Accounting & Controls Manager - Aerospace

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

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in the United Kingdom seeks an Accounting & Controls Manager - Aerospace to lead the accounting function for allocated Aerospace EMEA sites, ensuring accuracy of US GAAP and local GAAP numbers while meeting compliance requirements.

This role focuses on standardizing and optimizing financial processes across the zone, rolling out strategic initiatives, and collaborating with Controllership, Global Financial Accounting, and COEs to create efficient structures.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting/Finance; professional qualification preferred.
• 10+ years of accounting/finance experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with US GAAP and SOX desirable.
• Fluent in business English; local language optional.

Responsibilities

• Lead closing, accounting, and reporting for allocated Aerospace EMEA sites.
• Maintain control environment and compliance with US GAAP, SOX, and local laws.
• Prepare statutory reporting; represent company on boards when required.
• Partner with Operations to understand activities and drive financial acumen.
• Support strategic projects—tax, restructuring, M&A, payroll, systems.
• Drive standardization and automation of financial processes.
• Support process improvements and transitions across the region.
• Manage and develop a team of finance professionals.
• Ensure budgets are met and audits are completed with integrity.

Skills

Multinational manufacturing

SOX and US GAAP

Team leadership

Process improvement

Interpersonal skills

Independent worker

English fluency

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance

Master's qualification preferred

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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We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.