Finance Controller

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets.

What You’ll Do

This role is responsible to drive plant performance, cost out actions, working capital improvement, CAPEX management and lead the PP and forecast process and in-charge of Finance internal controls and compliance.

• Work with plant manager and peers to drive plant performance, cost out actions, working Capital improvement, Capex management. Drive short term actions to achieve current results while supporting the deployment of progressive strategies which result in a sustainable competitive advantage and strong financial return on investment. Ensure assets assigned by the corporation are adequately protected and provide operations management with financial guidance necessary to produce the expected return on those assets.
• Lead PP/Forecast/Accounting Monthly Closing process, provide good quality analysis to support decisions. And analyze the gap, follow the mitigation plan and drive the performance improvement. Analysis of forecasts and actual performance, business drivers, and operational metrics.
• Focus on internal controls and compliance. Provide technical competency to ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, legal requirements and GAAP. Responsible for administrative process improvements within the plant, creates and implements procedures to improve the internal control environment, streamlined efforts and provide increased transparency of financial results.
• Team development. Responsible for building finance organization capability by selecting and developing finance personnel.
• Develop a culture in the Finance Organization that fosters business partnership, ownership of internal and external customer solutions and a passion for exceeding expectations. Develop forward-looking insights to drive management decisions, actions and improve operational and financial results. Provide proactive leadership around issues and opportunities.
• Develop continuous improvement culture in the finance organization department.
  
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related field
• 12+ years in accounting/finance Experience,5+ years in a plant controller role
• Proven experience in financial management within the manufacturing industry. Proficiency in ERP system and advanced Excel skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Leadership with a focus on team development.
• Able to work under pressure with multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines
• Bold and strategic thinking
• Optimistic and dare to take calculated risks