Job Details

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.

This is a high-visibility, critical role within theSystems Protection Finance group, focused on coordinated supply chain efforts and financial processes. The role supports the Annual Operating Plan, quarterly forecasts, efficiency, cost control initiatives, inventory management, while also contributing to leadership communications. This position is key in driving predictability, accountability, and insights across the Systems Protection segment and in partnering closely with enterprise functional leaders and finance teams.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Serve as the finance partner to global sourcing teams, supporting the end-to-end development of annual operating plans for Raw Materials, including process flow, scenario modeling, financial consolidation, and variance analysis.
  
• Lead the analysis of Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and Material Usage Variance (MUV), and partner with sourcing to translate market dynamics into actionable strategies that protect margins and optimize working capital.
  
• Support the monthly close process, analyze results, and maintain a standard reporting package to communicate performance, key conclusions, and improvement opportunities to business partners and leadership.
  
• Lead standard material cost summary / inputs and stakeholder alignment across manufacturing plants, drive accurate forecasting and market analysis to identify financial risks and opportunities.
  
• Track and analyze financial performance against plan, forecast, and prior year, identifying root causes of variances and partnering with the right teams to develop countermeasures.
  
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, finding opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness using Lean tools.
  
• Support broader financial accountability initiatives, including CAPEX investment lifecycle support, post-investment ROI audits, and other activities such as cycle counting, fixed asset audits, cost-to-serve modeling, make or buy analysis, and data governance.
  

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related degree required.
  
• 4+ years of progressive finance experience within a global manufacturing environment. Direct experience with Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) is a plus.
  
• Knowledge of US GAAP and International Accounting Standards (IAS).
  
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. OneStream, JD Edwards, SAP, M3, Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake, and Sievo are preferred.
  
• Able to communicate effectively and build strong relationships across all organizational levels while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality.
  
• Flexible, organized, and accountable, with a strong work ethic and the ability to perform accurately under time constraints and timelines.
  

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:
$76,000.00 - $141,100.00

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.

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