Finance Planning & Analysis Manager

Single PositionView All JobsFinance Planning & Analysis ManagerHengelo, NLD, 7559Apply NowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionCompany and benefitsJob Req ID69358Work TypeHybridDepartmentFinanceHiring ProgramOtherRelocation AssistanceNoLocation: Hengelo on-site, Flexibility: 1-2 days home office per weekThe Hengelo Manufacturing plant is part of Eaton’s Medium Voltage Power Distribution (MVPD) division that delivers advanced switchgear solutions that power critical infrastructure across utilities, data centres and industrial sectors. On the back of the global trends Energy Transition and Artificial Intelligence, MVPD is scaling rapidly through strategic investments and global partnerships. The Hengelo plant is growing accordingly. The Hengelo sites also serves as MVPD Research&Development Center and EMEA Service Center for AfterMarket applications and hosts in total approximately 500 FTE.We are looking for an FP&A Manager who enjoys working close to the business and wants to make a visible impact on a manufacturing site. In this role, you manage planning and forecasting, analyse performance, and give the Plant Controller and Plant Manager clear financial insights to support daily and strategic decisions.Collaboration is key — you work closely with Operations, SCM, Sales, HR, and Controlling. This position offers genuine room to grow into broader Finance Manager or Senior Finance roles, either in the Netherlands or internationally.What you’ll do: As key member of the plant finance team, the position reports directly to the Plant Controller. This role is instrumental to manage financial performance of the Hengelo plant including analysis of forecasts and actual performance, business drivers, and operational metrics. The FP&A manager is responsible for building organizational capability within the finance function by supporting and developing the local finance team. Also ensures assets assigned by the corporation are adequately protected and provide operations management with financial guidance necessary to produce the expected return on those assets.Essential Functions:1.    Execute the planning and forecasting process in order to guide business units towards clear targets2.    Create financial models to assess the impact of various scenarios on operational performance3.    Lead the financial analysts in analysing and interpreting financial data related to costs incurred by the site during operations with the objective of providing valuable insights to Plant Manager & Plant Controller and aiding them in making decisions regarding cost efficiency and overall financial performance. 4.    Advise on financial risks and develop strategies to mitigate them. Ensure that financial strategies align with corporate goals and help navigate financial challenges. 5.    Building Cross-Departmental Relationships: take a leading and coordinating role in working closely with various departments like Zone controlling/accounting, sales, operations, SCM, and HR. Understand the needs of these teams and provide tailored financial insights. Collaborate across functions and groups to deliver timely, accurate, and insightful financial reporting, planning, forecasting, and analysis.6.    Monitor revenue recognition, cost allocations, margins and site profitability7.    Establish, monitor, and maintain a system of internal controls that safeguards company asset and provides for integrity and propriety of financial transactions and recommend improvements. Compliance with corporate policy, including SOX 8.    Process Optimization: Identify opportunities to improve efficiency in on site processes.Qualifications: Master degree in accounting, Finance or Business Administration                        Minimum of 5-7 years experience in a manufacturing environment with demonstrated ability to and improve site profitability Fluent in English and DutchHas the ambition and competence to grow into the role of Plant...