Finance Manager, Drives

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

As the Finance Manager for Low Voltage Drives ('Drives'), you will be a critical partner who helps shape decisions and provide essential financial guidance to ensure continued profitable growth. You will lead the financial planning processes for Drives, interprets financial performance to provide relevant insights, and helps improve investment allocation to produce profitable share gains for Drives. You will work with the Global Analysis & Insights team and collaborate across FP&A to support ongoing transformation within Finance.

You will report to the Director of Finance for the Intelligent Drives segment.

• Partner with the Drives Leadership team and different technical and functional leaders to refine the strategy of the business.
• Influence business strategy by painting the financial picture of what's affecting Drives results and how changes in the market, supply chain, pricing, and productivity could impact future performance.
• Support the development of new products by providing visibility into project profitability, including sensitivity analysis on important financial, timing, and scope variables to improve confidence in our decisions.
• Solve business problems by removing internal and external obstacles and creating practical solutions.
• Analyze topline, margin, and spend performance to get at the primary causes and find ways to improve the bottom line.
• Lead financial forecast process, annual planning cycle, and reporting for the business and Interpret results to non-finance audience in a clear manner so that they understand wholistic financial performance; and improve the business's financial skills by training them on tools and concepts.
• Leverage powerful analysis tools and coach business partners in using standard reporting to drill down into the data to improve their visibility to portfolio performance.
• Manage spending to targeted levels by working with Program Management Office and with functional leaders on controlling project and people costs and prioritizing investments.
• Partner with our finance organization and segment teams to deliver clear reporting, processes, and tools.
• Ensure the material accuracy of our financial results and proper administration of related internal controls.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant professional experience Legal authorization to work in the US is required if primary work location in the US. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting 8+ years of Finance and/or Accounting experience with an emphasis in FP&A or General Accounting MBA Pro-active mindset identifying solutions and driving the conversation on financial issues.
• The ability to work collaboratively across the global finance organization to complete projects, improve standardization and enhance efficiencies.
• Adept at leveraging RA systems and desktop apps to 'drill down' to resolve complex issues.
• Experience…