Finance & Administration Manager

Experience

-        Minimum 7 years of experience in finance leadership roles, with specific focus in accounting and production/manufacturing costs. (Finance Manager, Controller).

-        Experience leading and managing the budgeting, forecasting process and inventory management.

-        Experience leading teams of at least 7 employees. (7-8 positions will be reporting to this role)

-        Experience working in an ERP environment. (GoodBooks ERP / Microsoft Dynamics AX)

-        Experience working in the manufacturing industry, apparel would be preferred.

-        Experience working in Free-zone environment (Ideal but not required)

Knowledge

-        Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related field; CPA or equivalent certification is preferred.

-        Knowledge of local taxes framework.

-        Knowledge of customs legislation (product import and export)

-        Fluent in English. High conversational level is a must.

Competencies

-        Transformational leadership

-        Communication

-        People-oriented

-        Process-oriented

-        High sense of urgency

-        Teamwork | Cross-functional

-        Fast learner | Tech-savvy

Other

-        Occasional travel might be required outside of Nicaragua (1-2 trips per year)

-        Flexibility in scheduling, with openness to occasional meetings beyond standard work hours to collaborate with teams in Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

-        Full on-site role.

Reporting

-        Reports directly to the Finance General Manager with a dotted line to the Plant General Manager.