Job Title:
Senior Controller
Location: Toluca, Mexico
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Senior Controller to lead the financial operations of our Toluca-Mexico manufacturing facility. This is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit coordination. The ideal candidate will bring a strong mix of technical expertise, manufacturing experience, and leadership capability to support both local operations and group-level financial governance.
This position will report directly to Group Finance at HQ, and to the local General Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all aspects of financial accounting, reporting, and internal controls for the Foli Mexico entity, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with IFRS and local GAAP
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, working closely with group finance and local operational teams
- Partner with external auditors and internal stakeholders to manage statutory and group audits
- Ensure proper costing methodologies, inventory valuation, and physical inventory controls
- Monitor and optimize working capital, with a focus on accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory turnover
- Lead cash flow forecasting and management, including identifying risks and recommending mitigation actions
- Analyze and monitor inventory levels, obsolescence, and cost trends; work with operations to drive inventory efficiency and accuracy
- Implement and enforce internal controls, ensuring proper segregation of duties, risk mitigation, authorization and approval workflows, and vendor/customer onboarding protocols
- Coordinate tax filings, regulatory compliance, and external reporting with internal and external advisors
- Support the integration of financial systems and banking controls in line with group treasury and ERP policies
- Prepare and review budgets, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis, explain deviations and propose corrective actions.
- Provide leadership and development for the local finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and urgency
- Serve as the key finance business partner to the local GM and commercial team, while maintaining a solid reporting line to Group Finance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Mexican public accountant certification (Contador Público Certificado) strongly preferred; Exceptional candidates with equivalent qualifications and experience will also be considered.
- Minimum 4 years of Big Four audit experience is required, ideally followed by hands-on controllership experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and Mexican GAAP
- Excellent ERP and Excel skills, prior experience with MS D365 F&O strongly preferred
- Experience coordinating statutory and group audits
- Proven success leading finance teams in a factory or industrial setting
- Strong understanding of internal controls and compliance requirements in a global organization
- Comfortable working in a dynamic, hands-on environment with multiple stakeholders
- High integrity, strong sense of accountability, and a solutions-oriented mindset
- Excellent communication skills in both Spanish and English
- Strong leadership presence with a collaborative, can-do attitude and a sense of urgency
Why Join Us?
This role is an opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership position at a fast-growing, multinational manufacturing group. You’ll be empowered to build and improve the finance function locally, while working closely with global teams to ensure financial discipline, transparency, and operational excellence.
Ofrecemos:
Sueldo base 90,000.- pesos mensuales brutos, prestaciones de ley y superiores a ley
Crecimiento y desarrollo profesional
Exposición a ambientes de trabajo internacionales
Jornada laboral de lunes a viernes de 8:00 AM -6:00 PM