Lifecycle Controller

Wärtsilä; Xico; Hybrid; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Wärtsilä, a global leader in energy storage solutions, is seeking a Lifecycle Controller in Mexico City. You will oversee financial performance reporting, profitability analysis, and controlling across Lifecycle revenue streams, including long-term service agreements and field services.

You will collaborate with business and finance stakeholders to ensure data accuracy in SAP, drive KPI reporting, and support audits. This hybrid role emphasizes process improvement and global standardization.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Economics, Finance, Business or a related field.
• Advanced English communication skills.
• Minimum 5 Years of experience as a financial Controller or equivalent roles.
• Strong understanding of agreements and service business controlling.
• Experience in Field Service, long term service agreements and parts environments, with an understanding of key business drivers.
• Advanced financial systems and reporting tool knowledge, including SAP & Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end closing activities for Lifecycle operations.
• Monitor and analyse profitability, margins, cost performance and key financial KPIs across Lifecycle revenue streams.
• Perform balance sheet follow-up, reconciliations and other controlling activities to ensure financial accuracy.
• Support operational controlling activities, including cost monitoring, WIP follow-up, timesheet validation, project and cost allocation reviews, and master data maintenance.
• Ensure agreement estimates are regularly reviewed, challenged and maintained.
• Support rate calculations for Field Services and Global Technical Support Centre activities.
• Perform internal control activities and support audit processes within the area of responsibility.
• Maintain high-quality financial and operational data by proactively monitoring and improving data accuracy in SAP and related systems.
• Develop, implement and monitor business control KPIs, reports and performance measures.
• Provide proactive support to stakeholders by identifying risks, sharing insights and recommending actions.
• Support Estimo mobilization and demobilization of agreements.
• Act as a key user for SAP and other Lifecycle controlling tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, cost efficiency and overall business performance.
• Support development projects, system enhancements, testing activities and deployment of new tools.

Skills

Advanced English

Financial controlling

Field Service Experience

Service Agreements Understanding

Cost & Profitability Analysis

Data-Driven Insights

Education

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Economics, Finance, Business or a related field

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Lifecycle Controller

We are seeking a Lifecycle Controller to join our global Energy Storage Business organization in the rapidly growing renewable energy market.
As a Lifecycle Controller, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial performance reporting, operational controlling, and compliance across Lifecycle revenue streams, including long term service agreements, SaaS, Field Service, Technical Support, and Parts.
Working closely with business and finance stakeholders, you will support financial integrity, profitability improvement, risk management, and continuous development of controlling processes and tools across global Lifecycle operations.

Position Details:

• Location: Mexico City
• Work model: Hybrid
• Contract type: Permanent / Indefinite-Term Employment

Key Responsibilities:

• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end closing activities for Lifecycle operations.
• Monitor and analyse profitability, margins, cost performance and key financial KPIs across Lifecycle revenue streams.
• Perform balance sheet follow-up, reconciliations and other controlling activities to ensure financial accuracy.
• Support operational controlling activities, including cost monitoring, WIP follow-up, timesheet validation, project and cost allocation reviews, and master data maintenance.
• Ensure agreement estimates are regularly reviewed, challenged and maintained.
• Support rate calculations for Field Services and Global Technical Support Centre activities.
• Perform internal control activities and support audit processes within the area of responsibility.
• Maintain high-quality financial and operational data by proactively monitoring and improving data accuracy in SAP and related systems.
• Develop, implement and monitor business control KPIs, reports and performance measures.
• Provide proactive support to stakeholders by identifying risks, sharing insights and recommending actions.
• Support Estimo mobilization and demobilization of agreements.
• Act as a key user for SAP and other Lifecycle controlling tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, cost efficiency and overall business performance.
• Support development projects, system enhancements, testing activities and deployment of new tools.

Required Qualifications to Apply:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Economics, Finance, Business or a related field.
• Advance English communication skills.
• Minimum 5 Years of experience as a financial Controller or equivalent roles.
• Strong understanding of agreements and service business controlling.
• Experience in Field Service, long term service agreements and parts environments, with an understanding of key business drivers.
• Advanced financial systems and reporting tool knowledge, including SAP & Excel.

Nice to have (Plus):

• Knowledge and hands-on experience with IFS.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with Power BI / QlikView.

We’re building the next generation of grid-scale energy storage solutions, combining innovative technology with deep industry expertise to solve some of today’s most complex energy challenges. With proven experience across more than 20 GWh of energy storage capacity and 130+ projects worldwide, we bring together software, hardware, system integration, and lifecycle services to deliver energy storage that performs.

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At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

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