Vp Corporate Controller Emea

Eaton EMEA is currently seeking a VP Corporate Controller.

**What you’ll do**:
**Vice President Corporate Controller EMEA **will provide leadership of the Accounting function for all Electrical and Corporate ledgers, external turnover within EMEA Region, and manage a team of regional controllers. The incumbent will ensure accuracy of US GAAP and local GAAP numbers, and that all compliance requirements are met. This role will have a strong focus on the standardization and simplification of financial processes within the EMEA Region (across Zones), rolling out strategic initiatives and working closely with GFSS (Global Financial Services & Systems) to put in place the optimal structures to drive efficiencies.
- Principal responsibility for all closing, accounting, and reporting for the Region
- Statutory reporting and administration for the region
- Manage all regional centers of excellence
- Adherence to all US GAAP, SOX and local statutory/tax compliance requirements must be maintained
- Support all strategic projects within the region such as tax, restructuring, M&A activities, payroll, system implementations and other ad-hoc projects
- Partner with regional operations and global support centers
- Drive and deploy standardization, simplification, and automation of financial processes within the zone, working closely with GFSS and the Electrical Operations to achieve the most efficient and effective structure
- Ethical standards must be always maintained

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Accounting, Master's Degree is preferred for the role
- At least 15 years of relevant work experience in finance, accounting
- Experience of finance/accounting within a multinational manufacturing environment
- Exposure to Sarbanes Oxley and USGAAP are desirable
- Excellent English language knowledge would complete the profile, additional language proficiency is considered as an advantage
- Ability to operate and deliver independently
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work as part of a team and adhere to company standard processes, practices & policies
- Strong advocate of change
- Strongly invested in life-long learning

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.