Head of Finance

Forma RH International busca Head of Finance en Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México

Role: Financial Director

Location: Mexico City, Tolucaor surrounding area, with regular time onsite in Valle de Bravo, Mexico

Company: Wills Wing (US holding company with Mexican operating subsidiary)

Overview

Wills Wing is an expanding manufacturing business serving international clients from a production base in Mexico with a US holding company. Were hiring a Financial Director to build and run the finance function endtoend and sit as a senior member of the management team.

You will have 10+ years experience in accounting and finance, be comfortable in a growing manufacturing environment, and be able to move between handson detail and strategic guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial leadership and strategy
• Act as financial partner to the Chairman, CEO and management team.
• Lead budgets, rolling forecasts, and scenario analysis.
• Define and track KPIs for profitability, cash, and operational performance.
• Treasury, cashflow and working capital
• Own daily and weekly cashflow management and treasury operations.
• Optimise working capital, including debtor and creditor management.
• Oversee inventory levels so cash and stock are in balance.
• Inventory, costing and manufacturing finance
• Oversee inventory controls, regular stocktakes, and reconciliations.
• Develop and maintain product costing and margin analysis.
• Work closely with production to improve gross margins.
• Management reporting and group consolidation
• Deliver timely, accurate monthly management accounts.
• Produce clear reporting packs for management and the Board.
• Lead group consolidation across entities and support investor reporting.
• Statutory, tax and compliance (MX and US context)
• Coordinate statutory filings and tax compliance for Mexico and the US holding company, working with advisers.
• Ensure consistent accounting policies and robust internal controls.
• Support intercompany, transfer pricing and crossborder tax structure.
• Banking, reconciliations and payment gateways
• Oversee AP, AR, payroll and expense processing.
• Ensure regular reconciliations of all bank accounts, credit cards and Stripe / other payment gateways.
• Strengthen ordertocash processes and revenue recognition.
• Team, systems and continuous improvement
• Build and lead a small, highcalibre finance team in Valle de Bravo.
• Improve finance systems, reporting tools and documented processes.
• Drive a culture of accuracy, ownership and commercial thinking.

Candidate Profile

• Experience
• 10+ years progressive experience in accounting and finance, including time in or overseeing a manufacturing or industrial business.
• Proven track record in treasury and cashflow management, inventory and cost accounting, management reporting, statutory filings and group consolidation.
• Experience with international operations, multicurrency and payment gateways (ideally Stripe).
• Familiarity with US reporting and compliance standards (e.g. US GAAP context at holdingcompany level).
• Education and skills
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.
• Professional accounting qualification preferred (CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA or local equivalent).
• Strong technical accounting, modelling and Excel / spreadsheet skills.
• Comfortable with finance systems and integrations (accounting, ERP, inventory, payment gateways).
• Strong written and spoken English, with fluency in Spanish.
• Clear communicator who can work closely with production, commercial and leadership teams.
• Personal attributes
• Handson, pragmatic and comfortable in an entrepreneurial, growing environment.
• High integrity and reliability; strong sense of ownership.
• Based in Mexico City or surrounding area, with regular time spent onsite in Valle de Bravo, and able to build strong relationships across the business.

Salary and benefits

A competitive remuneration package will be agreed based on experience and qualifications.

Nivel de educación deseada:

Superior - titulado

Nivel de experiencia deseada:

Nivel Gerencial

Función departamental:

Contabilidad / Finanzas

Industria:

Aviación y aeroespacial

Habilidades:

• Finance
• English

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