Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

The QualiFind Group supports multinational manufacturing organizations with their need for key specialist to management talent to successfully complete industrial greenfield, site launches, turnaround or expansions in North America. We actively engage, screen and assess talent for specific search mandates that possess the cultural attributes, technical competencies and experience to deliver value for our clients. OUR CLIENT Our client is in the process of building out a new manufacturing facility in Ciudad Juarez and we have been retained to secure key leadership and functional management to support their greenfield project. Due to the sensitive nature of this search, the initial phase will be managed on a confidential basis. Candidates who are found to meet the criteria for this role will be asked to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before being provided with a detailed candidate brief, which will include the identity of our client and other sensitive information relevant to the role. POSITION SUMMARY As a key member of the organization's Global Finance Team, your primary responsibilities are to provide the financial information and associated analysis necessary to manage and optimize company's manufacturing performance. The selected candidate must be willing to proactively engage with senior managers to constructively challenge them in the development of their plans and to assist them in managing performance to deliver these plans. This position will report to the Director of Finance. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Develop, implement and maintain an effective planning and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure against performance of the Company’s targets Partnering with site and Business Unit Finance/business leadership to deliver monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts Suggest trends, resulting implications, key actions, and strategic implications Participate as a key thought leader of the global finance team, influencing decision making and identifying finance priorities Performing variance reporting and analysis that focuses on underlying business drivers which can inform business decisions Coordinate the production of a zero-based, bottom-up Annual Budget and long range company plan as well as quarterly forecasts Working in collaboration with business leadership to perform value-added financial analysis, to create financial models and business cases and to identify areas of risk and opportunity EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or similar. An MBA with a specialization in Finance would be highly desirable 7-10 years of finance and accounting experience with progressive responsibility, especially with exposure to manufacturing operations Independent thinking, problem-solving skills, and decision-making skills Expert knowledge of Excel and Power Point with exposure to SAP Fluent in English & Spanish

Location: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, MX

Posted Date: 7/6/2025