EMEA Commercial Finance Ops Lean Leader

Eaton; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Structured onboarding

Continuous learning

Family-conscious personnel policy

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a senior finance operations professional to lead Lean-driven improvements across close, forecasting, RevRec, and project finance. You’ll design robust processes that hold under peak loads and partner with BP, Deal Desk, and COE to improve hand-offs.

You’ll translate changes into scalable system-enabled solutions with SAP experience and coach teams in continuous improvement for lasting impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or related field.
• 7–10+ years of experience in finance operations, accounting, or FP&A with hands-on process improvement delivery.
• Proven Lean/Continuous Improvement methods applied to financial processes across multiple countries.
• Strong background in Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Experience improving financial close, forecasting, or related processes.
• Understanding of finance systems and data flows (e.g., SAP) to enable automation.
• Ability to translate improvements into system and control-compliant solutions.
• Structured, data-driven problem-solving mindset with persistence.

Responsibilities

• Lead Lean-based improvement initiatives across CFOps core processes such as close, forecasting, RevRec and project finance.
• Design processes that withstand peak-period pressure while maintaining controls and timing.
• Partner across Commercial Finance pillars to improve hand-offs and execution quality.
• Drive automation and system enablement with Finance Systems and IT for scalable, country-wide solutions.
• Build Continuous Improvement capability and coach teams to adopt Lean ways of working.

Skills

Lean

Continuous Improvement

Problem-solving

Data-driven

Execution-focused

Influence without authority

Multi-country experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Eaton is seeking a senior finance operations professional to lead Lean-driven improvements across close, forecasting, RevRec, and project finance. You’ll design robust processes that hold under peak loads and partner with BP, Deal Desk, and COE to improve hand-offs.

You’ll translate changes into scalable system-enabled solutions with SAP experience and coach teams in continuous improvement for lasting impact.