US Surgical BPA Manager
Alcon · Mexico City
US Surgical BPA Manager
Location: Mexico City (Hybrid)
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As a US Surgical BPA Manager supporting the Americas BPA Team, you will lead the Mexico-based BPA team supporting the US Surgical franchise, an attractive business with more than $2B in sales, acting as the key link between US Surgical Finance leadership and the Mexico team. This role owns the visibility and consolidation of the US Surgical P&L across month-end close, forecasting, and Target cycles, with full accountability for payroll (more than 800 employees), TFCs, and margin tracking. The Manager ensures accurate, timely, and insightful financial information that supports leadership decision-making and promotes financial discipline across the franchise.
In this role, a typical day will include:
US and Mexico Coordination and Team Leadership
- Act as the primary communication bridge between US Surgical Finance leadership (Director, Sr. Director, and Manager) and the Mexico-based BPA team, aligning priorities, deliverables, and timelines.
- Lead, coach, and develop three direct reports in Mexico, ensuring clear ownership, workload balance, backup coverage, and continuous capability building.
- Translate US leadership requests into clear work plans for the Mexico team and ensure timely, high- quality delivery.
P&L Visibility, Close, and Consolidation
- Own the visualization and consolidation of the US Surgical P&L, ensuring a consistent and accurate view of performance across close, forecast, and Target cycles.
- Prepare the US Surgical estimated P&L on WD1 of month-end close.
- Lead the WD2 P&L review with the US Surgical Leadership Team, explaining performance, key variances, risks, and opportunities.
- Coordinate closely with the Service team and participate in month-end close meetings with them, including capitalizations and fixed assets.
Payroll, TFCs, and Margins
- Own 100% of US Surgical payroll, covering more than 800 employees, ensuring accurate tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Own 100% of US Surgical TFC management, with the support of one team member, including tracking, forecasting, and reporting to leadership.
- Own end-to-end margin tracking in coordination with MTO, ensuring alignment of assumptions and timely identification of gaps.
Target and Strategic Planning
- Lead the coordination of Target meetings for US Surgical, managing milestones, timelines, and stakeholder inputs.
- Own the full visibility and consolidation of the US Surgical Target submission.
- Review system loads for accuracy and completeness to enable timely consolidation by the Americas BPA team.
- Track and coordinate boundary adjustments, ensuring they are properly reflected and communicated.
- Lead and support special projects, providing financial analysis, tracking, and coordination.
Financial Excellence and Continuous Improvement
- Ensure disciplined use of financial systems (e.g., SAP, ASPIRE, APMR) and ownership of data integrity in all reporting outputs.
- Drive continuous improvement through standardization, automation, and process optimization across US Surgical BPA deliverables.
- Act as a trusted financial advisor to US Surgical leadership, proactively identifying risks and opportunities.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related analytical discipline.
- Minimum of 5+ years of professional experience in FP&A, controlling, or business planning roles.
- Fluency in Spanish and English, both oral and written.
- Strong financial acumen and business insight, with proven experience in P&L management, consolidation, and month-end close.
- Solid experience in personnel cost/payroll analysis, TFC management, and margin tracking in large, complex organizations.
- Expertise in FP&A processes, including forecasting, budgeting (Target), and reporting cycles.
- Executive communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to present the P&L and influence senior US leadership.
- Proven ability to work across countries and time zones, acting as a bridge between US stakeholders and Mexico-based teams.
- Leadership experience in coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
- Advanced analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Proficiency in ERP and Business Intelligence systems (e.g., SAP, ASPIRE, APMR, Tableau, Power BI) and advanced Excel.
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:
- Opportunity to join a growing, early-stage organization built within a mature, stable global company.
- Friendly working environment and a diverse and highly motivated team
- Individual career development plan and possible career growth within a newly created account
- Truly international environment and daily interactions with colleagues and stakeholders from all over the world
- Attractive benefits & compensation package
- Flexible hours and remote work possibilities (min 3 days per week office-based)
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