Finance Manager I

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

High visibility, critical role in the Systems Protection Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, supporting core financial processes (i.e., Annual Operating Plan, Quarterly Forecasts, Monthly and Weekly Reporting, Analysis & Digitization) and supporting leadership communications. The role is key in driving predictability, accountability and analysis throughout the Systems Protection Segment and partners with other enterprise functional leaders and finance teams.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Play a key role in the end-to-end annual operating plan process, including process flow, timeline management, scenario loading, and financial consolidation across multiple business segments.

• Support and coordinate the quarterly forecast cycle from timeline coordination through consolidation, maintaining a working forecast model while proactively identifying risks and opportunities to drive high-quality outputs.

• Collaborate closely with Selling, Marketing, and R&D functions to build and implement financial plans, monitor performance, and clearly communicate variances and their underlying drivers.

• Analyze performance against plan, forecast, and prior year results, identifying root causes for shortfalls and working together with business partners to develop actionable countermeasures.

• Develop and deliver analytics across sales and margin, structural costs, customer and product profitability, pricing, market dynamics, and working capital optimization.

• Manage the monthly close and consolidation process, analyzing results to report to business partners and leadership.

• Maintain the standard reporting package for management and the leadership team, summarizing key conclusions and recommending opportunities for improvement.

• Create tools and frameworks to analyze performance across new products, sales channels, vertical markets, product lines, and geographic regions.

• Identify and contribute to opportunities for operational improvement, applying Lean methodologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations.

• Contribute to key pivotal initiatives including OneStream XF, BI implementation, acquisition integration, and other prioritized projects.

YOU HAVE:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and 6+ years of experience in Financial Planning, Operational Finance, or Corporate Finance.

• Deep analytical expertise with a track record of taking on complex financial challenges and bringing creative, critical thinking to your work.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization.

• Understanding of US GAAP and International Accounting Standards (IAS).

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the broader Microsoft Office Suite.

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency
 
nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
 
Compensation Range:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.  We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.