.Associate Director - B&W Industrial Finance Lead & MTY Controller
Function: Finance
Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
Terms & Conditions: Full time position. Relocation support is available for this position
Job Purpose:
This is a high-impact Finance leadership role at the center of the transformation of Beauty & Wellbeing’s North America manufacturing network.
As B&W Industrial Finance Lead & Monterrey Controller, you will lead Industrial Finance across our manufacturing network while serving as the Finance and Controls leader for Monterrey, one of Unilever’s newest and most strategically important manufacturing sites.
You will have a unique opportunity to shape how a new factory operates, lead financial performance across multiple sites, and partner with senior Supply Chain and Finance leaders as we transform where and how B&W products are made across North America.
Key Reponsibilities:
- Lead B&W Industrial Finance across the manufacturing network, connecting cost, volume, CPT, savings and risks & opportunities into one clear performance view.
- Lead Finance and Controllership for Monterrey, strengthening financial governance, controls and ways of working as the site continues to scale.
- Own production cost performance, including cost reduction plans, waste, forecasts vs. actuals and weekly volume and cost tracking.
- Lead network CPT and savings performance, translating factory results into clear insights and actions for the business.
- Partner with Factory Directors and Planning on capacity, RCCP, performance and major operational decisions.
- Ensure strong MEC governance, fixed asset compliance and appropriate allocation of factory costs.
- Partner closely with Transformation Finance and PMO to deliver the financial commitments behind Captain America and Reimagine, including savings, cost and business case performance.
- Lead, develop and connect Finance talent across the network while influencing senior stakeholders across B&W, Supply Chain and Finance.
Required Qualifications:
- Strong Industrial Finance, manufacturing Finance or Controllership experience, with a deep understanding of production costs, forecasting, cost accounting, controls and P&L drivers.
- The ability to move comfortably between the factory floor, detailed financial analysis and senior leadership conversations.
- Proven ability to lead and develop teams while building strong relationships across sites, functions and geographies.
- Strong judgment and the confidence to challenge operational and financial assumptions, identify risks early and drive issues through to resolution.
- Ability to turn complex operational and financial information into a simple story, clear choices and decisive action.
- Strong business partnering skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across Finance and Supply Chain.
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving transformation environment where priorities, volumes and network assumptions continue to evolve.
- A bias for action, curiosity and ownership, with the ability to create structure and clarity in moments of complexity.
- Experience operating across cultures and geographies. Fluency in English & Spanish strongly preferred.
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
Skills Required
- Strong industrial finance, manufacturing finance, or controllership experience
- Deep understanding of production costs, forecasting, cost accounting, controls, and P&L drivers
- Ability to work across factory operations, detailed financial analysis, and senior leadership
- Proven ability to lead and develop teams
- Experience building relationships across sites, functions, and geographies
- Strong judgment and ability to challenge assumptions, identify risks, and resolve issues
- Ability to simplify complex operational and financial information into clear actions
- Strong business partnering and senior stakeholder influence skills
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving transformation environment
- Bias for action, curiosity, ownership, and ability to create structure in complexity
- Experience operating across cultures and geographies
- Fluency in English and Spanish
Unilever Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and occupational health support alongside a 24/7 employee assistance program. Wellbeing offerings such as health checks, resilience tools, and counseling support the perceived depth of health-related benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) match that reaches up to 5% of base salary, strengthening the overall value of the package. Share and savings options are also referenced as part of longer-term financial support beyond salary.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits customization is enabled through tools such as a “My Reward” system and a “Benefits Envelope” that allows employees to personalize selections. Flexible working approaches are also associated with improved overall satisfaction, reinforcing perceived choice and adaptability in the total rewards offering.
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