Plant Finance Leader - Drive Ops Excellence

Eaton Corporation; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation’s Electrical division seeks a Plant Finance Manager in Richmond, VA to provide financial leadership at the manufacturing site and collaborate with operations to drive continuous improvement and achieve plant targets. Relocation assistance is available within the US.

The role leads finance transformation, delivers analysis and decision support, manages CAPEX and working capital, and partners with plant leadership to optimize profitability and cash flow while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years varied accounting / finance experience.
• Master’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• Two (2)+ years of data analytics experience.
• Prior manager of people experience.
• Strong financial acumen and business partnering skills. Knowledge of manufacturing environment and operating costs, in a standard costing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the finance and plant leadership teams through Finance Transformation, championing the finance culture change at the plant level and beyond
• Financial Analysis: Analyze financial data and performance metrics related to the operations to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Drives accountability for results and defining key performance metrics together with business leaders
• Decision Support: Provide financial insights and analysis to support operational decision-making, such as evaluating capital deployment opportunities or new projects.
• Driving initiatives (including CAPEX and WORKING CAPITAL) and influence changes: ensure productivity improvements and growth in areas such as operational excellence, continuous improvement, quality and supply chain management
• Collaborative Planning: Work closely with the operations team to develop action plans, strategies, and initiatives based on financial insights. Drive and monitor the implementation of the plans
• Financial Modeling: Create financial models to assess the impact of various scenarios on operational performance.
• Risk Management: Identify financial risks within the operations and propose mitigation strategies.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to evaluate performance against targets.
• Cost Management: Monitor and manage operational costs to achieve efficiency and cost-reduction while maintaining quality.
• Inventory Management: Implement Inventory control actions and initiatives to maximize operational profitability while maximizing cash
• Talent Management: Builds organizational capability through successful hiring, talent development, and succession planning in the business
• Forecasting: lead the main financial processes for the site, these forecasts and profit plan

Skills

Finance Transformation

Financial Analysis

Decision Support

CAPEX

Working Capital

Operational Excellence

Inventory Management

Cost Management

Forecasting

Talent Management

Performance Tracking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field

Master’s degree in accounting, finance or related field

Job description

Eaton Corporation’s Electrical division seeks a Plant Finance Manager in Richmond, VA to provide financial leadership at the manufacturing site and collaborate with operations to drive continuous improvement and achieve plant targets. Relocation assistance is available within the US.

The role leads finance transformation, delivers analysis and decision support, manages CAPEX and working capital, and partners with plant leadership to optimize profitability and cash flow while maintaining quality.