Director of Finance – Mexico

Company Description

For over 125 years, our client has led the global market in inspection, certification and technical consultancy offering sophisticated technical services addressing all safety and risk issues of installations related to energy production, storage and transportation.  Our client offers a “one stop shopping" approach for its worldwide customer base including comprehensive technical services across the asset life cycle.  Focal points are the oil and gas industry, wind energy, systems certification, materials and failure analysis.  Our client is a dynamic, innovative, forward-thinking, expansion-minded organization offering technical competence, uncompromising quality and first-class services around the world.

Job Summary

Our client’s next “Director of Finance and Administration – Mexico" will be a transformational, flexible, persuasive and organizationally savvy leader, capable of monitoring and directing the Mexican fiscal functions in accordance with local statutory requirements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This outstanding candidate will report to the Managing Director of Mexico and Latin America with a dotted line into the CFO in the Americas Regional Headquarters, so it is a high visibility position. He or she needs to be cognitive of the parent company Control Framework and support a corporate culture that sets the highest expectation for the control environment, and the resulting accounting systems that support the organization (s) to reach a true leadership position in the industry. This position is a rare opportunity for a proven finance manager with a keen sense of the global energy markets and a history of monitoring and directing fiscal functions in “Long-Term Contract" environments.

Key Accountabilities

·         Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct and evaluate Mexico’s local financial function and performance.  This includes participating in the development of the division’s operating strategy and advising on the impact of long range planning.

·         Evaluate and advise in regards to the financial impact of the introduction of new programs, strategies and systems.  This includes being an adviser from the financial perspective on long term contracts into which the Company may enter including issues crossing borders—tax knowledge important. (i.e. determining whether on a long-term contract, a lump sum or hybrid method based on time and materials is preferable).

·         Provide timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports and financial trends within the division in order to partner with the management team in fulfilling their responsibilities.

·         Lead, motivate and develop the Mexico finance team members.  Direct resources and ensure effective management of all staff within the location.

·         Educate division managers on financial issues that impact budgeting to ensure continued improvement of the process.

·         Provide financial input on decision making that will affect the organization.

·         Lead staff of up to 10

·         Act as the company representative with partners / clients and other third parties

·         Member of the Management Board for Mexico

·         Professional Authorities of all client companies in Mexico

Qualifications

·         Must have a BBA in Accounting

·         Must be fluent in Spanish and English (verbal and written).  Fluency in Portuguese is a   plus but not required

·         Must have industry related experience: Construction & Engineering highly preferred or Oil & Gas (MUST be one of these 2 industries)

·         Must be based in Mexico City, Mexico

·         Must have long term “contract" related accounting experience

·         Must have 8+ years Experience with international accounting and company taxes

·         Must have at least 5 years Experience in a management role

·         Experience in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

·         Experience with ERS (preferable SAP) and strong Excel experience

·         Experience in working in multi-outlet and global businesses

 Offer details, including entitled benefits for qualifying as "Employee of Mexican Company"
`         Compensation commensurate with experience
`         Year end/Christmas bonus (or referred to as "aguinaldo" in Mexico) equals 15 days of yearly salary
`         Profit Sharing available (or referred to as P.T.U. -participacion a los trabajadores de las utilidades in Mexico

·         Full health/dental/vision benefits available

·         Full relocation available

·         Limited travel (within the country, region and to Americas headquarters in U.S.)

Qualified candidates please send resume and detailed cover letter in word document form to:

Rod Seiler, Partner
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Candidates who meet the job criteria will be contacted in a timely manner,
so, no phone calls please. 

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