Finance Manager at Oatly Mexico
Accounting & Finance
Mexico City, Mexico
WHY OATLY?
Across the world people’s consumption habits and diets are evolving to be more plant-based. Enter Oatly, the #1 oat based dairy alternative producer in the world with products spanning multiple categories.
Our sole purpose as a company is to make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planet's resources in the process.
Sustainability, nutritional health and trust are at the heart of what we do. We are building a culture that constantly upgrades each other so we can upgrade the planet. This is a company that shows great respect and a fearless approach to make positive change. Does this feel exciting? Well, this is where you come in.
WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO
At Oatly, we're not just building a business in Mexico. We're helping drive the plant-based movement in one of the world's most exciting growth markets.
We're now looking for a commercially minded Finance Manager who wants to play a key role in shaping our future success. This is an opportunity to influence business decisions, build scalable financial foundations, and partner closely with a passionate team that is growing fast and thinking big.
You'll be the financial co-pilot for our Mexico business, helping us make smarter decisions, unlock growth opportunities, and ensure we're investing in the things that matter most. Working closely with local and regional stakeholders, you'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution to support Oatly's continued growth journey.
Here's some of the things you'll be up to:
Transform complex financial data into actionable insights that help drive business decisions and support our continued growth
Lead monthly closing activities and group reporting processes.
Own monthly forecasting, from demand volumes through contribution margin.
Provide insightful P&L ownership, performance tracking, and profitability analysis across customers, products, and channels.
Partner with commercial teams on innovation projects, market launches, and business cases to ensure we make informed investment decisions.
Challenge the status quo and identify opportunities to improve profitability, simplify processes, and maximize the impact of every peso invested.
Support budgeting and planning processes while supporting stakeholders with financial guidance and analysis.
Drive working capital improvements and monitor customer payment performance.
Collaborate with outsourced accounting and tax partners to ensure efficient, compliant, and scalable financial operations.
Support audits and ensure compliance with local legal and statutory requirements.
Continuously improve financial systems, processes, and controls to support a fast-growing business.
Build strong relationships with colleagues across Finance, Commercial, Brand, Demand Planning, and Operations teams, locally and across the region.
But, you know. These are just the things we can think of right now! This might be the job today, but tomorrow brings more change, so being light on your feet and willing to embrace the unknown is a verrrrrry big help.
In this role, you will report to the Finance Director of International Markets, and the location for this role is Mexico City (CDMX), Mexico.
This next section is for all the bullet point lovers out there...
WHAT WE NEED YOU TO BRING TO THE TABLE
We believe you'll thrive in this role if you've built a strong finance foundation through experience, education, or a combination of both. You're comfortable navigating both the numbers and the business behind them, and you enjoy partnering with stakeholders to turn financial insights into meaningful action.
Other key competencies & experiences:
Several years of experience working within Finance, Business Controlling, FP&A, Commercial Finance, or a similar finance partnering role.
Experience from an FMCG company, either supplier or retailer side.
Strong understanding of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.
Experience partnering with commercial stakeholders and supporting business growth through data-driven decision making.
Strong analytical skills combined with the ability to communicate clearly with both finance and non-finance audiences.
Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills.
Experience working in international organizations and collaborating across markets and functions.
Confidence to challenge assumptions, identify opportunities, and influence decisions through facts and insights.
Experience building processes, systems, or ways of working that create structure and scalability.
Curiosity and a desire to continuously improve how things are done.
Professional fluency in English and Spanish, both written and spoken.
Experience developing or mentoring colleagues is considered a plus.
WHO WE NEED YOU TO BE
We think your oatsomeness is built upon the following qualities:
You are a passionate advocate for sustainability who strives to create societal shifts and drive the plant-based revolution.
You have problem-solving skills essential for identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.
You are a self-starter who enjoys building from scratch and implementing sustainable processes, structures, and tools.
You are highly collaborative and understand that our success as a company depends on our ability to work together to find innovative solutions.
You have a charismatic presence and a knack for steering conversations while diplomatically focusing the room on what matters.
You are an entrepreneur at heart, with the know-how to create forward momentum and the stamina to relentlessly drive the process.
You are comfortable with ambiguity and chaos, energized by the challenge of building something lasting that benefits both the world and its people.
To be the perfect fit for Oatly, we believe you have a thirst for knowledge and are a result-driven person with high integrity. You thrive with a hands-on approach, even in times of rapid change. Your social competence allows you to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
Finally, we hope that you share our values and have a great interest to carry out our mission in order to make the world a little bit better.
YOUR APPLICATION
Phew! Well done if you’ve got this far. We’re glad we’ve still got your attention because we’ve got one last super important point to make.
As you can probably tell, we’re a norm-breaking company. For us, diversity and differences are an obvious asset. We know that amazing candidates can sometimes be put off applying for a job unless they can tick every box, and that makes us really sad. So please trust your gut and pop in your application if it’s feeling right. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, let’s do this together! It will be fun!
Last day of application: 25th of August.
We treat all candidates equally: If you are interested, please apply through our application system - any correspondence should come from there. This will ensure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone!
Love Oatly XOXO
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