Senior Manager - M&A Compliance

Eaton Corporation•Coraopolis, PA

10d•$146,000 - $215,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is seeking a Senior Manager - M&A Compliance. This position can be based at their Beachwood, OH or Moon Twp, PA locations on a hybrid work schedule with up to 25% travel required. Controls, Compliance, & Advisory (CCA) is a compliance team that leverages global synergies across Eaton's enterprise to drive a uniform, efficient, and effective internal control & compliance organization. The CCA team also provides global expertise in the design, implementation, monitoring, and support over internal control & compliance activities. The Senior Manager - M&A Compliance will lead global controls and compliance initiatives around acquisition, merger, and divestiture activities. This individual will serve as the primary CCA partner to the Acquisition & Divestiture Accounting and integration teams for M&A activity, engaging early in the deal lifecycle to support SOX readiness planning, control environment assessments, integration planning, and alignment of acquired businesses with Eaton policies and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelors degree from an accredited institution required.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting, finance policy or internal control standards.
Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Only candidates currently located within a 50 mile radius of Beachwood OH or Moon Township PA will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CA or MBA preferred.
Detailed understanding of financial business processes (INV, OTC, PTP, RTR).
Detailed understanding of internal control and risk management concepts.
Experience with M&A advisory, accounting, and/or controls.
Proven project management skills.
Advanced desktop analytic skills.
Effective communication skills.
Comfortable working in a multicultural/multilingual environment.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong drive for results.
Ability to prioritize and multi-task to resolve issues and make decisions with limited supervision.
Flexibility to anticipate and react to changes.
Multi-cultural awareness and experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Acquisition & Divestiture Accounting and integration teams as the primary CCA point of contact for acquisition, merger, and divestiture activities, including early deal-cycle engagement, knowledge transfer, SOX readiness planning, and development and execution of compliance workplans throughout the transaction life cycle.
Lead the assessment of the acquired company's control environment, identify data requirements for controls evaluations, support site visits, and facilitate timely remediation and integration planning.
Lead global process optimization projects to improve the SOX control environment for acquired businesses, including centralization, standardization and automation of key activities.
Develop and execute action plans to align acquired businesses with Eaton policies, support timely SOX 404 readiness, and facilitate integration into Eaton’s accounting, reporting, and control framework.
Support the transition of acquired businesses into Eaton's accounting and control framework by evaluating accounting processes, systems, and control readiness while partnering with the accountable organizations responsible for recurring accounting activities.
Manage and mentor 1-3 resources including prioritization of work and supervision of activities to support CCA objectives.
Support strategic projects and transactions of the Controllership organization.
Perform and manage analyses at request of senior leadership to identify root causes and assist in development / implementation of corrective actions.
Build strong partnership with senior leaders in the business, Controllership, and Internal Audit to be a trusted advisor and actively participate as part of key leadership teams.
Develop and oversee execution of work activities to support appropriate set-up of controls for greenfield sites and site expansions into control framework, including SOX readiness.
Partner with the IT SOX organization teams to ensure alignment on SOX approach, timing, controls reliance, external audit reliance, etc.
Work with stakeholders to proactively assess, identify & mitigate key risks to ensure an effective internal control environment.
Engage in cross-functional collaboration and employ strategic problem solving to achieve operational and financial results.
Provide timely and proactive updates to the leadership team and key stakeholders regarding SOX readiness activities, key risks, control gaps, remediation plans, process enhancements, and areas of potential concern.
Oversee execution of internal control work by the team identified from other pillars within CCA.