Role: Financial Director

Location: Mexico City or surrounding area, with regular time on‑site in Valle de Bravo, Mexico

Company: Wills Wing (US holding company with Mexican operating subsidiary)

Overview

Wills Wing is an expanding manufacturing business serving international clients from a production base in Mexico with a US holding company. We’re hiring a Financial Director to build and run the finance function end‑to‑end and sit as a senior member of the management team.

You will have 10+ years’ experience in accounting and finance, be comfortable in a growing manufacturing environment, and be able to move between hands‑on detail and strategic guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial leadership and strategy
  • Act as financial partner to the Chairman, CEO and management team.
  • Lead budgets, rolling forecasts, and scenario analysis.
  • Define and track KPIs for profitability, cash, and operational performance.
• Treasury, cashflow and working capital
  • Own daily and weekly cashflow management and treasury operations.
  • Optimise working capital, including debtor and creditor management.
  • Oversee inventory levels so cash and stock are in balance.
• Inventory, costing and manufacturing finance
  • Oversee inventory controls, regular stock‑takes, and reconciliations.
  • Develop and maintain product costing and margin analysis.
  • Work closely with production to improve gross margins.
• Management reporting and group consolidation
  • Deliver timely, accurate monthly management accounts.
  • Produce clear reporting packs for management and the Board.
  • Lead group consolidation across entities and support investor reporting.
• Statutory, tax and compliance (MX and US context)
  • Coordinate statutory filings and tax compliance for Mexico and the US holding company, working with advisers.
  • Ensure consistent accounting policies and robust internal controls.
  • Support intercompany, transfer pricing and cross‑border tax structure.
• Banking, reconciliations and payment gateways
  • Oversee AP, AR, payroll and expense processing.
  • Ensure regular reconciliations of all bank accounts, credit cards and Stripe / other payment gateways.
  • Strengthen order‑to‑cash processes and revenue recognition.
• Team, systems and continuous improvement
  • Build and lead a small, high‑calibre finance team in Valle de Bravo.
  • Improve finance systems, reporting tools and documented processes.
  • Drive a culture of accuracy, ownership and commercial thinking.

Candidate Profile

• Experience
  • 10+ years’ progressive experience in accounting and finance, including time in or overseeing a manufacturing or industrial business.
  • Proven track record in treasury and cashflow management, inventory and cost accounting, management reporting, statutory filings and group consolidation.
  • Experience with international operations, multi‑currency and payment gateways (ideally Stripe).
  • Familiarity with US reporting and compliance standards (e.g. US GAAP context at holding‑company level).
• Education and skills
  • Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.
  • Professional accounting qualification preferred (CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA or local equivalent).
  • Strong technical accounting, modelling and Excel / spreadsheet skills.
  • Comfortable with finance systems and integrations (accounting, ERP, inventory, payment gateways).
  • Strong written and spoken English, with fluency in Spanish.
  • Clear communicator who can work closely with production, commercial and leadership teams.
• Personal attributes
  • Hands‑on, pragmatic and comfortable in an entrepreneurial, growing environment.
  • High integrity and reliability; strong sense of ownership.
  • Based in Mexico City or surrounding area, with regular time spent on‑site in Valle de Bravo, and able to build strong relationships across the business.

Salary and benefits

A competitive remuneration package will be agreed based on experience and qualifications.