Eaton's ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Finance Manager.
This role is located at our Jonesville, SC site. Relocation assistance will be provided.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 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:
If you're energized by influencing strategy, driving business performance, and partnering with operational leaders to create measurable impact, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of a growing business. This is a unique opportunity to join a new manufacturing operation ahead of launch and help establish the financial processes, controls, systems, and operating rhythms that will support the plant from startup through full operations. Join a high-performing leadership team and play a critical role in guiding decisions that accelerate growth, profitability, and operational excellence.
As the Plant Finance Manager, you will serve as a strategic business partner to plant and division leadership, translating financial insights into business results. Ahead of the Jonesville plant launch, you will partner cross-functionally to establish the site's financial foundation and help ensure operational and financial readiness for startup.
This role connects finance and operations, influencing key decisions related to productivity, profitability, capital investments, and key performance indicators. As operations ramp, you will help establish disciplined plant financial processes and transition the organization from startup activities into a sustainable operating rhythm.
This position supports our Three Phase Transformer product line operations in Jonesville, SC (with up to 10% travel annually). Relocation from within the US to Jonesville, SC, is included.
New Plant Startup & Financial Readiness - Partner with plant and division leadership to build the financial foundation for the new Jonesville manufacturing site, including establishing key finance processes, controls, reporting, planning, and performance-management routines needed to support a successful operational launch and ramp-up.
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Cross-Functional Launch Leadership - Serve as the finance partner across operations, supply chain, engineering and other functions during plant startup, providing financial insight and decision support as the team establishes the site's operating model, makes investment decisions, and prepares for production.
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Strategic Business Partnership - Serve as a trusted advisor to plant and division leadership, influencing key decisions that drive growth, profitability, and long-term business success.
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Operational and Financial Impact - Lead initiatives that improve productivity, operational excellence, working capital performance, cash flow, and overall financial results, with particular focus on establishing performance expectations and financial discipline as the new plant ramps operations.
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Decision Support and Value Creation - Evaluate investments, capital allocation opportunities, and strategic initiatives through analytics, forecasting, and financial modeling.
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Leadership and Talent Development - Develop organizational capability by mentoring finance talent, strengthening succession plans, and fostering a high-performance culture.
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Visibility and Growth Opportunity - Play a highly visible role across the manufacturing site, joining a strong leadership team during an exciting period of business growth and investment.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or finance from an accredited institution.
Eight (8) years of accounting or finance experience.
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.
Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of Jonesville, SC.
Preferred Qualifications:
Two (2) years of data analytics experience
Experience supporting a new manufacturing site, plant launch, significant capacity expansion, or major operational transformation
Familiarity with SAP is desired.
Experience leading people
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