Eaton's EPG LAC PD Power Distribution division is currently seeking a Finance Director - LATAM.
**What you'll do**:
**PRIMARY FUNCTION**
The Finance Director provides strategic, analytical, and tactical leadership and support to the Latam Division VP/GM, as well as Business Unit Managers and Plant Controllers to maximize profitable growth, and conform to corporate financial policies, legal requirements and GAAP. The position manages all financial aspects for the division, including monthly financial reporting, financial forecasts and plans, strategic financial plans, financial decision modeling and analysis, financial policies and procedures, and provides advice and counsel to the division leadership team and finance function. This position reports functionally to the Vice President - Finance, Protection & Controls Solutions (PCS).
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
- Support the division VP/GM with the financial and operational analysis, and partner with their teams in achieving objectives.
- Assure the existence and competency of financial systems and procedures to comply with GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley requirements, and corporate policies and procedures to guarantee the integrity of financial reporting.
- Drive financial process and systems improvements to insure the integrity of financial results and to improve efficiencies.
- Provide guidance and support in the consolidation, reporting and analysis of monthly results and forecasts, including appropriate commentary to the Division, Group, Sector and Corporate leadership teams. Highlight areas of concern and recommend improvement actions.
- Perform special analyses to support strategic business decision making. This can include financial analysis in support of strategic initiatives, capital investments, changing business models, acquisition activity, make vs. buy analysis, pricing models, etc.
- Recommend, review and provide input to Corporate and Sector on changes to Financial Policies and Procedures. Lead the development of Latam specific policies where required.
- Lead the division profit planning process to orchestrate the efforts of the business and plants planning teams to develop a solid plan with all required presentation materials for Group and Sector review. Support the preparation of the Strategic Plan financials.
- Interface actively with the business and plant finance leaders, division, group, sector and corporate finance teams (tax, audit, treasury, etc), PCS and Latam Senior Leadership Team.
- Leads the monthly operating reviews with the Latam and PCS Senior Leadership Team and Electrical Sector Leadership. Prepare the quarterly fluctuation analysis for E&Y.
- Provide leadership to the Latam finance organization in recruiting and developing top talent. Coach and mentor high potentials within the organization.
- Evaluates capital appropriation request and works with the businesses and plants to ensure documents meet all Corporate requirements and clearly articulate capital requirements and associated benefits to the organization.
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**Qualifications**:
**SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE**
**Basic Qualifications**:
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration from an accredited institution
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in finance
**Skills**:
**Preferred Qualifications**:
- Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or business and/or CPA/CMA
- English and Spanish Language Skills (Portuguese language is a plus)
- Proven managerial capability
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and leadership skills
- Ability to operate across, and influence within a complex matrixed organizational structure
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting principles an concepts, including pronouncements of external regulatory bodies such as Financial Accounting Standards Board, SEC, IRS, IASB, etc.
- Broad experience with an internal controls environment including knowledge or GAAP an Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
- Ability to prepare, analyze and interpret financial and operation analyses/reports.
- Broad general business knowledge/acumen.
- Proven experience in budget preparation and budget presentation skills.
- Working knowledge of financial and ERP systems (SAP/Oracle) with ability to interpret and reconcile multiple systems inputs/outputs.
- Working knowledge of sourcing and manufacturing practices and performance measurement followed by Operations personnel.
- Proven ability to create, promote and sustain a high-performance culture. Continuously raises the performance bar for the finance organization.
- Ability to upgrade the organization through the infusion of top talent, through both the selection of new employees and the development of current employees. Capable of evaluating talent and building organizational capability. Strong Mentoring and coaching skills.
- Effectively drives and manages change, challenges the status quo and champions new and innovative ideas.
- Demonstrates professional presenc
