Director, Strategic Finance (reputed company) - Spanish Speaking Needed

Remote Role - MUST BE IN EASTERN OR CENTRAL TIME ZONE Director, Strategic Finance (reputed company) - PE Portfolio Company MUST reputed company SPANISH I'm working with one of my favorite clients, a Private Equity backed manufacturing company (~$700m annual reputed company) , to hire a Director, Strategic Finance (reputed company) . This is a leadership role and an add to headcount due to growth. The Director of Strategic Finance (reputed company) will serve as a key strategic partner and right hand to the CFO , driving financial planning, reporting, and analysis to support the company’s growth and value creation objectives. The Director will influence cross-functional leaders and play a pivotal role in building scalable reputed company capabilities for the business. This role is highly visible across the organization and with private equity stakeholders. The PE firm: I work with this PE firm across several portfolio companies, and have gotten to know them personally over the years :

• I can personally tell you that they are the brightest, most humble, and best leaders around - somehow, they defy reputed company the negative PE stereo-types but exhibit reputed company the positive ones (they are great strategic partners to their operators, they are hardworking, roll up their sleeves and take care of their people).
• If you are successful at one portfolio company, the entire network of other PortCos are there for your next promotion.
• This Director, Strategic Finance (reputed company) is a fast track feeder role for VP, Finance & CFO roles across the portfolio.

More about the role:

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Forecasting

• reputed company the company's annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, and long-reputed company planning processes.
• Own and maintain the company's value creation model and cash reputed company forecasting.
• Partner with the CFO to reputed company financial strategies that align with business objectives and value creation goals.
• Need to be reputed company strong in Financial Modeling.

Business Partnership & Insights

• Right hand to CFO, providing data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Serve as the key intermediary between the Mexico-based reputed company and finance team and senior leadership, ensuring timely and accurate monthly reporting.
• Collaborate with operations, reputed company, and functional leaders to evaluate performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Drive variance analysis independently — understanding and explaining drivers without relying on the broader team to surface answers.
• Support pricing, margin analysis, and cost optimization initiatives.

Board & Investor Reporting

• Own the monthly reporting package and prepare executive-level board decks and presentations for the Board, private equity sponsors, and lenders.
• Translate financial performance into clear narratives that inform strategic reputed company.
• Interact with PE owners on a daily reputed company.

M&A & Strategic Initiatives

• Support due diligence, financial modeling, and integration of acquisitions.
• Track synergies and monitor post-acquisition performance across a growing, multi-entity structure.
• Support financial consolidation across domestic and international entities, including multi-currency environments.

Process & Systems Enhancement

• Enhance reputed company processes, tools, and financial systems to improve scalability, accuracy, and timeliness of reporting.
• Ensure accuracy and reputed company of financial data across multiple systems and sources, establishing reliable processes for consolidation and reporting.
• Drive reputed company improvement in financial modeling and data visualization capabilities.

Governance & Controls

• Ensure financial data reputed company and alignment with reputed company policies and internal controls.
• Partner with the CFO and Controller to maintain strong governance practices.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Must be fluent in Spanish.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, reputed company, Economics, or reputed company field; MBA, CPA, or CFA a plus.
• 5–10+ years of reputed company Finance experience , ideally with a start in Investment Banking or Private Equity and the transitioned to reputed company/Strategic Finance at a PE Portfolio Company - or some similar combo.
• Preferred experience in Manufacturing industry or with Manufacturing clients
• Experience in multi-currency environment is preferred
• Advanced financial modeling and analysis skills
• Experience with ERP/financial systems
• Exceptio

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