Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Controls Compliance & Advisory Manager.
Job Summary
Controls Compliance & Advisory (CCA) is a compliance team that leverages global synergies across Eaton Sectors, Corporate, Global Financial Accounting, and Controllership Financial Services in order to drive a uniform, efficient, and effective internal control & compliance organization. The CCA team also provides global expertise in the design, implementation, monitoring, and support over internal control & compliance activities.
This role assists with managing the activities of the CCA team. This includes process improvement projects and supporting the leadership team in the education, enablement, monitoring, and operational direction of Eaton's efforts to regularly improve and maintain SOX-compliant internal controls and financial compliance.
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The successful candidate will:
- Lead projects to implement SOX-compliant internal control improvements, and drive process efficiencies & effectiveness.
- Focus on centralization, standardization and automation of key activities and SOX controls.
- Conduct advisory projects which could include: business process improvement, significant transactions, implementation of new accounting prouncements, control structure for processes outsourced to 3rd party providers, and other strategic intiatives of Controllership.
- Actively support the Finance Integration & Acquisition teams in all areas related to financial controls.
- Partner with the IT organization teams to ensure alignment on SOX approach, timing, controls reliance, external audit reliance, etc.
- Work closely with internal audit, operations, and the senior management team to ensure a strong SOX-compliant internal control environment across Eaton.
- Manage Sector and Corporate driven FIN projects, build collaboration with key stakeholders, and ensure that objectives and milestones are met.
- Perform and manage ad-hoc analyses & projects at request of leadership to identify root cause issues and assist in development / implementation of corrective actions.
Education level required
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
Years and area of experience required
- Minimum 8 years of experience in accounting, finance policy and internal control standards.
Technical knowledge
- Demonstrate understanding and experience within the following areas:
- Detailed understanding of financial business processes (INVENTORIES, OTC, PTP, RTR)
- Detailed understanding of internal control and risk management concepts
- Proven project management skills
- Advanced desktop analytic skills
- Advanced English proficiency required (written and spoken).
- Availability to travel internationally as required (estimated 20% of the time).
Valid passport and visa required for international travel.
- Effective communication skills
- Comfortable working in a multicultural/multilingual environment
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong drive for results
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task to resolve issues and make decisions with limited supervision
- Flexibility to anticipate and react to changes
- Multi-cultural awareness and experience beneficial
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