EMEA Commercial Finance Operations Continuous Improvement Leader

Continuous Improvement Leader

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What you’ll do:

The Continuous Improvement Leader is accountable for driving process simplification, standardisation, and automation across Commercial Finance Operations, ensuring that close, forecasting, project revenue recognition, and related processes are sustainable, scalable, and cadence‐safe.
The role acts as the change engine within CFOps, eliminating inefficiency and manual work, and supporting other Commercial Finance pillars where process improvements enable better execution - without absorbing operational ownership.

1. Leads Lean‐based improvement initiatives across CFOps Core Processes

Drives Lean‐based improvement initiatives across close, forecasting, revenue recognition, and project-related processes
Identifies root causes of inefficiency, rework, and cadence risk
Ensures improvements are practical, adopted, and measurable
Impact: CFOps execution becomes simpler, faster, and more reliable.

2. Protects Cadence Through Process Design
Designs processes that withstand peak‐period pressure without reliance on manual effort
Eliminates manual workarounds and reduces rework
Ensures improvements never compromise auditability or control
Impact: Cadence is protected by design, not effort.

3. Enables Cross‐Pillar Process Improvements
Supports BP, COE, and other pillars where process changes improve hand‐offs and reduce friction
Clarifies interfaces and dependencies between teams
Does not take ownership of pillar‐specific operational execution
Impact: Cleaner hand‐offs and fewer downstream fixes.

4. Drives Automation and System Enablement
Works with Finance Systems and IT to embed improvements into systems and tools
Reduces reliance on spreadsheets, manual reconciliations, and ad‐hoc fixes
Ensures solutions scale across countries and ledgers
Impact: Improvements are embedded in systems, not people.

5. Builds Continuous Improvement Capability
Establishes Lean ways of working, tools, and mindset within CFOps and across the broader finance community
Coaches teams in problem‐solving and process thinking
Creates a repeatable improvement pipeline rather than one‐off projects
Impact: Continuous improvement becomes a capability, not an initiative.

Decision Rights & Boundaries
Owns the continuous improvement roadmap for CFOps processes; applies Lean methodology and execution for process transformation
Does not own operational execution of close, forecast, or revenue recognition; nor strategic business partnering, analytics, deal governance, or pricing decisions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in finance operations, accounting, or FP&A environments, with a proven track record of delivering process improvements
• Strong background in Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies applied to financial processes
• Hands‐on experience improving financial close, forecasting, or accounting‐adjacent processes
• Understanding of finance systems and data flows sufficient to enable system and control‐friendly improvements

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Opportunity to work in a global, diverse, and inclusive environment
• Professional development and growth opportunities

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package, aligned with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience, and consistent with internal and external market practices.

Gross annual salary range: EUR 74,000 - EUR 108,790

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