Accounting & Controls Manager - Aerospace

Eaton Corporation; Titchfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking an Accounting & Controls Manager for Aerospace in the EMEA region. You will lead the accounting function for allocated Aerospace sites, ensuring accurate US GAAP and local GAAP numbers while meeting SOX and statutory compliance requirements.

You will drive standardization and automation of financial processes, support strategic projects, and develop a high-performing finance team to meet budgeted costs and enable efficient operations across the zone.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting/Finance; Master's preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in Accounting/Finance.
• Experience in aerospace or manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Accounting function for allocated Aerospace EMEA sites, ensuring US GAAP and local GAAP accuracy.
• Oversee closing, accounting, and reporting with strict timetable adherence.
• Maintain control environment; ensure compliance with Eaton policies, SOX and tax laws.
• Act as corporate representative on statutory boards if required.
• Partner with Operations to understand activities and drive business acumen.
• Drive standardization, simplification and automation of financial processes.
• Support tax, restructuring, M&A, payroll and system implementations.
• Develop and lead a high-performance finance team.
• Meet budgeted costs and ensure cost effectiveness.
• Support audits (statutory, tax, customs, internal).
• Uphold ethical standards at all times.

Skills

Multinational manufacturing

SOX & US GAAP

Business English

Independent delivery

Interpersonal skills

Technical business acumen

Change management

Team collaboration

Lifelong learning

Ambiguity tolerance

Managerial courage

Organisational capability

Education

Bachelor/Master in Accounting or Finance

Master's degree (professional qualification)

Job description

What you’ll do:

The Accounting & Controls Manager - Aerospace will provide leadership of the Accounting function for allocated Aerospace EMEA sites. Ensuring accuracy of US GAAP and local GAAP numbers, and that all compliance requirements are met. This role will have a strong focus on the standardization and optimization of financial processes within the zone, rolling out strategic initiatives and working closely with the Controllership (incl. Global Financial Accounting) and COEs to put in place the optimal structures to drive efficiencies.

Principal responsibility for all closing, accounting, and reporting for allocated Aerospace EMEA sites, ensuring each close is completed accurately and in line with operational reporting timetables

Ensure control environment. Adherence to all Eaton Policies, US GAAP, SOX and local statutory/tax compliance requirements must be maintained

Statutory reporting and administration where applicable. May require to act as corporate representative on statutory boards of directors, or on management or supervisory boards

Partner with Operations to help execute business strategies, develop a detailed understanding of the operational activities and build business acumen

Support all strategic projects within the region such as tax, restructuring, M&A activities, payroll, system implementations and other ad-hoc projects

Drive optimization through standardization, simplification and automation of financial processes within the zone, working closely with Controllership, the COEs and Operations to build out and achieve the most efficient and effective organization

Support business & accounting and controls processes improvements and transitions

Manage and develop a team of finance professionals, provide guidance and development, foster a collaborate high performance work environment

Meet budgeted costs and run a cost effective organization

Support all statutory, tax, customs and internal audits

Ethical standards must be maintained at all times\"

Qualifications:

Degree in Accounting / Finance, Master's Degree (professional qualification) is preferred

10+ years of relevant work experience in Accounting, Finance

Skills:

• Experience of finance/accounting within a multinational manufacturing environment
• Exposure to Sarbanes Oxley and US GAAP desirable
• Fluent in business English; one or more local country language fluency desirable\"
• Ability to operate and deliver independently
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong technical skills with a high business acumen
• Change management and continuous improvement mindset
• Able to work as part of a team and adhere to company standard processes, practices & policies
• Strongly invested in life-long learning
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity
• Demonstrate strong managerial courage
• Skilled at building organisational capability

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