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Eaton’s Early Talent Finance Leadership Development Program is a two-year program designed to expose you to a variety of enriching and diverse learning experiences. These experiences will provide you the building blocks necessary to launch you onto an exciting and engaging leadership career in the finance function. Participants will complete four six-month-long assignments in two different countries across our business sectors.

The assignments take place in the following areas: internal audit; treasury; group compliance or technical reporting and analysis; manufacturing accounting & controlling in a plant with a strong focus on cost accounting; financial accounting in a business group or division headquarters

Program structure

  • 2 years, 4 different assignments
  • 2 different countries
  • Challenging job roles and ongoing leadership trainings
  • Networking with senior leadership as part of the yearly leadership conference
  • Program starts in September

Program Benefits

  • Develop a broad understanding of operations accounting, financial analysis & planning, and business acumen of several of Eaton’s businesses
  • Build your financial and business acumen
  • Work to solve real-world challenges in various Eaton business groups
  • Learn what it takes to be a successful leader with our immersive leadership development series that helps you master the key foundational building blocks of Eaton’s Leadership Model.
  • Work side by side with experienced leaders who will provide coaching and mentorship opportunities all while you build a professional network
  • Participate in our inclusion employee resource groups (iERGs) where various demographic groups and their allies work together toward common organizational goals.
  • Help Eaton achieve our 2030 sustainability goals which include reducing our GHG emissions from our operations by 50% and have 100% of our manufacturing sites certified to be zero waste to landfill
  • Be part of an amazing culture that is focused on doing what is right.
    • Forbes' America's 2022 Best Large Employers
    • Forbes' America's 2020 Best Employers for Women
    • Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators 2020
    • Ethisphere Magazine’s 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies
    • Fortune’s 2020 World’s Most Admired Companies
    • Human Rights Campaign 2022 Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality

Qualifications

Candidate profile required 

  • Currently possess or will have obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business with a major in accounting or finance with graduation no later than August 2022
  • Work or internship experience in a relevant finance related field min 1 year-max 2 years
  • Desire to build a leadership career in Finance
  • Leadership aptitude and/or demonstrated leadership experience within university or community
  • Geographical flexibility to relocate within the EMEA region for the duration of the program

What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. 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 pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.