WD-40 Company
WD-40 Company
WD-40 Company manufactures and distributes maintenance and repair products for professional and household use. Best known for its WD-40 multi-use product, the company develops solutions that help lubricate, protect against rust, and clean a wide range of surfaces and equipment. Its broader operations include manufacturing, logistics, and consulting-related business functions, supported by a global workforce of 501–1,000 employees. The company also highlights sustainability and corporate responsibility as part of how it operates.

Latin America Finance Manager

Partner with WD-40 Company’s Latin America commercial teams to guide sales growth, profitability, forecasting, and strategic decisions. Build financial models and lead regional planning and reporting.

Description

  • Partner with Latin America commercial and leadership teams to support sales and profit growth.
  • Assess business performance and work with commercial teams to develop options and scenarios.
  • Build Excel models that support business decisions.
  • Advise teams on sound business decisions.
  • Support pricing, sourcing decisions between local and U.S. suppliers, promotions, business model changes, and major investments.
  • Lead planning, forecasting, and reporting for the Latin America segment.
  • Assist with international accounting and tax work arising from cross-border operations.
  • Deliver commercial analysis and project support for the LATAM business.
  • Handle month-end accounting for intercompany cost of goods sold (COGS) and markups between the U.S. parent and LATAM.
  • Review key LATAM estimates before they are recorded.
  • Prepare monthly internal reports and quarter-end reporting packages.
  • Carry out financial planning and forecasting.
  • Set COGS transfer-price markups to manage Mexico profitability for tax purposes.
  • Work with stakeholders across business functions.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of progressive finance experience supporting commercial operations such as FP&A, supply chain, sales, or marketing.
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
  • Strong understanding of fixed and variable cost behavior.
  • Hands-on experience with COGS, including cost modeling, forecasting, and variance reporting and analysis.
  • Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills.
  • Ability to create clear, user-friendly Excel models for business decisions and scenario analysis, with appropriate controls.
  • Strong critical thinking, curiosity, attention to detail, and ability to validate assumptions and respectfully challenge stakeholders.
  • Experience partnering with stakeholders across functions.
  • Professional written and spoken fluency in English and Spanish.
  • Consumer packaged goods industry or relevant trade channel experience preferred.
  • Experience supporting Latin America operations preferred.
  • Familiarity with foreign currency effects on financial results preferred.
  • Working knowledge of ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and analytics tools such as Power BI preferred.
  • Portuguese proficiency preferred.
  • Master’s degree or MBA preferred.

Benefits

  • A culture centered on learning.
  • Recognition and rewards for contributions.
  • An inclusive culture that values and respects every individual and supports a sense of belonging.
  • A career-building role with broad learning opportunities.
  • Approximately 15% domestic and international travel for key meetings.

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