Plant Finance Manager

About the role

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Plant Finance Manager to provide financial leadership to the Williamsburg, VA location.

Responsibilities

• Own the financial picture for operations, looking at sales, purchasing, COGS, and manufacturing results to spot trends, issues, and opportunities to improve performance.
• Support day-to-day and strategic decisions by providing clear financial insights around investments, projects, and operational trade-offs.
• Keep costing accurate and useful, maintaining standard costs and analyzing variances so leaders understand what’s driving margins and where action is needed.
• Oversee cost accounting basics, making sure costs are applied consistently and make sense for how the business actually runs.
• Lead forecasting and planning for the site, including forecasts, annual plans, and updates as business conditions change.
• Maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to evaluate performance against targets.
• Monitor COGS performance, helping operations understand results versus plan and where improvements can be made.
• Drive productivity, CAPEX, and working capital efforts, partnering with operations to improve cash flow and overall efficiency.
• Forecast and plan for the site, including leading main financial processes like forecasts and profit plans.
• Manage inventory accuracy, including valuation, physical inventories, cycle counts, and ongoing improvement of inventory controls.
• Watch for financial risks and issues, putting practical controls and fixes in place before problems grow.
• Work closely with operations leaders, translating numbers into clear actions and following through on improvement plans.
• Partner with centralized finance teams, helping navigate finance transformation, process changes, MRP improvements, and system or role transitions.
• Support MRP development for future improvements.
• Support change management process for facility and product improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or other related area from an accredited institution.
• At least 3 years of varied accounting/finance with manufacturing experience.
• Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited institution (preferred).

Skills

• Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills.
• Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter.
• Gets Results through Self & Others, Digital Mindset, Build Organizational Capability, Thinks & Acts Strategically.
• Strong communication skills.
• Computer knowledge: Microsoft office 365 tools, SharePoint, Oracle, ENCORE, prefer PBI, AS400, SAP.
• Knowledge in: Auditing & DR Accounting Principles, dual currency accounting management, cost accounting general knowledge.

Benefits

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97,000 - $143,000 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.