Eaton's EPG LAC Latin AmericaCaribbean Division division is currently seeking a Finance Manager.
What you'll do:
Direct the finance operations of the Caribbean and the Puerto Rico legal entity including commercial, services and manufacturing, supports business performance and profitability.
• Directs the preparation on the financial statements, which reflect the actual performance of the business. Liaises with NAC, GFSS, local Finance and site to produce the month-end close reports. Analyze actuals vs. forecast and plan and determine actions to improve performance.
• Provide inputs and prepares Strategic Plan, Profit Plan, Forecasts, Pulse + and mid month Pulse.
• Lead and supervise cost accounting month-end closing activities for Buy, Make and Services.
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• Submit monthly reports: Inventory, Flex, CONC, MPV, etc. Ensure accuracy and that variances are explained.
• Review standard margins and work with local team for continuous improvement.
• Review E&O and work with site to reduce balances.
• Annual standard costing and inventory revaluation for buy and make items.
• Supervise creation and costing of new products.
• 2nd level balance sheet review. Liase with GFSS and other groups. Review balance sheet reconciliatlons for accounts under scope and resolve related actions.
• Inventoy physical stock count (cyce and annual) Coordination, review and reconciliation of adjustments.
• Fixed assets physical inventory. Coordination, review and reconciliation of adjustments.
• Ensure compliance with Eaton's policies and procedures, SOX and GAAP. Perform anual CSC and follow-up actions.
• Ensure compliance with local legal requirements for activities under scope.
• Provide leadership to local team in conforming to corporate financial policies and legal requirements
• Drive process improvements within the finance organization, create and implement policies and procedures to improve the control
environment and provide increased transparency of results.
• Review cost out initiatives.
• Supervise local Finance staff. Provide leadership and develop talent.
• Evaluates capital appropriation request and works with the Regions/Divisions to ensure documents meet all Corporate requirements
and clearly articulate capital requirements and associated benefits to the organization.
• Approve requisitions, manual payments (Dolphin), PCard payments.
• Credit: Period review with GFSS and site staff of past due accounts and corresponding actions. Approve credit hold releases, credit limit changes, new customers.
• External Audit: Liaise with NAC and GFSS for overall process and provide requirements for activities under scope. Approve adjustments. Follow-up internal control actions.
• Internal Audit: Support internal audit process and follow-up actions agreed.
• Coordinates statutory requirements of the Puerto Rico legal entity.
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Qualifications:
- BD in Finance or Accounting.
- Minimum of 5 years in Finance and Accounting. Two years in management roles, in multinational companies.
Skills:
- Fluent English.
- Ability to prepare, analyze and interpret financial and operations reports.
- Broad general business knowledge.
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) and IFRS.
- General knowledge of all functional areas of the Group, Sector and Corporate organizations.
- In depth understanding of SAP FICO and Cost Controlling,
- Excel and PowerPoint
- Understanding of Manufacturing Operations and Processes.
- Ability to operate across, and influence within, a complex matrixed global organizational structure.
- Learn on the fly.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and various priorities.
- Creates, promotes and sustains a high performance culture.
- Continuously raises the performance bar for the finance organization.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
- Effectively drives and manages change, challenges the status quo and champions new and innovative ideas.
- Demonstrates professional presence, communicates articulately and confidently.
- Effectively leverages functional and cross-functional resources to solve problems, improve processes and meet objectives.
- Has pariticpated in the preparation and evaluatio of business proposals.
- Understands key business variables and effects on business.
- Thinks and acts strategically
- Gets results
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.