Position Overview:

Establishes, implements, directs, and controls the accounting activities including data planning and development. Must take on a strong leadership role within the management of the plant and operations. In addition, monitor and advise management on the financial performance and operations of the plant. Able to lead a group of people in a department and work closely with manufacturing to analyze costs and make improvements to minimize costs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Establishes, or recommends to management, major corporate economic strategies, objectives, and policies for the operations and business entity.

· Establish and implement a cost accounting system including standard costs and cost roll process.

· Establish SOX control environment.

· Creates and reviews operations and accounting reports for abnormalities including variances to forecast and budget. Develop corrective actions as appropriate.

· Lead the budgeting process by working with the various plant departments.

· Reviews and analyzes unit costs and profit margins for finished products and product manufacturing costs.

· Oversees capital assets including depreciation, purchases, and retirements and ensures the annual asset inventory verification is completed. Ensures all capital requests have proper approval and are accounted for correctly.

· Advises management on desirable operational adjustments due to tax code revisions.

· Directs and/or prepares accounting journal entries at the end of each accounting period.

· Reviews and analyzes manufacturing efficiencies and cost variances and keeps management informed of trends.

· Works with corporate accounting with the yearend financial close and the external financial audit requirements.

· Works with the Corporate Internal Audit department to ensure required procedures are being followed and to ensure accuracy of the financial data reported.

· Develops and monitors inventory cycle counting procedures.

· Prepares reports required by regulatory agencies.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:

· Experience in standard cost-manufacturing environment.

· Computer literate and expert in Microsoft Word and Excel.

· Knowledge of SAP

· Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports, and legal documents.

· Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

· Ability to write reports and business correspondence in both English and Spanish.

· Ability to effectively present information to management.

· Experience with the Maquiladora process.

Required Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university and more than ten years related controlling experience and/or training.

· MBA, CPA or CMA license, preferred.

· Must be fully fluent in English and Spanish.