Engineering Finance Manager, Aerospace Group

Engineering Finance Manager, Aerospace Group

Eaton's AER Aerospace Group division is currently seeking an Engineering Finance Manager. 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, Charleston SC, Grand Rapids MI or Fort Worth, TX. 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.

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, Divisional Strategic FP&A leaders and the Corporate Engineering Finance Organization 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.

Job Responsibilities

Develop and implement standardized labor and overhead rates for the engineering organization by collaborating with engineering leadership, corporate engineering finance and government compliance teams to ensure accuracy, consistency with Eaton global standards 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 identification & 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 working with corporate engineering finance to lead and support finance transformation initiatives such as driving standardization of process across the Aerospace Group and implementing innovative tools and forward-looking analytics that enable predictive insights and drive sustainable future success

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

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 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, Charleston SC, Grand Rapids MI or Fort Worth, TX to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's Degree from an accredited Institution

2 years of data analytics experience is preferred.

2 years of experience in engineering finance area

Experience with government compliance within development programs

Experience leading and managing a team

Skills : Position Criteria :

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