Operations Finance Leader - Aerospace

Eaton’s Fluid & Motion Control (FMC) division within the Aerospace group is seeking an Operations Finance Manager. This position could be based in Beachwood, OH (preferred), Grand Rapids, MI (preferred), Euclid, OH, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, CA, or Charleston, SC. 25% travel is expected on average.

The Operations Finance Leader for the North America region is a newly created position providing support to the FMC Division. This position will serve as a business partner and change agent to drive continuous improvement and to achieve overall plant targets. This role connects finance with the integrated operations teams providing guidance, driving actions, and providing financial insights to ensure operational strategies and decisions lead to the expected results. This position will also directly oversee the Finance Leaders in each of the division’s plants.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $141000.03 - $206800.04 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

• Serve as a finance business partner to the divisional Operations Directors and support decision making by developing action plans, strategies and initiatives based on financial insights.
• Drive accountability for results and monitor the implementation of the plans with the right key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Analyze financial data and performance metrics related to operations to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
  
  
  

Create financial models to assess the impact of various scenarios on the division’s operational performance

• Monitor and evaluate divisional operations and implementation of financial strategies to drive productivity through operational excellence, supply chain management, and budget management
• Lead the planning and deployment of capital spending to address short, medium, and long term needs of the division. Ensure the appropriate prioritization and allocation of capital based on cash flow within the division.
• Build organizational capability within the division; drive talent development, organizational design, and succession planning
• Identify financial risks within the operations and propose mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and manage operational costs to achieve efficiency and cost-reduction while maintaining quality.
• Implement inventory control actions and initiatives to maximize operational profitability while maximizing cash
• Own the division’s input of financial metrics, such as forecasts and profit plan for operational costs and metrics
  
  
  

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive accounting/finance experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an operations/manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 3 years of experience directly managing people
• 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.
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Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in data analytics
• Experience within a plant setting
  
  
  

Skills

• 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
  
  
  

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