Site Finance Manager

GKN Aerospace; Chihuahua; On-site; MXN 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

GKN Aerospace is seeking a Site Financial Controller to partner with site leadership and oversee financial reporting, planning, and control at the manufacturing site. You will drive month-end close, cost analysis, cash management, and governance to protect profitability and ensure accurate financial results.

You will lead the site finance team, collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, and regional Finance, and translate business priorities into actionable financial plans while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 5–10 years of manufacturing finance experience.
• +5 Years of experience as Finance Manager.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, balance sheet management, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems, financial reporting tools, and large operational data sets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site’s month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely reporting.
• Own balance sheet integrity, including reconciliations, journal review, accruals, provisions, and timely resolution of accounting issues.
• Maintain effective internal controls.
• Oversee site accounting judgments, including inventory valuation, revenue recognition where applicable, and fixed asset accounting, in partnership with regional and technical Finance.
• Lead site cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Financial reporting tools

Job description

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Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Site Financial Controller is the finance business partner to the GKN Aerospace site leadership team, responsible for financial reporting, operational performance, financial control, and cash management at the manufacturing site. The role provides accurate, timely financial insight and constructive challenge to support decisions, improve profitability, and protect the integrity of the site’s financial results.

The Site Financial Controller leads site financial planning, month-end close, manufacturing cost analysis, balance sheet governance, and internal controls. Working with Operations, Supply Chain, Programs, Commercial, and regional Finance, the role translates business priorities into financial plans and measurable actions. The position leads the site finance team and partners with shared services, where applicable, while retaining accountability for site financial accuracy and control.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the site’s month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely reporting in line with applicable accounting standards and GKN reporting requirements.
• Own balance sheet integrity, including reconciliations, journal review, accruals, provisions, and timely resolution of accounting issues.
• Maintain effective internal controls.
• Oversee site accounting judgments, including inventory valuation, revenue recognition where applicable, and fixed asset accounting, in partnership with regional and technical Finance.

Manufacturing Cost & Operational Performance

• Own site financial performance analysis, explaining sales, operating profit, and cost variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Maintain robust standard costing and manufacturing cost visibility, including labor and overhead rates, cost absorption, purchase price variances, and inventory movements.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to assess labor efficiency, productivity, scrap, rework, overtime, supplier costs, and capacity utilization; challenge assumptions and quantify improvement opportunities.
• Support site operating reviews with clear financial drivers, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions; validate savings and track delivery against commitments.

Cash, Working Capital & Capital Investment

• Lead site cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis,
• Oversee inventory financial controls, including cycle counts, physical inventory, work in progress, excess and obsolete inventory provisions, and reconciliation to the general ledger.
• Evaluate capital expenditure business cases

Finance Leadership & Business Partnership

• Lead and develop the site finance team,
• Act as a trusted partner to site leadership

Budgeting, Forecasting & Site Planning

• Lead the site’s annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans, aligning assumptions with demand, production schedules, capacity, and operational priorities.
• Integrate headcount, material costs, inflation, productivity, overhead, capital expenditure, and working capital into coherent site financial plans.
• Provide scenario analysis for volume changes, production ramps, make/buy decisions, and site improvement initiatives; identify financial exposure and mitigation actions.

Site & Manufacturing Focus Areas

The role will apply financial expertise across the following site priorities:

• Aerospace Manufacturing – financial support for production delivery, quality, capacity, and operational resilience.
• Cost & Margin Performance – understanding product costs, manufacturing variances, cost absorption, and sustainable productivity improvements.
• Inventory & Cash Discipline – accurate inventory valuation, effective working capital management, and reliable cash forecasting.
• Investment & Continuous Improvement – disciplined capital allocation, benefits validation, and improvement of finance processes and data quality.
• Governance & Compliance – sound accounting judgments, audit readiness, and adherence to applicable accounting standards and company policies.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or financial controllership, including ownership of close, planning, and internal controls.
• +5 Years of experience as Finance Manager
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, balance sheet management, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead finance activities, partner with operational stakeholders, and translate analysis into practical business actions.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems, financial reporting tools, and large operational data sets.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

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