Eaton's ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Finance Leader.
**What you'll do**:
**Job Summary**
Ensuring financial accounting activities at the location are in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, local statutory requirements and Eaton Corporate policies and practice. Development of and analysis of forecasts and actual performance and operational metrics, as well as being responsible for the Plant budget process with a focus on cost savings projects and capital expenditures.**Responsibilities**:
- Responsible for the day to day accounting, month end close, planning, forecasting, and financial reporting activities maintaining forecast guidelines current and communicating proactively to Plant Finance Manager (Controller) of any risk or opportunity in a timely manner.
- Manage, analyze, evaluate and interpret plant financial forecasts and operating results. Inform management of results and recommend corrective actions to address unfavorable trends and variances.
- Provides leadership to ensure adequate cost accounting processes are in place, including standard cost updates, physical inventory verification, periodic cycle counts, etc. Develop and implement budgeting and financial reporting systems to provide timely and relevant information to plant, region/division, and corporate management. Control and maintain adequate product costing systems for valuation and cost estimating activities.
- Review, analyze, and evaluate departments' budget system. Develop and implement reports for management use in evaluating results against performance targets.
- Manage the deployment of cost saving and other programs to provide operating economies and improve profitability. Monitor and provide opportunities to support continuous improvement of Plant Productivity / Gross Utilization
- Assist in development of finance department goals and objectives. Implement procedures necessary to direct department activities toward achievement of goals and objectives.
- Recruit, train, and develop finance personnel to provide for individual career development and growth opportunities for subordinates to encourage individual progress and ensure efficient workforce. Advice, counsel, mentor, evaluate, and motivate finance personnel as necessary. Assist in the training of new finance employees. Ensure an adequate on-boarding plan is in place prior to start date, with on-going status checks to ensure completion in line with scheduled milestones.
- Lead department activities related to process improvements and standard work. Assists in maintaining an atmosphere of continuous improvement and team efforts for accomplishing department and plant goals. Deploy & sustain lean tools and initiatives in order to reduce waste and improve efficiency of the finance function.
- Promotes the company's mission by actively supporting Eaton's ethics and values as well as quality policies.
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**Qualifications**:
**Education level required**
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration from an accredited institution.
**Years and area of experience required**
- Minimum of five years' experience in a manufacturing environment with cost accounting
- 3 years of experience leading people.
**Skills**:
**Technical knowledge**
- Improvement and Tech Management, Financial vision and acumen, Global perspective
- Bilingual: Spanish and English
- Technical capability to prepare, analyze and interpret financial and operational data/reports.
- Superior analytical and thinking skills; Intellectual rigor and curiosity; problem-solving capability
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, specially spreadsheet software packages Excel
- Sound working knowledge of GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley and local statutory requirements.
- Understanding of global business issues, including foreign currency impacts, effective hedging protocols and local customs and duty requirements.
- Mapics and Oracle manufacturing knowledge a plus."
**Soft Skills**
- Ability to train and develop employees.
- Strong Interpersonal Skills in order to communicate with customer as well as Eaton Management.
- Strong interpersonal skills necessary to motivate and help direct the organization; exhibits managerial courage in defending a position and handling conflict.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities often with demanding time constraints.
- Digital mindset.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.