Job Functions · Direct and coordinate division financial planning and budget management functions · Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance of each plant · Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget · Direct and coordinate debt financing and debt service payments with external agencies · Oversee daily operations of the accounting departments in all 3 plants · Coordinate the preparation of the annual tax return with outside CPA firm · Oversee and ensure the accurate maintenance of the peso ledger, ensuring that all transactions are properly recorded and reconciled · Address and resolve discrepancies in the peso ledger, ensuring consistency and accuracy of financial records · Perform reviews and adjustments to ensure the ledger aligns with operational needs and financial reporting requirements · Lead efforts to assess and assure all 3 plants have strong accounting teams, optimizing structure and processes to improve efficiency and productivity · Work and interact with the financial team to prepare and consolidate financial statements for all 3 plants · Perform balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and ensuring accounts are properly balanced and explained for all 3 plants · Implement a process to record transactions by department and compare costs incurred to budget and performance analysis of profit centers · Review and recordation of journal entries required to reflect the monthly activities · Review monthly accounting close process including analytical review of the monthly operating results to ensure accurate accounting records are maintained · Preparation of monthly financial statements and related footnotes for US and Mexico plants, including consolidated corporate rollup report · Preparation of the year-to-date cash flow · Perform cash projections to effectively manage cash balances and maximize the return on any excess cash balances · Coordinate the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts · Preparation of monthly reforecast incorporating historical results and future assumptions/Pro Forma monthly for each plant · Oversee and back-up bi-weekly payroll · Prepare financial analysis for contract negotiations and product investment decisions · Supervise the accumulations of permitted reimbursements from customers through the accounts payable process and bill these reimbursements to the customer’s monthly · Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal budgetary reporting requirements · Establish and implement short- and long- range department goals, objectives, policies and operating procedures · Design, establish, and maintain an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the department goals and objectives in both US and Mexico finance departments · Serve as legislative liaison relative to division financial issues · Review of expenses incurred on behalf of multiple entities such as software (ERP) costs, accounting services, equipment costs, etc. · Maintenance of fixed asset records for coordinate quarterly inventory of fixed assets · Serve as primary contact relative to annual review of property and benefit insurance programs · Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements · Support Director of Operations MX by providing financial analysis and recommendations to improve cost efficiency and operational performance · Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned