Job Summary The strategy for the EMEA Statutory COE (centre of expertise) covers all statutory and audit activities, tax relating to statutory activities, technical accounting and in the future governmental and other reporting. The COE is part of an overall EMEA finance transformation project and is a key enabler for delivering statutory and audit activity across the region. The COE covers Eaton EMEA Electrical and Corporate sectors (9 zones, 50 countries). The EMEA Statutory COE lead role is primarily responsible for the implementation of the EMEA Statutory COE to deliver all statutory and audit activities in the most cost efficient and standardized manner possible within compliance deadlines. In the immediate term, the focus is on an accelerated transition of the current activity to the COE model and building up the organisation structure to deliver it. In the medium to long term, the focus will be on implementing standardization and centralization opportunities. Much of this role is managing people directly involved in the delivery of the activity and interested stakeholders including tax, legal and entity directors. The relationship with EY is key and developing it to achieve better value for money on audits is central to this role. This role requires someone with a strong understanding of statutory and audit activities who can align the strategy to actual deliverables in a relatively short time frame and can build a delivery model that is sustainable and can be scaled up for future activity. Job Responsibilities Key responsibilities include; the implementation of the EMEA Statutory COE including the organizational structure to deliver the activity defining the roles and skillset of statutory accountants in the region and aligning them to the COE identifying and managing the GFSS (Eaton support service provider) location(s) that support the COE to provide a professional, reliable and consistent service leading the transition of activity to the COE at an accelerated pace including the roll out of the Tomson Reuters tool, developing metrics and tools to measure performance and reporting packs to SMT identifying and implementing process improvement opportunities to centralise, standardise and digitise the delivery of statutory and audit activity including standardized workbooks, 'Gaap to Stat' walks and centralized audits managing and developing the relationship with EY to drive value for money and to identify audit synergies across EMEA managing other stakeholders including Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal and Signing Directors building a COE that delivers statutory activity in the most cost efficient way, meets compliance deadlines and achieves clean audit reports building a COE model that is scalable and can take on future activity and entities Qualifications Qualifications Education level required: Degree in finance or equivalent professional accounting or business degree Strong English language capability is essential Additional language skills advantageous. Years and area of experience required: 15+ years in finance with extensive audit experience Strong technical accounting experience helpful Strong experience in all aspects of Statutory and Audit including the use of COE models Experience in managing and transferring activity to outsource and third party providers Experience working with 3rd party auditors across regions and countries Multi-national experience essential Lean or Six sigma experience. Technical knowledge: Experience of Tomson Reuters tool helpful Soft skills: Strong communication skills Strong influencing skills Change management and process improvement mindset Solution orientated Ability to operate and deliver independently Proactive and takes the initiative Agile mindset - very open to change Enthusiastic and action orientated Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy, helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges, and doing what’s best for our stakeholders and all of society. Founded in 1911, Eaton has been listed on the NYSE for nearly a century. We reported revenues of $19.6 billion in 2021 and serve customers in more than 170 countries. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. Eaton is committed to having a workforce that is diverse and non-discriminatory at all levels, reflecting the diversity of our customers and the varied environments in which we conduct business around the world. Our success depends on our ability to attract and retain the very best people unlimited by race, color, social or economic status, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any protected status. Eaton follows relevant non-discrimination laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. It is the policy of the Company to make all decisions regarding employment, including hiring, compensation, training, promotions, transfers, or lay-offs, based on the principle of equal employment opportunity as defined above. Job: Finance/Accounting Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa Organization: Corporate Sector Job Level: Manager Schedule: Full-time Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No Does this position offer relocation?: No Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time