Manufacturing Ops Finance Analyst: Insights & Optimization

Eaton Corporation; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 71,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation's Asheville, NC site is seeking an Operations Financial Analyst to join the Plant Finance team. This full-time onsite role reports to the Plant Finance Leader and supports month-end close, forecasting, and operational cost analysis.

The role emphasizes financial insight generation, variance analysis, and collaboration with operations to improve profitability and capital management. Strong Excel, Power BI, and ERP experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• No relocation benefit; candidates within 70 miles of the Asheville, NC facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participating in the month-end closing process and financial forecasting in accordance with US GAAP standards, supporting compliance and audits.
• Analyze financial data and performance metrics related to operations to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Analyze operational and financial data, investigate variances, identify business drivers, and evaluate their impact on planned objectives.
• Perform monthly analysis of P&L accounts; review and resolve variances.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, support Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs), and track open capital projects.
• Support data gathering, analyzing, and consolidation of the annual profit plan; liaise between budget owners and finance.
• Analyze and interpret financial data related to operational costs to provide insights for cost efficiency, pricing, and performance.
• Support inventory control actions and initiatives to maximize profitability and cash flow; participate in annual physical inventory.
• Assist plant finance manager with audits (internal, external, CSC, SOX) and other duties as required.
• Participate in Rapid Improvement Events (RIE) and gemba walks and related initiatives.

Skills

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

US GAAP

Data visualization

Power BI

Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Encore

MAPICS

Job description

Eaton Corporation's Asheville, NC site is seeking an Operations Financial Analyst to join the Plant Finance team. This full-time onsite role reports to the Plant Finance Leader and supports month-end close, forecasting, and operational cost analysis.

The role emphasizes financial insight generation, variance analysis, and collaboration with operations to improve profitability and capital management. Strong Excel, Power BI, and ERP experience are preferred.