Plant Finance Manager

Eaton’s IS AER FED division is currently seeking a Plant Finance Manager. This position will be located at our Jackson, MI facility. Relocation benefits will be provided within the United States only. The Plant Finance Manager provides financial leadership to the Jackson, MI facility, serving as a business partner and a change agent to drive plant continuous improvement actions and to achieve overall plant targets. This role is responsible for multiple ledgers and locations that total ~$0.5B of total revenue. This role connects finance processes with operations, providing guidance, drive actions, and financial insights to ensure operational strategies and decisions will lead to the expected results. The expected annual salary range for this role is $130,000 - $190,000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. What you’ll do: Financial Analysis: Analyze financial data and performance metrics related to the operations to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Drive accountability for results and defining key performance metrics together with business leaders. Decision Support: Provide financial insights and analysis to support operational decision-making, such as evaluating capital deployment opportunities or new projects. Driving initiatives (including CAPEX and WORKING CAPITAL) and influence changes: ensure productivity improvements and growth in areas such as operational excellence, continuous improvement, quality and supply chain management. Collaborative Planning: Work closely with the operations team to develop action plans, strategies, and initiatives based on financial insights. Drive and monitor the implementation of the plans. Financial Modeling: Create financial models to assess the impact of various scenarios on operational performance. Risk Management: Identify financial risks within the operations and propose mitigation strategies. Performance Tracking: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to evaluate performance against targets. Cost Management: Monitor and manage operational costs to achieve efficiency and cost-reduction while maintaining quality. Inventory Management: Implement Inventory control actions and initiatives to maximize operational profitability while maximizing cash. Talent Management: Build organizational capability through successful hiring, talent development, and succession planning in the business. Forecasting: Lead the main financial processes for the periodic site forecasts and profit plan. Cost Accounting: Analyze and interpret financial data related to the costs incurred by a company during its operations with the primary objective to provide valuable insights to management, enabling them to make informed decisions regarding cost efficiency, pricing strategies, and overall financial performance. Partner with sites to ensure inter/intra company accuracy and alignment for periodic forecast and monthly execution. Qualifications: Required (Basic) Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited institution. Minimum of five (5) years experience in accounting and/or finance. Minimum of two (2) years experience supporting a manufacturing environment. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future. This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158. Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in Business Administration from an accredited institution. Minimum of two (2) years experience in data analytics. Position Success Criteria: Ability to understand and communicate financial concepts to non-financial professionals. Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills. Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter. Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. #J-18808-Ljbffr