.Job Description:RESPONSIBILITIES:- Operate as a business partner of the Site Director and as a key member of the Plant Management Team (PMT).- Perform strong business analysis for the PMT, as well as provide Finance and Accounting perspective on business decisions.- Coordinate with the Plant Manager & Plant Supervisors the establishment of annual departmental budgets and monthly forecasts.- Manage through active participation the cost accounting system, supporting product cost maintenance and the annual cost revision process.- Develop reporting and understanding to explain key cost drivers; material cost, materialburden, freight and duty, other costs of goods sold, labor and overhead.- Develop reporting and understanding to explain key drivers of manufacturing efficiency; production recoveries, utilization, scrap, labor and machine rates, etc.- Develop and provide management reporting function for cost accounting; key operational performance metrics and ad-hoc reporting requirements.- Actively participate in oversight of cost reduction efforts by identifying, evaluating and monitoring cost reduction programs and initiatives.- Perform cost analysis of operational spending/cost structure (cost/benefit, incremental capacity, make versus buy decision analysis).- Provide key financial oversight on inventory and fixed assets; safeguarding of assets,cycle count and physical count adjustments and excess & obsolescence reserve.- Actively participate in development of capital expenditure requests.- Actively support Finance and Global Business Services (GBS, aka Shared Services) for month-end close process, account reconciliations, manual journal entries, etc.- Evaluates and recommends ways to improve relationships between the site finance function, GBS and other Terex/Genie functions to ensure clarity and ownership.- Provide key oversight and support to Cost Accounting and FP&A functions for analysis of manufacturing cost, standard margin and gross margin variances.- Execute and comply with Terex policy and procedures, local statutory and legal requirements and Sarbanes-Oxley documentation, assessment and evaluation requirements as directed.- Develop, document and assess inventory and cost accounting policy & procedures.- Assist with change management activities, process improvement and system efficiencies in order to improve service quality.- Embrace and promote the Terex Way: Integrity, Respect, Improvement, Servant Leadership, Courage and CitizenshipBasic Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance- 5 years cost accounting and/or financial management experience in a manufacturing environment.- Must be available to work at the Cienega de Flores (Monterrey, Mexico area) manufacturing locationPreferred Qualifications:- Minimum of 5 to 10 years cost accounting and financial management experience in a manufacturing environment