Lead Finance Specialist - Accounting Operations (Fixed Assets)

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 Fixed Asset Lead specialist is the key finance partner across gas, steam, generator, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), repairs value streams and functions supporting one or more factories/sites. This role is responsible for execution of the fixed asset process, analytics, and reporting as part of the center of excellence to support improvements to core finance processes enabling efficiencies to downstream operating partners.

What you'll do

• Subject matter expert (SME) in key supply chain and financial processes related to fixed asset and capital spending including policies, procedures, budgeting, initiation, acquisition, capitalization, maintenance and reporting

• Drive improvement to reporting accuracy, efficiency and controls around actual capital spending and capital in progress (CIP), including aging analytics to ensure timely capitalization of assets

• Support controllership and sites to enhance key controls, roles & responsibilities, and reporting around idle assets, impairment reviews, asset maintenance and fixed asset physical inventories

• Lead and deliver continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data analytics and reporting integrity around fixed asset subledger, depreciation actuals, forecast and planning, site re-investment ratios and CIP aging

• Able to partner with key stakeholders to support development of harmonized standard global operating procedures, documenting key procedures and providing training to onboard and support extended team

• Communicate and align global calendar to fixed assets and capital operating rhythms across GSC Finance teams (annual fixed asset physical inventories, budget, etc)

• Able to effectively communicate current state and future state process & controls, and develop solutions to align system/process differences across global supply chain

• Coordinate with Data & Analytics COE to deliver high impact financial analytics and controls that drives operational accountability, predictability and transparency

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

• Knowledge of US GAAP accounting policies and practices around Fixed assets, Capitalization, Asset Under Construction, Impairment

• Significant experience within supply chain finance

• Prior knowledge of manufacturing system ERPs (i.e. SAP, Oracle) and with digital and automation tools such as Tableau, RPA

• Fluent English knowledge is essential

• Strong interpersonal, leadership, problem-solving skills and communication skills

• Strong written and verbal communication in Hungarian

• Established project management skills

• Prior experience of the GE appropriation request system (GEARS)

• 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.