Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Specialist Performance Controller to join our dynamic team in Merida, Mexico. In this crucial role, you will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing organizational performance across various departments and functions.

• Provides information for the client's project calculation
• Checks and controls compliance with the planning of related functional departments (including administrative functions, if they exist)
• Regularly monitors actual values ??at cost center level (plan vs. actual) and flags divergences towards respective functional areas
• Performs cash control (incl. evaluation of investment decisions)
• Conduct regular standard reporting of relevant KPIs within the area of ??responsibility
• Make requests related to ad hoc control
• Supports the accounting department by assigning the correct cost objects to related cost centers or business plans
• Additional tasks for the WSD controlling department
• Execute performance planning for the CEO and CFO area Manages the SAP control module and time recording (CATS)
• Perform assignment cycles and settlements of secondary cost elements to cost centers
• Additional tasks for the Corporate Controlling department
• Provides system assistance during the planning process (e.g. loading tool definition)
• Consolidates planning figures at the LEONI Group level
• Prepares, reconciles and coordinates business data for monthly reports to external stakeholders

Qualifications

• Master's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• 2-3 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in an industrial setting
• Advanced proficiency in financial management tools and software (ERP systems, Excel, Power BI)
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial analysis, and performance metrics
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis techniques
• Experience with financial modeling and scenario planning
• Familiarity with industry-specific performance indicators
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex financial data clearly
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Collaborative mindset with experience working cross-functionally
• Fluency in English