International Controller – U.S Mexico Operations

Description

Sonoran Sales Company is seeking an experienced International Controller – U.S. & Mexico Operations to lead financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and cross-border financial coordination across the company’s U.S. and Mexico operations.

This position will oversee the integrity of Sonoran’s financial reporting while coordinating accounting activities associated with its U.S. and Mexico entities and operations
, including intercompany transactions, consolidations, foreign-currency activity, inventory and manufacturing accounting, and cross-border customer and vendor transactions.

The International Controller will also coordinate with qualified U.S. and Mexico-based tax, accounting, legal, customs, and other professional advisors to support applicable statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements.

This is a hands-on leadership position requiring someone who can move comfortably between high-level financial strategy and detailed operational accounting
. The ideal candidate has experience with manufacturing or project-based businesses and understands the financial complexities created when materials, products, payments, and business activity move across the U.S.–Mexico border.

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Lead accounting operations and maintain the accuracy and integrity of the company’s financial records and general ledger.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Prepare and review financial statements, management reporting, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Establish and maintain accounting policies, procedures, documentation, and internal controls.
• Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash management, banking activity, and other core accounting functions.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning, and financial analysis.
• Provide executive leadership with timely financial reporting and analysis to support strategic and operational decisions.

U.S.–Mexico Entity & Cross-Border Accounting

• Coordinate accounting activities across Sonoran’s U.S. and Mexico entities and operations
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• Maintain appropriate separation and reconciliation of entity-level accounting records.
• Coordinate the consolidation of financial information across entities as required.
• Manage and reconcile intercompany transactions, balances, charges, payments, and allocations
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• Establish procedures to ensure intercompany activity is properly documented and consistently recorded by both entities.
• Oversee accounting for foreign-currency transactions, exchange-rate impacts, and realized or unrealized foreign-exchange gains and losses, as applicable.
• Ensure cross-border customer and vendor transactions are properly recorded and supported.
• Maintain appropriate documentation supporting international payments, receipts, transfers, and other cross-border financial activity.
• Partner with leadership and external advisors to identify and address accounting and financial risks associated with international operations.

Mexico Accounting & Statutory Coordination

• Coordinate with Mexico-based accounting and tax professionals to support local statutory accounting, tax filings, financial reporting, and other applicable requirements.
• Ensure information required by Mexico-based professional advisors is accurate, complete, organized, and provided timely.
• Reconcile local Mexico accounting information to Sonoran's consolidated or management reporting as applicable.
• Coordinate resolution of differences between U.S. management reporting and Mexico statutory accounting records.
• Maintain appropriate supporting documentation for Mexico-related transactions and financial activity.
• Serve as Sonoran's primary internal financial liaison with external…