Accounting & Controls Manager - Aerospace

Eaton; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking an Accounting & Controls Manager - Aerospace in the United Kingdom to lead the accounting function for Aerospace EMEA sites, ensuring accuracy of US GAAP and local GAAP, and adherence to compliance requirements. The role focuses on standardizing and optimizing financial processes across the zone and rolling out strategic initiatives in collaboration with Controllership and COEs.

The position involves managing a finance team, supporting audits, and driving continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting/Finance; professional qualification preferred
• 10+ years in Accounting/Finance
• Experience in multinational manufacturing
• SOX and US GAAP exposure desirable
• Fluent business English; local language desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead closing, accounting, and reporting for Aerospace EMEA sites.
• Ensure US GAAP and local GAAP accuracy and SOX compliance.
• Standardize and optimize financial processes across the zone.
• Roll out strategic initiatives with Controllership and COEs.
• Partner with Operations to understand activities and build business acumen.
• Support tax, restructuring, M&A, payroll, and system projects.
• Drive efficiency via standardization and automation.
• Develop and manage a team of finance professionals.
• Meet budgeted costs and maintain a cost-effective org.
• Support statutory, tax, customs audits.
• Maintain ethical standards.

Skills

Multinational manufacturing

US GAAP

SOX compliance

Business English

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance

Master’s in Accounting/Finance

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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