Finance Manager, Drives

Rockwell Automation; Mequon (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation in Wisconsin is seeking a Finance Manager for Low Voltage Drives to lead FP&A for the Drives segment, shaping strategic financial guidance, forecasting, and investment appraisal to drive profitable growth.

You will partner with Drives leadership and global finance to deliver clear reporting, train teams on tools, and manage budgets and cost controls across programs. This role requires a Bachelor's in Finance or Accounting; MBA preferred; 8+ years FP&A or accounting experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting; 8+ years FP&A or accounting experience.
• MBA preferred; proactive mindset identifying solutions and driving financial issues.
• Ability to collaborate across a global finance organization to complete projects and improve efficiencies.
• Experience with SAP, Hyperion, PowerBI or similar technologies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Drives Leadership and leaders to refine strategy and financial plan.
• Influence strategy by presenting financial impact of market, supply chain, pricing, and productivity changes.
• Support new product development with visibility into project profitability and key variables.
• Solve business problems by removing obstacles and delivering practical solutions.
• Analyze topline, margin, and spend performance to drive bottom-line improvements.
• Lead financial forecast, annual planning, and reporting; translate results for non-finance audiences.
• Coach partners in using standard reporting to improve visibility into portfolio performance.
• Manage spending to target levels with PMO and functional leaders.

Skills

Financial planning

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA

Tools

SAP

Hyperion

PowerBI

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

As the Finance Manager for Low Voltage Drives ('Drives'), you will be a critical partner who helps shape decisions and provide essential financial guidance to ensure continued profitable growth. You will lead the financial planning processes for Drives, interprets financial performance to provide relevant insights, and helps improve investment allocation to produce profitable share gains for Drives. You will work with the Global Analysis & Insights team and collaborate across FP&A to support ongoing transformation within Finance. You will report to the Director of Finance for the Intelligent Drives segment.

Your Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Drives Leadership team and different technical and functional leaders to refine the strategy of the business.
• Influence business strategy by painting the financial picture of what's affecting Drives results and how changes in the market, supply chain, pricing, and productivity could impact future performance.
• Support the development of new products by providing visibility into project profitability, including sensitivity analysis on important financial, timing, and scope variables to improve confidence in our decisions.
• Solve business problems by removing internal and external obstacles and creating practical solutions.
• Analyze topline, margin, and spend performance to get at the primary causes and find ways to improve the bottom line.
• Lead financial forecast process, annual planning cycle, and reporting for the business and Interpret results to non-finance audience in a clear manner so that they understand wholistic financial performance; and improve the business's financial skills by training them on tools and concepts.
• Leverage powerful analysis tools and coach business partners in using standard reporting to drill down into the data to improve their visibility to portfolio performance.
• Manage spending to targeted levels by working with Program Management Office and with functional leaders on controlling project and people costs and prioritizing investments.
• Partner with our finance organization and segment teams to deliver clear reporting, processes, and tools.
• Ensure the material accuracy of our financial results and proper administration of related internal controls.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant professional experience Legal authorization to work in the US is required if primary work location in the US. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting 8+ years of Finance and/or Accounting experience with an emphasis in FP&A or General Accounting MBA Pro-active mindset identifying solutions and driving the conversation on financial issues.
• The ability to work collaboratively across the global finance organization to complete projects, improve standardization and enhance efficiencies.
• Adept at leveraging RA systems and desktop apps to 'drill down' to resolve complex issues.
• Experience presenting results, and translating systems and financial terminology to different levels of management.
• Experience with SAP, Hyperion, PowerBI or similar technologies.
• Project leadership experience.

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life. To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

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Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!