Job Overview
The HUS1 Cost Controller is the finance and controllership leader for HUS1 Juárez, accountable for financial accuracy and controls across costing, conversion cost, inventory, forecast, fixed assets, capital and operating performance. The role translates operational drivers into financial impact, identifies risks and opportunities, and combines manufacturing-cost expertise with business partnering, compliance, process improvement and team leadership function while helping develop financial strategies to manage the company’s growth yet maintaining the core values and culture that the company was built on.
A Day In The Life
- 1. Manufacturing Finance and Conversion Cost Management
- 2. Standard Costing and Cost Governance
- 3. Management Reporting and Performance Analysis
- 4. Budgeting, Forecasting and Business Planning
- 5. Month-End Close and Accounting Integrity
- 6. Inventory Controllership
- 7. Fixed Assets, AFE, CIP and CAPEX Controllership
- 8. Productivity and Business Case Validation
- 9. Controllership, SOX, Compliance and Audit
- 10. Operations Finance Business Partnering
- 11. Systems, Standardization and Continuous Improvement
- 12. Team Leadership and Organizational Capability
What will help you thrive in this role?
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a closely related field.
- Minimum five years of progressive accounting, audit, cost accounting or plant-finance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Minimum five years of Demonstrated experience in standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, inventory accounting and month-end close.
- Working knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls and SOX requirements.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong working knowledge of SAP Finance/Controlling or comparable ERP functionality.
- Ability to synthesize complex information, exercise sound judgment and communicate conclusions and recommendations clearly.
Preferred
- CPA, CMA or equivalent professional accounting certification.
- MBA or relevant graduate degree.
- Bilingual English-Spanish 90%
- 5 years Experience with Blackline, HFM, business-intelligence tools, advanced data analytics and process automation.
- 5 years Experience in a large multinational manufacturing company and a multi-business-unit environment.
- 5 years Experience with fixed assets, AFE, CIP, CAPEX, physical inventory, audit remediation and productivity validation.
- 5 years Prior people-leadership or Finance-manager experience.
Core Competencies
- Manufacturing and cost-accounting expertise
- Financial and operational acumen
- Controllership mindset and attention to detail
- Business partnership and constructive challenge
- Analytical problem-solving and root-cause orientation
- Executive communication and presentation skills
- Cross-functional influence and collaboration
- Planning, prioritization and execution under tight deadlines
- People leadership, coaching and talent development
- Continuous improvement, standardization and digital mindset