Plant Finance Manager

Eaton Corporation•Richmond, VA

4d•$113,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides financial leadership to the manufacturing location, serving as a business partner and as a change agent to drive plant continuous improvement actions and to achieve overall plant targets. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field
Minimum of five (5) years varied accounting / finance experience
Ability to understand and communicate financial concepts to non-financial professionals
Extreme ownership and ability to handle ambiguity and create standard processes
Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills
Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in accounting, finance or related field
Two (2)+ years of data analytics experience
Prior manager of people experience
Strong financial acumen and business partnering skills. Knowledge of manufacturing environment and operating costs, in a standard costing environment.

Responsibilities

Lead and support the finance and plant leadership teams through Finance Transformation, championing the finance culture change at the plant level and beyond
Analyze financial data and performance metrics related to the operations to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Drives accountability for results and defining key performance metrics together with business leaders
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
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
Create financial models to assess the impact of various scenarios on operational performance.
Identify financial risks within the operations and propose mitigation strategies.
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to evaluate performance against targets.
Monitor and manage operational costs to achieve efficiency and cost-reduction while maintaining quality.
Implement Inventory control actions and initiatives to maximize operational profitability while maximizing cash
Builds organizational capability through successful hiring, talent development, and succession planning in the business
Lead the main financial processes for the site, such forecasts and profit plan