.Operating Company: SparkLocation: Mexicali,Baja California,MXDate Posted: August 15, 2024Req Number: R5020666**Position Overview**:**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:- Manages the general ledger and generates all the necessary reports for the month-end close- Ensures enforcement and implementation of related policies, compliance with laws, and conducts internal and external audits- Generates and analyzes daily reports, including absorption, scrap, revenue, efficiency, and other manufacturing variance reports.- Prepares variance analysis compared with the budget and standards, explaining the main causes.- Responsible for documenting and maintaining systems, processes, and procedures in Cost Accounting and general accounting- Ensures adherence to related policies and upholds compliance with applicable laws and internal controls- Coordinates the accurate and timely bookkeeping of financial transactions with an accounting firm- Ensures other key financial controls are performed regularly, including, but not limited to margin hold process, credit notes' approval, preparation of weekly trackers, and approval of inventory adjustments.- Preparing cost of goods sold and production reports emphasizing historical results, budgets, forecasts, and trends.- Participate in month-end accounting close- Audit daily production reports- Support on the monthly forecast and annual budget process- Analyze the different expense accounts during & at the end of the month, providing this information to the Plant Controller.- Accounts Payable activity as needed- Labor and OVH rate calculation- Provide day-to-day business decision support to operations and general managers on various financial topics- Monthly balance sheet reconciliation- Attend and provide information for external auditors- Conduct and report results of all special projects assigned by the Plant Controller and/or self-initiated on a timely basis along with proper conclusions and recommendations- Documentation of systems, processes, and procedures used in Cost Accounting and general accounting- Provides guidelines for standard cost approaches used in business decisions; establishes and monitors cost reduction programs.- Calculates and sets up annual standard costs, ensures updates for new products and monthly variance analysis; and elaborates monthly sales cost calculation.- Collaborates with other departments to integrate financial management with other business operations- Supporting the Global Finance Operations, Planning, Consolidation, Reporting, and Analysis Processes including developing and maintaining Operations Financial Packages for all our Operating sites- Recommending changes to the company's processes and policies to reduce cost and maximize profitAdvising executives and upper management on appropriate costing based on financial data**Job Requirements**:**Most Important Competencies**:- **Teamwork** - must be willing and able to work closely with other departments, peers, etc