EMEA Region Controller

Job Description

Eaton e-Mobility division is recruiting:

EMEA Region Controller

Locations : France (Les Ulis or Montrottier) or Germany (Karlsruhe).

Hybride work possible.

Would you like to make a difference to the environment? Do you want to work for a global and ethical company that values employees inclusion and diversity? Then join the Eaton team and help us provide sustainable and innovative solutions that make a real impact. We make what matters work.

At eMobility we develop the latest “green” power electronics and power distribution technology for our customers to power tomorrow’s vehicles (passenger vehicle, truck, bus).

Job Summary

The EMEA Region Controller provides strategic, analytical, and tactical leadership and support to Eaton’s eMobility organization within the EMEA region, as well as provided business partnership to Operations Leadership to maximize profitable growth, and conform to corporate financial policies, legal requirements and GAAP. The position manages key financial aspects for the segment, including monthly financial reporting, financial close, forecast and annual profit plan, financial analsysis, financial policies and procedures, functional excellence. This position reports directly to the GM for the EMEA region, and functionally to eMobility’s Global Operations Controller.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the eMobility leadership team with the financial and operational analysis, and partner with GM of EMEA Operations to achieve plan and operational objectives.
• Assure the existence and competency of financial systems and procedures to comply with GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley requirements, and corporate policies and procedures to guarantee the integrity of financial reporting.
• Drive financial process and systems improvements to insure the integrity of financial results and to improve efficiencies.
• Provide guidance and support in the consolidation, reporting and analysis of monthly results and forecasts, including appropriate commentary for the eMobility segement to Sector and Corporate leadership teams. Highlight areas of concern and recommend improvement actions.
• Evaluates capital appropriation request and works with the businesses and plants to ensure documents meet all Corporate requirements and clearly articulate capital requirements and associated benefits to the organization.
• Perform special analysis to support business decision making. This can include financial analysis in support of capital investments, operational improvements, operational business models, make vs. buy analysis, etc.
• Coordinate financial planning and reporting activities for “Distribution / pass-trough” entities with Finance peers across other operating business units and segements.
• Lead the development of eMobility region specific financial policies where needed.
• Lead the region profit planning process to orchestrate the efforts of the business and plants planning teams to develop a solid plan with all required presentation materials for Group and Sector review.
• Interface actively with the global, segment, sector finance and corporate finance teams (tax, audit, treasury, shared service centers, etc) to drive functional excellence improvement and initiatives.
• Supports the monthly operating reviews with the eMobility senior leadership team. Prepare the quarterly fluctuation analysis for E&Y.
• Work with Corporate Treasury to drive improvements to eMobility currency and commodity hedging results.
• Provide leadership to the eMobility finance organization and recruiting and developing strong top talent to succeed future financial leadership positions. Coach and mentor high potentials within the organization.

Education level required

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (BAC+5)

Years and area of experience required

• 7+ years broad financial experience within manufacturing organizations. Proven managerial capability

Soft skills

Skill/Knowledge requirements:

• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to operate across, and influence within, a complex matrixed global organizational structure
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and concepts.
• Pronouncements of external regulatory bodies, such as Financial Accounting Standards Board, SEC, IRS, IASB, etc.
• International experience across financial disciplines, i.e., tax strategies, transfer pricing, currency hedging, statutory reporting, legal entity implications, etc.
• Ability to prepare, analyze and interpret financial and operations analyses/reports.
• Broad general business knowledge.
• Working knowledge of financial and ERP systems (SAP and/or Oracle a plus).
• General knowledge of all functional areas of the Group, Sector and Corporate organizations.
• Working knowledge of sourcing and manufacturing practices followed by Operations personnel.

Leadership Competencies:

• Creates, promotes and sustains a high-performance culture. Continuously raises the performance bar for the finance organization.
• Actively upgrades the organization through the infusion of top talent, through both the selection of new employees and the development of current employees. Must be capable of evaluating talent and building organizational capability. Requires good mentoring and coaching skills.
• Continuously re-assesses the organization’s skills, competencies and abilities to meet the business needs and drive results.
• Effectively drives and manages change, challenges the status quo and champions new and innovative ideas.
• Demonstrates professional presence, communicates articulately and confidently.
• Exhibits managerial courage in defending a position and handling conflict.
• Effectively leverages functional and cross-functional resources to solve problems, improve processes and meet objectives.
• Acts as a business partner – sees the big picture – provides broad thought leadership.

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What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Finance/Accounting

Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa
Organization: VEH Vehicle Group

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes – Hybrid
Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time