Finance Manager

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We are seeking a Finance Manager (FM) to lead the full finance function of our Mexican entity, ensuring strong financial governance, compliance, and high-quality execution.

This is a fiduciary leadership role with full financial responsibility, including acting as the company’s Legal Representative (Representante Legal) before Mexican authorities such as the SAT (Servicio de Administración Tributaria).

Role Overview

The Finance Manager is accountable for the integrity of financial reporting and compliance with both corporate standards and Mexican statutory requirements.

This role requires not only technical excellence, but also strong ownership, proactive execution, and high transparency in managing deadlines and dependencies.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Ownership & Reporting
• Hands on position – with operational tasks 40%~50% of the time on closing, reconciling, elaborating documents for auditing, reviewing, etc..
• Full accountability for financial figures reported locally and to Group
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting
• Coordinate external audits and manage auditor relationships
• Oversee payroll accuracy and compliance
• Ensure efficient cash flow and treasury management

Internal Controls & Governance
• Implement and monitor internal control framework
• Ensure proper segregation of duties (SoD) and documentation
• Proactively resolve audit findings and control gaps
• Maintain continuous audit readiness

Tax, Compliance & Legal Responsibilities
• Ensure full compliance with Mexican tax and statutory requirements, including ISR, IVA, and Transfer Pricing
• Act as Legal Representative before SAT and authorities, ensuring proper legal representation and compliance
• Ensure timely filings, tax payments, and statutory reporting
• Maintain accounting in accordance with Mexican regulations (NIF, Código Fiscal)
• Monitor regulatory changes and ensure timely implementation

Leadership & Execution
• Lead and develop the local finance team
• Ensure clear accountability and ownership within the team
• Act as a strong business partner, supporting decision-making

Key Competencies & Behaviours

We are looking for a leader who combines technical expertise with strong execution discipline and ownership mindset:

Ownership & Accountability
• Takes end-to-end responsibility for deliverables, ensuring tasks are fully completed (not only initiated)
• Proactively manages dependencies and follows through until results are achieved
• Demonstrates a results-driven mindset, with strong attention to deadlines and quality

Proactivity & Execution
• Anticipates risks and acts early to prevent delays
• Actively follows up on open items and ensures timely closure
• Comfortable driving progress across multiple stakeholders

Transparency & Communication
• Provides clear and timely visibility of risks, delays, or challenges
• Communicates commitments clearly and manages expectations effectively
• Willing to raise issues early and escalate when needed

Collaboration with Accountability
• Works effectively across teams while maintaining clear ownership of outcomes
• Balances a respectful, professional approach with assertiveness to drive results

Profile & Qualifications
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (CPA preferred)
• Strong experience in Mexican finance, tax, and statutory environment
• Proven knowledge of local regulatory and compliance requirements
• Experience acting as or supporting a Legal Representative (Representante Legal)
• Strong understanding of internal controls and audit processes
• Experience in multinational environments preferred
• SAP experience is a must
• Fluency in Spanish and English
• High integrity, reliability, and strong sense of ownership

Why this role matters

This role is critical drive results and to ensure financial integrity, compliance, and disciplined execution in Mexico, supporting sustainable business growth in a complex regulatory environment.

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Opportunities for everyone

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

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Our History

In 2024, Chr. Hansen and Novozymes joined forces to form Novonesis.

We are 10,000 people worldwide whose expertise spans more than 30 different industries. All around the world our biosolutions already create value for thousands of customers and benefit the planet. Our biosolutions enable feeding and fueling the world more sustainably, from healthy and sustainable nutrition to biofuel. Our biosolutions also reduce the use of fossil-based resources, chemicals, energy and water. And this is just the beginning.