Internal Control and Compliance Manager

Are you a finance, controls, or compliance leader who enjoys building practical governance solutions, influencing senior stakeholders, and helping a business grow with confidence? Eaton is looking for a Manager, Controls, Compliance & Advisory - APAC to support the integration and transformation of the Boyd Thermal business across the region. In this role, you will be a trusted advisor to business and finance leaders, helping strengthen internal controls, improve SOX readiness, and embed sustainable compliance practices across a complex, multinational environment.

What you'll do:

Lead compliance integration and control transformation across APAC

• Lead the integration and development of Eaton's controls, compliance, and SOX framework for Boyd APAC operations, covering 15+ legal entities and 22+ ledgers.
• Assess current business processes, control environments, operating models, and governance practices to identify risks, gaps, and SOX readiness priorities.
• Develop practical control solutions and remediation plans that support regulatory requirements, Eaton policies, and business growth objectives.

• Advise senior leaders, finance teams, site teams, shared services, and global stakeholders on governance, risk management, control strategy, and compliance priorities.
• Partner with Integration & Acquisition, IT, Internal Audit, Operations, and business leadership teams to align priorities and drive execution of integration and transformation initiatives.
• Strengthen audit readiness and support consistent control execution across site-owned and shared-service-supported processes.

• Support post-acquisition growth by embedding compliance requirements into daily business processes and improving governance through standardization, centralization, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Influence finance, operations, shared services, and business leaders to align on compliance priorities, risk mitigation plans, and change initiatives.
• Perform root-cause analysis on complex control and compliance issues, drive sustainable corrective actions, and help build future-ready compliance capabilities.

• Bachelor's degree or above in Accounting, Finance, Audit, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, internal controls, controllership, compliance, audit, or related finance functions within complex multinational organizations.
• Hands-on experience leading compliance, governance, internal controls, finance transformation, post-acquisition integration, or other strategic business initiatives.
• Strong English communication skills, with the ability to present, influence, and collaborate with stakeholders in a global environment.

• CPA, CA, CIA, or equivalent professional certification.
• Big 4 experience, manufacturing industry experience, or prior exposure to shared services environments.
• Strong knowledge of SOX compliance, internal controls, financial governance, risk assessment, remediation methodologies, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Broad understanding of end-to-end business and finance processes such as P2P, O2C, Inventory, R2R, and shared services operating models.
• Experience evaluating business processes, organizational structures, operating models, and emerging risks to design effective governance and control solutions.
• Mandarin proficiency would be a strong plus.