Finance Business Partner

Deacero USA, Inc; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Deacero USA, Inc seeks a Finance Business Partner to act as a strategic financial partner across the organization in Monterrey. You will develop models, analyze profitability, and influence decisions to drive profitable growth. Strong Excel, BI tools, and ERP experience are essential.

The role requires collaboration with cross-functional leaders to translate financial data into actionable insights and to manage KPIs, working capital, and performance across business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of FP&A, financial analysis, or finance business partner experience.
• Strong financial modelling, profitability analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience partnering with operational or commercial leaders and influencing decisions.
• Experience developing and monitoring financial and operational KPIs.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modelling.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle.
• Ability to analyze large datasets and communicate findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models and perform ad hoc analyses for timely insights.
• Analyze data to identify trends, risks, opportunities and drivers of performance.
• Run scenario and sensitivity analyses for strategic decisions.
• Evaluate profitability, pricing, cost structures, and operating expenses with leaders.
• Translate results into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders.
• Create action plans with leaders to address gaps and opportunities.
• Challenge assumptions and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Monitor actuals vs budgets and KPIs to identify variances.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Tableau

SAP

Oracle

Job description

We are a One-of-a-Kind, Fully Integrated and Environmentally Friendly steel product manufacturer. What differentiates us from the rest is our vertically integrated business model, our great diversification of markets and portfolio of products and solutions; and the fact that we produce the most sustainable steel. We offer our employees the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to develop themselves to the fullest in an environment of collaborators who inspire and work as a team, committed to learning every day and achieving results to grow together.

Position Overview

The Finance Business Partner serves as a strategic financial partner to business and operational leaders, providing financial analysis, insights, and recommendations that support profitable growth and informed decision-making. This position translates financial and operational data into actionable business insights, with a focus on profitability, pricing, cost structures, operating expenses, working capital, and overall business performance.

The Finance Business Partner works cross-functionally with business leaders to identify performance opportunities, establish meaningful KPIs, evaluate financial results, and develop action plans that support organizational objectives. The successful candidate will combine strong financial and analytical capabilities with business acumen and the ability to influence decisions across non-finance functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models and perform ad hoc financial analyses to provide timely insights that support business decisions.
• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and key drivers of business performance.
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate potential business decisions, investments, pricing strategies, and operational changes.
• Partner with department and business leaders to evaluate profitability, pricing strategies, cost structures, and operating expenses.
• Translate financial results into clear business insights and recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.
• Develop action plans with business leaders to address performance gaps and capitalize on opportunities.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor by challenging assumptions and providing objective, data-driven recommendations.
• Analyze actual results against budgets, forecasts, goals, and established KPIs.
• Identify significant variances and underlying business drivers and partner with stakeholders to develop corrective actions.
• Support the establishment of financial and operational KPIs and monitor performance against established goals.
• Evaluate financial performance across products, customers, business units, or other relevant business segments.
• Prepare, maintain, analyze, and present monthly profitability reporting, including ProfitCube reporting.
• Provide actionable insights regarding profitability, projects, investments, operational issues, and business performance.
• Ensure financial reporting is accurate, timely, and meaningful to business stakeholders.
• Improve reporting and visualization methods to make financial information easier for business leaders to understand and use.
• Monitor and analyze key financial performance measures including Cash Conversion Cycle, accounts receivable, credit notes, economic losses, and profit margins.
• Identify opportunities to improve working capital and financial performance.
• Partner with appropriate stakeholders to develop actions addressing unfavorable trends or performance gaps.
• Track the financial impact of improvement initiatives and support accountability for results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, financial analysis, business finance, or Finance Business Partner roles.
• Demonstrated experience with financial modeling, profitability analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience partnering directly with operational or commercial leaders and influencing business decisions.
• Experience developing and monitoring financial and operational KPIs.
• Strong financial and business acumen with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear business recommendations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
• Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
• Ability to analyze large datasets and communicate findings clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, CPA, CMA, or similar advanced qualification is a plus, but not required.
• Manufacturing, steel, industrial, or similar operational business experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working within a multinational or cross-border organization is a plus.
• Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience with working capital analysis, profitability improvement, and operational finance.