Regional Controller - Jalisco, México - Fall Creek Farm & Nursery

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Career Opportunities:

Regional Controller - Mexico Requisition ID 1763- Posted - Finance - Full-Time - Mexico Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly,collaborative team spread across the globe.

To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualified Regional Controller - Mexico . This position will be located in Tala, Jalisco, Mexico .
What you'll do at

Fall Creek:

The Mexico Regional Controller role is a leadership position responsible for guiding the regional accounting function and partnering with the Regional Director – Mexico (RD) and Operational team to support regional strategy and objectives, driving process improvement to yield better operational efficiencies and enable business insights, supporting the financial systems roadmap, ensuring controls and risk management are well balanced and effective, and enabling strong performance against strategic, financial, and operational goals as the company strives toward its business objectives.

They own Financial and Regulatory Compliance for the region.

The person in this role demonstrates a passion for their profession and has great knowledge of people management, accounting, audit, tax, and financial compliance matters.

ORGANIZATIONAL FIT:

The p osition reports to the CFO and RD - Mexico with direct responsibility for the Mexico Region Accounting function.

The Mexico Regional Controller partners with the RD and Operational team members and works with global stakeholders to support the business.

They also collaborate as needed with external auditors, tax consultants, accountants, financial institutions, and other business consultants.


JOB SETTIN G:
Office setting in a hybrid environment. In office location is in the Tala, Jalisco vicinity . International travel is also likely from time to time.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
(Other duties may be assigned)
Leads organizational development for the Finance Team.

Acts as a business partner and advisor to the Mexico Region Leadership Team in providing business, finance, accounting, and controls leadership toward the execution of region and company goals.

Ensures financial results for the region (and company) are prepared in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with U.S.

GAAP and established accounting policies and procedures. Oversees all regional regulatory reporting and filing in compliance with statutory standards and other applicable laws and regulations. Responsible for region's cash forecasting and leadership in the Order to Cash cycle. Supervises the cost accounting function regionally and ensures consistency with global company standards. Supervises all month-end and year-end accounting. Responsible for year-end audit/review planning and execution with the auditors regionally.

What you bring to

Fall Creek:
REQUIRED EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting, business or finance, with accounting preferred. Fluent in verbal and written English and Spanish.

Requires 7+ years management-level accounting experience with direct supervisory responsibilities in a manufacturing, agricultural, or fresh fruit or food processing industry.

Requires solid understanding of U.S. GAAP, IAS, local statutory accounting and tax rules and regulations, financial statement presentation and accounting theory. Proven ability to supervise, lead and develop employees. Capable of building teams and working with internal and external constituents and accustomed to working cross-borders and cross-culturally.

Five or more years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing, agricultural, or fresh fruit or food processing industry Experience with integrated accounting software systems.

Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite. Experienced in leading and developing virtual and/or remote teams. Ability to be a proactive, strategic thinker with solid problem-solving skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines with strict attention to detail and prioritization. Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Requires good judgment and the ability to positively influence team decision making. Ability to develop clear action plans and drive processes with many interdependencies. Demonstrated record of success in a multicultural environment and ability to work effectively with diverse communities. Demonstrated professional and ethical business practices, adherence to company policies and standards, and commitment to personal and professional development.

Who is Fall Creek? We're a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world's premier blueberry growers.

From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Netherlands, and China.

Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more.

We're a deeply-planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence.

To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we're helping to build A World with Better Blueberries.

Fall Creek Mexico offers a competitive salary and benefit package which includes health insurance, company-paid life insurance, and food coupons.

This position requires an executed confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement upon hire.
Employment offers are contingent on meeting our drug testing, background, and reference check standards. EOE