Plant Finance Manger

Eaton Corporation; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time away

Job summary

Eaton Corporation’s GEIS group, B-Line division, seeks a Plant Finance Manager for the Reno, NV site. The role focuses on driving financial performance across operations, with responsibility for CAPEX, cost management, inventory control, and planning. Relocation assistance is available and minimal travel is expected.

The position offers a competitive salary range and requires a strong background in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, and partnership with the Plant Manager’s team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years experience in accounting and/or finance.
• 3 years experience supporting a manufacturing environment.
• No immigration sponsorship will be provided.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in finance or accounting/business from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Financial Analysis: Analyze financial data and performance metrics to identify trends and opportunities.
• Decision Support: Provide financial insights to support operational decisions.
• Drive CAPEX and cost-savings initiatives and influence changes.
• Collaborative Planning: Work with operations to develop and monitor action plans.
• Financial Modeling: Create models to assess various scenarios.
• Risk Management: Identify financial risks and propose mitigations.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor KPIs and operating metrics.

Skills

Finance business partner

Communication of financial concepts

Detail oriented

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree in finance or accounting

Tools

SAP

Job description

Eaton’s Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions (GEIS) group, B-Line division is seeking a Plant Finance Manager to support the site. This position will be based at our Reno, NV site – relocation assistance is available to Reno. Minimal travel is expected (~10%).

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Our Reno site is a vital part of Eaton’s growth in GEIS. The site consists of around 250 people and is moving toward a full three shifts. The site has recently been identified for future capital investments and new automation/robotic tools. This Plant Finance leader will be a key part of the Plant Manager’s team and will be responsible for driving results across the operation.

What you’ll do:

• Financial Analysis: Analyze financial data and performance metrics related to the operations to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Drive 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 Cost Savings) 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: Partner with the site to implement Inventory control actions and initiatives to maximize operational profitability.
• Talent Management: Help build organizational capability within the Plant staff to strengthen their financial acumen.
• Forecasting: Lead the main operations focused financial processes for the periodic site forecasts and profit plan.
• Cost Accounting: Analyze and interpret financial data related to the costs incurred with the primary objective of providing valuable insights to management, enabling them to make informed decisions. Support accuracy of BOMs and Routings. Prepare annual standard cost roll for the site. Responsible for reviewing and ensuring the accuracy of the standard costs.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (5) years experience in accounting and/or finance.
• Minimum of two (3) years experience supporting a manufacturing environment.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in finance or accounting/business from an accredited institution.
• Experience with SAP helpful.

Skills:

• Experience as a finance business partner within a complex, matrixed organization
• Ability to understand and communicate financial concepts to non-financial professionals.
• Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills.
• Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter.
• Deep understanding of cost accounting vital in this role.

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Benefits:

• We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families.
• Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.

Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.