Lead Finance Specialist - Accounting Operations

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Looking to make a global impact and solve problems?

Through relentless innovation and continuous collaboration with our customers, GE Gas Power, part of GE Vernova, is providing more advanced, cleaner, and efficient power that people depend on today and building the energy technologies of the future.

What impact you'll make:

As a member of the Gas Power Global Supply Chain Process Center of Excellence, the horizontal site support for manufacturing and repairs operations is the key finance partner flexing across one or multiple sites. This role is responsible for comprehensive financial closing, reporting and planning to downstream site operations and finance leaders. The mission of the horizontal site support is to drive improvements to core finance processes and partner with Data & Analytics COE to create tools & analytical solutions that enabling efficiency to downstream operating partners. This role has indirect oversight over gross production costs while driving key performance indicators including labor productivity, utilization and indirect costs per hour (utilities, supplies & tooling, maintenance).

• Supports manufacturing finance activities and rhythms, including planning, pacing, monthly operating reviews (MOR), closing, and audits

• Coordinate key closing activities, including preparing and recording manual journal entries, identify and execute improvements to decrease closing cycle times and number of manual journal entries.

• Serve as deputy to plant finance manager to coordinate financial deliverables and reporting across functional stakeholders (Cell Leaders, Facilities, HR, EHS, Quality)

• Understands and effectively communicates financial variance drivers including volume, mix, program savings, PCO, FX, etc.

• Support inputs into operational balance sheet reviews and leads initiatives on ongoing improvements to supply chain internal controls

• Leverage indirect Data & Analytics COE and predictive analytic tools to enhance finance activities, pacing accuracy and provide value-add insights to operations

• Able to identify and effectively communicate financial risks and opportunities and impact on operational KPIs

• Supports and leads LEAN and standardization initiatives across GSC delivering high impact financial analytics and controls that drives operational accountability

• Provide insights and transparency to actual costs, aligning site/value stream roadmap to develop pipeline to improve or control total cost per unit and bill rates

• Ad hoc support of statutory or tax audits, internal billing or accounts payable escalations

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college in Accounting, Finance or relevant discipline or equivalent knowledge or experience

• Significant FP&A and Supply Chain Finance experience

• Fluent English knowledge is essential

• Knowledge of general accounting policies and practices

• System ERP Expertise: SAP

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving skills and communication skills

• Strong written and verbal communication in Hungarian

• Established project management skills

• Working knowledge of visualization software: Tableau

• Embrace GE Vernova Way, driving innovation, serving customers, embracing LEAN, winning as one team, and accountable to deliver

• Location: Budapest, Hungary

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%

• Our compensation & benefits are designed to help you manage your personal and family needs, while rewarding high performers. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.

• A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.

• GE invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.