Engineering Finance Manager, Aerospace Group

Eaton's AER Aerospace Group division is currently seeking a Engineering Finance Manager, Aerospace Group. This role can be based at one of the following Eaton locations; Beachwood OH, Davenport IA, Irvine CA, Jackson MI, Jackson MS, Los Angeles CA, Orchard Park NY OR Fort Worth, TX

The expected annual salary range for this role is $124000 - $182000 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:

Job Summary
This position will serve as a group resource, concentrating on executing engineering finance and program accounting related tasks. Serving as a key finance partner to the engineering organization, this person will drive alignment on strategic priorities, resource allocation, and program performance. The Engineering Finance Manager will lead forecasting, profit planning, and strategic planning for engineering programs, while managing all aspects of project accounting. Acting as a trusted advisor, this role provides financial insights to engineering and program managers and will collaborate closely with group Commercial Finance Manager and divisional Strategic FP&A leaders to ensure proper investment decisions, accurate reporting, and compliance. As a change agent, the manager will champion finance transformation initiatives through standardization of finance processes and innovative tools and forward-looking analytics that enable predictive insights and sustainable success.

• Develop and implement standardized labor and overhead rates for the engineering organization by collaborating with engineering leadership and government compliance teams to ensure accuracy and regulatory alignment.
• Coordinate and consolidate the 5-year strat plan, annual profit plan, and monthly forecast for engineering finance programs
• Manage functional budgeting for engineering
• Manage all aspects of project accounting, including project setup, revenue recognition, cost allocation, risk identificiation & mitigation impacts, and coordination of Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) reviews
• Deliver financial insights to engineering and program managers by analyzing project spend, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing clear commentary to support informed decision-making.
• Align group and divisional priorities for future investments and strategic planning across global engineering, ensuring consistent resource and capital allocation to support long-term growth
• Partner with engineering leaders to find cost optimization opportunities and other levers that enable an increase in innovation investment without spending more dollars.
• Act as a change agent by leading finance transformation initiatives such as driving standardization of process across the group and implementing innovative tools and forward-looking analytics that enable predictive insights and drive sustainable future success

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Economics from an accredited institution.
• Minimum three (3) years of professional experience in aerospace or defense
• Minimum 8 years accounting/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.
• "This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158."
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Beachwood OH, Davenport IA, Irvine CA, Jackson MI, Jackson MS, Los Angeles CA, Orchard Park NY or Fort Worth, TX to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

• Master's Degree from an accredited Institution
• 2 years of data analytics experience is preferred.
• Experience leading and managing a team

• Strong financial acumen and business partnering skills; experience with the following applications are a plus: ProPM, Oracle Time & Labor, SAP CATS
• Ability to understand and communicate financial concepts to non-financial professionals
• Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills
• Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter
• Ability to drive change across the regional finance and ops organizations
• Strong problem- solving skills with a proven ability to develop effective solutions