levels.
• Develop and conduct presentations for all management levels.

Skills

Advanced English

Ambiguity handling

Organizational skills

Executive scheduling coordination

Proactivity

Relationship building

Quick learner

Curiosity

Education

Accounting, Administration, or Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for:

• Support Functional Leader in the organization and running of the business (staff meetings, special assignments, etc.)
• Execute the portfolio/business planning process
• Manage and plan assignments along with priority goals and requirements in the preparation of difficult projects
• Develop and maintain the project business cases (deliverables, benefits, timing)
• Analyze execution of Functional initiatives versus the Functional Business plan
• Interpret complex quantitative and qualitative data and recommend solutions to unusual problems
• Manages budgets
• Execute the Functional competitive assessment process
• Collect and analyze key operating metrics for the group
• Handle a variety of special assignments
• Develop and conduct presentations for all levels of management

Requirements

• Degree programs in Accounting, Administration, or Engineering

• English: Advanced

• 3-4 + years of experience

• Handling ambiguity: Ability to work with incomplete information, adapt to changes, and make sound decisions in poorly defined contexts.

• Strong organizational skills: Efficient management of simultaneous activities, priorities, timelines, pending tasks, and deliverables.

• Coordination of executive schedules: Ability to organize and track the schedules of the Business Planner (BP) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), prioritizing meetings and commitments according to business needs.

• Quick learner: Ability to quickly grasp new processes, tools, systems, and organizational dynamics.

• Curiosity and ability to ask questions: Willingness to seek out information, ask timely questions, and validate understanding before moving forward.

• Proactivity: Ability to anticipate needs, identify opportunities for improvement, and take action without requiring constant supervision.

• Relationship-building : Ability to quickly establish trusting and collaborative relationships with leaders, cross-functional teams, and different levels of the organization.
  

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We respect and value what each individual contribution to our team, including their origin, education, sex, race, ethnic group, sexual orientation, gender expression and / or identity, religious context, age, generation, and disability. We believe that our ability to meet the needs and expectations of an increasingly diverse and global customer base is closely linked to the diversity and inclusion that we experience within General Motors.

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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