Senior Financial Analyst

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Senior Financial Analyst. The position will be based at our facility in Greenwood, SC. The role is eligible for a hybrid work setup.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 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:

The Senior Financial Analyst will support our manufacturing site that is rapidly growing with demand for two product lines in Greenwood, SC. This role will report directly to the Plant Finance Leader (Controller). This role is a financial professional who specializes in analyzing financial data and providing insights related to the operations of the site. This role involves working closely with both the finance and operations teams to support decision-making and optimize financial performance within the operational functions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the month-end forecast process by consolidating organizational results and presenting them to leadership.
• Support the month-end close process, including but not limited to expenditure analysis, financial reviews, report preparation, memo data review, reviews of results with sites and locations, consolidation of results, and presentation of monthly results to leadership.
• Analyze financial data and performance metrics related to operations to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Partner with the designated team to streamline and automate segmentation reporting and visualizations for key front-end metrics.
• Serve as a financial business partner to budget owners in monthly forecasting, financial reporting and analysis, and the annual development of detailed product line budgets.
• Analyze operational and financial data, investigate variances, identify business drivers, and evaluate their impact on planned objectives. Prepare meaningful variance analysis commentary for management.
• Perform monthly analysis of P&L accounts. Review and resolve variances.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, support Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs), and track open capital projects to ensure timely execution.
• Provide support in gathering, analyzing, and consolidating the annual profit plan and strategic plan while serving as a liaison between budget owners and finance.
• Analyze and interpret financial data related to operational costs to provide valuable insights to management, enabling informed decisions regarding cost efficiency, pricing strategies, and overall financial performance.
• Support inventory control actions and initiatives to maximize operational profitability and cash flow. In addition, prepare for and participate in the annual physical inventory.
• Support the plant finance manager with various audits, including internal audits, external audits, CSC, and SOX audits.
• Participate in Rapid Improvement Events (RIE) and other operational activities such as gemba walks, audits, and related initiatives.

## Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Finance or accounting
• Minimum 1 years of finance or accounting in a manufacturing environment
• 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.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance from an accredited institution
• Experience with ERP Systems (Oracle/SAP/ Encore / MAPICs) is a plus.

Position Criteria:

• Computer skills including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Power BI
• Ability to understand and communicate financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders to ensure that financial insights are understood and acted upon by the operations team.
• Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills
• Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter
• Ability to lead teams and work cross functionally.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%

## Additional Information:

Position Criteria:

• Computer skills including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Power BI
• Ability to understand and communicate financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders to ensure that financial insights are understood and acted upon by the operations team.
• Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills
• Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter
• Ability to lead teams and work cross functionally.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

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.