Multi-site Plant Finance Manager

Overview

Oversees finance for two plants, managing reporting, forecasts, budgets and analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• internal controls
• manufacturing variance
• profit planning
• capital forecast
• audit analysis
• cost savings

Tasks

-Establish, monitor, and maintain a system of internal controls that safeguards company assets and provides for integrity and propriety of financial transactions and activities. Work with corporate finance on various initiatives such as entity level control review, SOX documentation, internal audits and tax audits. Ensure that all accounting policies, procedures and schedules are adhered to -Analyze manufacturing spend, manufacturing variances, distribution spend, freight spend and other information (earned hours, paid hours, sourcing data, PPV, overhead allocations, etc.) at the plant level and cost center level. Provide Plant Manager with results and recommendations that will support our financial commitments and drive improvements including weekly and monthly manufacturing variance forecasts and reports (cost productivity, flex productivity, CONC, etc.) -Prepare the labor and overhead portion of the profit plan for the plant. Responsible for standard cost accuracy for the site. Develop the cost center absorption rates during profit plan that align to the Division profit plan Serve as a business advisor to the Plant Manager and support achieving the High 5 Operations Metrics (e.g. CP%, FP%, DOH and CONC%) -Working with the leadership teams at the site as a business partner to drive corporate initiatives such as OpA and EBS -Perform internal audits of the annual physical inventories and prepare external requirements. -Prepare CAR (capital appropriations requests). Work with the plant to develop capital spend forecast and track performance to forecast -Conduct ongoing audit and analysis of account balances to ensure and maintain integrity of plant general ledger. Assess adequacy of reserves and overall financial reporting. Analysis and a deep understanding of areas such as E&O, GRIR, IB/OB Freight are required -Support the calculation and validation of cost savings projects from VAVE, Sourcing, and Plant. Perform monthly review of Cost Out

Requirements

• sap
• cost accounting
• general ledger
• us gaap
• 5 years
• audits

What You Bring

-Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc. -Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a manufacturing environment. -Experience with internal and external audits. -Understanding of business processes related to general ledger, close and consolidation, cash management, statutory/secondary ledgers, fixed assets, financial reporting, and internal control concepts; experience assessing impact of a business process / system change within above areas. -Experience in Cost Accounting, financial planning and/or forecasting -Experience working in other functions in a manufacturing environment (supply chain, marketing, engineering, etc.) -Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting from an accredited institution. -Experience with SAP -Experience with various Finance processes and operations as well as general understanding of US GAAP accounting standards and regulations. -Strong business acumen and a working knowledge of financial systems (SAP, Hyperion/HFM, Encore)'

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About Eaton

-global leader in power management, providing energy-efficient solutions for managing electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power. -products and services span across industrial, commercial, residential, and infrastructure markets. -innovative solutions in energy storage, electrical distribution, and industrial automation. -instrumental in advancing technologies for utilities, transportation, and energy management. -recent standout projects include large-scale energy management systems for smart cities and utilities. -systems are crucial for sectors ranging from renewable energy to water resources management. -history of growth through acquisitions, continuously expanding global footprint and product offerings.

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Visa Sponsorship

-no visa sponsorship or immigration support will be provided for this position.

Security Clearance

-background check is performed after a conditional job offer is made. -candidates are not required to disclose conviction history or participate in the background check until the conditional offer stage.