Commercial Finance Manager, Aerospace Group

Eaton’s IS AER HQ division is currently seeking a Commercial Finance Manager, Aerospace Group. This role can be based at one of these Eaton locations; Beachwood OH, Davenport IA, Irvine CA, Jackson MI, Jackson MS, Los Angeles CA, Orchard Park NY, Charleston SC, Grand Rapids MI or Fort Worth TX.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

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

Job Summary

The Commercial Finance Manager will serve as a strategic finance leader for the Aerospace Group, partnering with businses development, commercial and sales teams to drive profitable growth, cash flow, and finance functional excellence. This role supports the evaluation of new business opportunities and commercial negotiations, advises on pricing strategies, and delivers forward-looking insights that influence key decisions. This position will champion finance transformation by implementing innovative tools and predictive analytics, enabling data-driven strategies that position the organization for sustainable success.

Job Responsibilities

• Support business development and commercial teams in executing market growth strategies and portfolio optimization initiatives.
• Lead financial evaluation of new business opportunities, including proposals and commercial negotiations, by providing expert financial guidance and strategic input to optimize outcomes.
• Coordinate and deliver commercial inputs for the 5-year strategic plan and annual profit plan.
• Develop and maintain a robust forecasting process for orders and backlog, leveraging pipeline data, platform content, and insights from commercial and sales partners.
• Analyze financial performance across customers and market segments, focusing on price, volume, mix, and cash metrics.
• Bridge actual financial results versus plan and forecast, explaining impacts of price, volume, mix, and foreign currency fluctuations.
• Partner with Sales, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams to advise on pricing strategies that improve win rates while safeguarding profitability.
• Conduct sales incentive program analysis to assess effectiveness and alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor accounts receivable and DSO metrics to ensure timely cash collection; collaborate with credit and collections teams to resolve disputes and aged balances.
• Act as a change agent by leading finance transformation initiatives, implementing innovative tools and predictive analytics to enable forward-looking insights and sustainable success.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial informaiton for pipeline, orders, price, and other commercially related metrics.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Economics from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 8 years accounting/finance experience
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Beachwood OH, Davenport IA, Irvine CA, Jackson MI, Jackson MS, Los Angeles CA, Orchard Park NY, Charleston SC, Grand Rapids MI or Fort Worth, TX to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• “This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.”
• 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

• Master’s degree in Finance/ Accounting or MBA
• 5 years of data analytics experience
• 3 years of Commercial Finance experience within an aerospace industry
  
  
  

Skills

Position Criteria:

• Strong financial acumen and business partnering skills
• 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
• Ability to drive change across the regional finance and ops organizations
• Strong problem- solving skills with a proven ability to develop effective solutions
  
  
  

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