Senior Financial Analyst

Eaton Corporation; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division in Asheville, NC, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis for four product lines at a manufacturing site. The role covers month-end close, variance analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with site leadership.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance and 3+ years of finance experience, with relocation not offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting.
• Eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end forecast process by consolidating results and presenting to leadership.
• Assist month-end close, expenditure analysis, financial reviews, and reporting.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends and opportunities for cost efficiency.
• Act as a financial business partner to budget owners in forecasting and reporting.
• Prepare variance analyses and provide commentary for management.
• Maintain fixed asset register and track capital projects for timely execution.
• Assist in annual profit plan and strategic plan coordination with budget owners.

Skills

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Oracle

SAP

MAPICS

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Senior Financial Analyst. This role is based at a manufacturing site supporting the rapidly growing demand for four product lines in Asheville, NC.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 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.

What you’ll do:

• Support the month-end forecast process by consolidating organizational results and presenting them to leadership.
• Support the month-end close process, including but not limited to expenditure analysis, financial reviews, report preparation, memo data review, reviews of results with sites and locations, consolidation of results, and presentation of monthly results to leadership.
• Analyze financial data and performance metrics related to operations to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Partner with the designated team to streamline and automate segmentation reporting and visualizations for key front-end metrics.
• Serve as a financial business partner to budget owners in monthly forecasting, financial reporting and analysis, and the annual development of detailed product line budgets.
• Analyze operational and financial data, investigate variances, identify business drivers, and evaluate their impact on planned objectives. Prepare meaningful variance analysis commentary for management.
• 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 to ensure timely execution.
• Provide support in gathering, analyzing, and consolidating the annual profit plan and strategic plan while serving as a liaison between budget owners and finance.
• Analyze and interpret financial data related to operational costs to provide valuable insights to management, enabling informed decisions regarding cost efficiency, pricing strategies, and overall financial performance.
• Support inventory control actions and initiatives to maximize operational profitability and cash flow. In addition, prepare for and participate in the annual physical inventory.
• Support the plant finance manager with various audits, including internal audits, external audits, CSC, and SOX audits.
• Participate in Rapid Improvement Events (RIE) and other operational activities such

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited institution
• 3+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Only candidates currently located within a 70- mile radius of Arden, NC (28704) will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred:

• Ability to understand and communicate financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders to ensure that financial insights are understood and acted upon by the operations team.
• Computer skills including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Power BI
• Experience with ERP Systems (Oracle/SAP/ Encore / MAPICs) is a plus.
• Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills
• Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter
• Ability to lead teams and work cross functionally.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%

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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.