Senior Accounting Manager - Strategic Projects

This is a unique opportunity to lead the efforts of executing strategic projects in support of the operational and growth goals of ES-A, including advising on foundational decisions during set up/establishment of location processes and ERP processes, with a keen eye on compliance and controls establishment as well.  This role will be heavily focused on establishing standard accounting practices, estimating resources needs, and partnering with shared service teams to ensure they are ramping up required resources as well for new sites, acquisitions and capacity expansions in existing sites, as needed.
Job Responsibilities:
•    Evaluate and drive results for activities required for the new site set up or new product set up, including ledger setup, IT processes, and local government regulations (IMMEX where required, tax, etc)
•    Demonstrate the organizational skills required to deal with multiple “high priority” duties and demonstrate the ability to handle multiple priorities against multiple deadlines.
•    Coordinate and assist with month-end closing activities including the completion of all needed journal entries and maintain accuracy of general ledger related to start up projects as needed.
•    Develop and coordinate the hand-off strategy of standardized accounting processes and procedures for the new site/product line.
•    Develop, implement, and continuously improve business processes and communicate effectively to prevent reporting errors. Review, analyze and evaluate financial data and information for accuracy, consistency, and transparency. Maintain integrity of financial reports prepared.  
•    Understand the vision of the business and take an active role in furthering that vision. Knowledgeable of accounting and controls best practices, GFA model/scope, and process optimization.
•    Ensure that all business-related activities are conducted within the guidelines of Eaton Corporation financial policies and procedures and that all internal controls therein adhere to Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Adhere to and comply with all ISO 14001/EHS, TS 16949 standards, procedures, and guidelines.
•    Collaborate with members of the strategic projects team ensuring understanding of project scope and expectations, supporting data requests, reports and presenting detailed plans to senior leaders as required.
•    Provide expertise / partnership with new acquisitions to assist in their conversion to Eaton policies.  This requires the ability to quickly understand current practices, advanced understanding of Control Framework and SOX compliance along with Eaton policies, and the ability to draw connections between the two to get to compliance as quickly as possible.

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
•    Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
•    Minimum of 10 years of accounting or finance experience. 
•    No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.  Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of an Eaton site within the continental US will be considered.  Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
•    Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications: 
•    Master’s degree in business administration, Finance or Accounting.
•    Manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
•    Comprehensive knowledge of corporate financial policies, procedures, and systems.
•    Systems skills/experience desired: Oracle Financials, Mapics ERP, SAP, VISTA and Oracle Planning.  Intermediate to expert level proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Position Criteria:
•    Strong manufacturing accounting background and solid understanding of financial accounting systems
•    Problem-solving capability
•    Technical capability to prepare, review, and interpret financial and operations data/reports
•    Solid working knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
•    Working knowledge of pronouncements of external regulatory bodies, such as Financial Accounting Standards Board, SEC, IRS, etc. Sarbanes-Oxley knowledge
•    Advanced skills in Excel and working ability in all Microsoft Office Professional Suite software.
•    Effectively leverages functional and cross-functional resources to solve problems, improve processes and meet goals.
•    Proven ability to manage and motivate team members/peers in a multi-tasking environment.
•    Organizational skills required to deal with multiple “high priority” duties; project management experience beneficial.
•    Ability to handle multiple priorities against multiple deadlines.
•    Strong analytical and organizational skills.
•    Ability to adapt well to changes.
•    Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
•    Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills is required.
•    Proven commitment to meeting deadlines.