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Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Senior Cost and Inventory Financial Analyst.

What you’ll do:

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for analyzing cogs structure, reviewing current routings and BOM's to ensure profitability and a correct absorption rate for Plant's operations.

• Support closely operations and other functions (PLMs, staff, supervisor, etc.) through timely and accurate achieving and/or exceeding financial goals.

• Supports Finance Manager (Plant Controller) for ensuring financial accounting activities at the location are with USGAP and MXGAP, local statutory requirements and Eaton Corporate policies and practice.

• Coordinate cost accounting process and cost maintenance to ensure accuracy of BOM’s, routings and standard cost. Assure periodic reviews and updates are performed as required, including review of variance analysis to drive continuous improvement. Including costing for new projects.

• Supports the development and analysis of forecasts and actual performance and operational metrics.

• Responsible in preparation of the profit plan, rolling forecast and weekly performance reporting for cost & inventory related metrics and figures (focus on cost sacing projects, scrap, production volume and cost). Drives business to meet or exceed short term & long-term goals, initiatives, and expectations.

• Review, analyze, and evaluate departmental budget system for the assigned departments. Develop and implement reports for management use in evaluating results against performance targets.

• Provide business partnership to all areas of plant regarding functional expertise and cross-functional support, providing guidance and education as needed to plant personnel to achieve financial objectives.

• Act as advisor and provide counsel to plant staff and personnel regarding financial operations and interpretation of financial information.

• Analyze low cost margin, work with operations to identify production strategy.

• Partner with materials and quality teams to ensure controls are in place to follow the on-hold levels as per internal policy and controls.

• Partner and supports IC costing and MPV reviews and reports related to general cost for the business.

• Lead processes to identify and quantify cost out opportunities and related data capture in database. Ensure integrity of financial information related to cost out projects.

• Support implementation of improvements to monthly closing procedures ensuring accuracy and timeliness, as well as continuously develop and improvement of financial modeling and tools.

• Ensure accurate and timely submission of data to the various Eaton systems (Oracle, Wisper, RSD, Encore, DFT, OBIEE, Dashboard, etc.)

• Coordinate annual physical inventory for finance activities ensuring compliance with corporate procedures and accuracy of physical count. Ensure appropriate cycle count procedures are deployed.

• Responsible for review and release of scrap material and production completions reporting, COGS, material prices variances, cost updates, and other cogs related activities.

• Establish and monitor compliance with internal accounting controls deemed necessary to ensure integrity of financial transactions, reporting and activities; and safeguarding of plant. Ensure compliance of statutory requirements as applicable to the plant.

• Support and lead department activities related to process improvements and standard work. Assists in maintaining an atmosphere of continuous improvement and team efforts for accomplishing department and plant goals. Deploy & sustain lean tools and initiatives in order to reduce waste and improve efficiency of the finance function.

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Qualifications:

Education level required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration from an accredited institution.

Years and area of experience required

• Minimum of three years of experience in a manufacturing environment and cost accounting.

Technical knowledge

• Fluent in English

• Proficient in MS Office toolset, specially spreadsheets software packages such as Excel and Power BI

• Experience in Oracle and Mapics is a strong plus

• Technical capability to prepare, analyze and interpret financial and operational data/reports

• Sound working knowledge of US GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley and local statutory requirements (MX GAAP).

• Understanding of global business issues, including foreign currency impacts, effective hedging protocols and local customs and duty requirements

• Knowledge of business development, cost and inventory accounting, finance and accounting, financial integrity and control, financial analysis and financial processes

Skills:

Soft Skills

• Strong Interpersonal Skills in order to communicate with internal customers (verbal and written communication abilities)

• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to motivate and help direct the organization; exhibits managerial courage in defending a position and handling conflict.

• Superior analytical and thinking skills; intellectual rigor and curiosity; problem-solving capability

• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities often with demanding time constraints

• Digital mindset

• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism and confidentiality

• Continuous improvement and best practice sharing mindset"

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