Finance Specialist - Corporate Functions - Beachwood, OH

Job Description

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Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Finance Specialist – Corporate Functions.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113,000–$165,000 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.

Position Overview: The Finance Specialist – Corporate Functions will support planning and reporting activities for Global Functional budgeting, as well as work as a business partner toward the Finance, EBS, Legal, CEO, and Regional Management Functions within Corporate.

In addition, this role will also support reporting and forecasting support for total Corporate costs of approximately $1 B. Lastly, this role will be a key member driving forecasting and reporting activities related to global multi‑year restructuring programs across all reporting segments of operations and corporate.

• Drive financial results and identify key drivers of variances in the forecast as a key business partner to senior management. This includes identifying, researching, and providing comments on variances to forecast and to full‑year profit plan for corporate functions that are included in the reporting package to senior management.
• Provide insightful and actionable reporting, analysis and recommendations to budget owners, senior leaders and stakeholders, based on data‑driven insights, scenario modeling, and business acumen. Lend accounting expertise, provide interpretation of accounting policies and application of forecasting policies and procedures.
• Manage the profit planning process including the preparation of annual profit plan to be presented to the Chairman and Chief Executive Office, coordinating allocations and guidance to operations.
• Drive process standardization; including development and implementation of process improvements and digitalization efforts.
• Support ad hoc finance projects and develop fact‑based recommendations to assist senior leadership in making informed business decisions.
• Develop tools and reports to help analyze actuals, forecast and profit plan. Identify potential areas of risk and opportunities to senior management to drive business results and goals.
• Manage the day‑to‑day activities; partnering with global corporate functions to understand budgets and ensure consistent application of accounting and forecasting policies and procedures.

Bachelor’s

Finance

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in accounting and/or finance.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Only candidates currently located within a 50‑mile radius of Beachwood, OH will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.

• Experience creating financial models to identify opportunities and risks, and leading and driving budgeting and forecasting processes with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Prior experience working with financial software and tools to report data, plan outcomes and drive insights and decisions.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders to drive successful outcomes with a focus on strategic planning, analysis and recommendations.

• Build Organizational Capability, Get Results and Enable a Digital Mindset across Eaton.
• Is passionate, accountable, efficient, ethical, transparent, and focused on continuous learning.
• 10% travel required.

Beachwood

Ohio

Manufacturing Manufacturing

Eaton