Finance Associate SG&A & CapEx

Under the general guidance of the Controller - Americas FP&A Marine & Switchgear this Finance Associate - SG&A & CapEx position provides financial and analytical support with direct business partnership across Power Systems North America.

The Finance Associate - SG&A & CapEx is responsible for indirect expense management including engineering and development projects selling and marketing advertising adherence systems and BES investments and unit administrative addition this position leads the capital planning process for Power Systems North America including annual target setting project-level investment planning and monthly forecasting and adherence.

This Finance Associate - SG&A & CapEx role will also provide dedicated financial ownership of the Switchgear business including budgeting forecasting and variance analysis while partnering closely with business leaders to drive financial discipline and informed decision-making.

Location: 200 Twin Oaks Road Kohler WI 53044

Work mode: Hybrid 2-3 days on site

Travel: none

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring new or transfer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities:

• Business partner with functional leaders across engineering development marketing selling systems BES and administrative teams. Provide objective data-driven financial analysis to support decision-making and ensure alignment to financial commitments.

• Lead the planning development and consolidation of indirect expense budgets and forecasts.

• Partner with Engineering Finance HR Marketing and Selling teams on budget development headcount planning and ongoing spend management.

• Drive governance and adherence to advertising budgets and policies.

• Lead capital planning for Power Systems North America including annual targets project consolidation evaluation and ongoing monitoring.

• Establish and enforce monthly capital forecasting rigor.

• Partner with project owners to ensure accountability and disciplined capital execution.

• Support systems and BES initiatives through financial tracking and forecasting.

• Provide monthly variance analysis across indirect expenses and capital.

• Develop reporting tools and dashboards for expense and capital performance.

• Own the financials for the Switchgear business including budgeting forecasting and variance analysis.

• Support monthly close activities including accruals and journal entry adherence.

• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and cost management.

• Execute special projects as directed.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in finance or accounting required

• 0 to 5 years of relevant experience in FP&A cost management or capital planning

• Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities

• Advanced Excel and SAP experience preferred

• Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing industrial or engineered products industry experience.

• Experience supporting engineering organizations product development or capital-intensive operations.

• Experience with headcount planning labor forecasting and indirect cost management.

• Knowledge of capital investment evaluation methods including ROI NPV IRR and payback analysis.

• Experience supporting month-end close activities journal entries and accruals.

Location: 200 Twin Oaks Road Kohler WI 53044

Work mode: Hybrid 2-3 days on site

Travel: none

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring new or transfer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Required Skills:

Finance SG&A & CapEx