FP&A Cost Manager at Orbia in Mexico City, Mexico City, MX

About Orbia: Orbia Advance Corporation is a Purpose-led company with big aspirations. We are out to advance life around the world while maximising value to our shareholders, customers and employees. The Company is passionate about the topics that define how people will live and thrive tomorrow: the future of cities, buildings, agriculture, and materials. Orbia Advance Corporation has five business groups which offer innovative solutions across multiple industries including building and infrastructure, data communications, chemicals and more. In 2018, Orbia Advance Corporation bought a majority stake in Israeli-based Netafim, the world’s leader in drip irrigation, and is helping the world ‘grow more with less’ as it helps to solve food and water scarcity. Orbia Advance Corporation has operations in 41 countries with more than 22,000 employees.

We started as a producer of commodities and have evolved to become a provider of innovative solutions that address the global issues of rapid urbanisation, water and food scarcity, and a growing and aging population. We’re already a global leader in Polymers, Fluor, Building & Infrastructure, Datacom, and Precision Irrigation. We have embarked on a CEO-led transformation, as part of our journey to become a truly purpose-led, future fit company.

Purpose

This integral role on the FP&A Team will need to have highly developed leadership skills, engage the correct people and discussions, have action oriented insights and drive cost efficiency. Principal activities will be to: manage the team’s Monthly/Quarterly calendar and provide assurance that key deliverables are being met; be a partner and process owner during month and quarter end close cycles; help to design and manage special projects; and to monitor manufacturing costs and capital investment across our business groups.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help design and implement special projects to support requests from Executive Management and Business Groups

• Own FP&A tasks associated with the monthly/quarterly close.

• Lead implementation and compliance of company’s consolidated manufacturing cost analysis and reporting.

• Develop manufacturing cost bridges

• Prepare analysis of Conversion Cost performance against budget and prior year

• Assist in review of capex investments projects, capex management process, and post-mortem analysis.

• Assist FP&A team in consolidation of annual operating budget, KPIs and monthly forecasts.

Requirements:

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/accounting or related field

• Desirable: MBA (preferred)

• Language(s) and level of proficiency: English (high level of proficiency)

• Knowledge/Experience:

• Greater than 5 year of experience in FP&A with at least one of those years having exposure to COGS and Manufacturing

• Preferably with multi-national/global, manufacturing companies

• Experience working in corporate environment

• Working knowledge of financial reporting methods (IFRS, GAAP)

• Knowledge of financial and non-financial KPI metrics (ROIC, working capital, productivity, etc.)

Our Global brands: Dura-Line, Koura Global, Vestolit, Netafim, Alphagary, Wavin.

They offer a broad range of value-added solutions and finished products that contribute to customers’ success and ultimate improve the quality of life for people around the world. Along its commitment to good citizenship, Orbia Advance Corporation delivers Total Value to customers, employees and investors worldwide, every day.