Schenectady & SCC Lead Finance Specialist

Job Description Summary

As a Gas Power Global Supply Chain member, the Schenectady & SCC Lead Finance Specialist of Manufacturing Operations is the key finance partner for the 2 manufacturing sites in Schenectady, NY. The Schenectady site manufactures Generators products and the SCC site manufactures Cores and Castings going into our Gas Turbines, with ~1M hours and ~100k hours of annual production respectively. This role has financial oversight of gross production costs/inventory/capital investment while driving key performance indicators including labor productivity, utilization and indirect costs per hour (utilities, supplies & tooling, maintenance).

Job Description

What you'll do

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

• Serve as deputy 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

• Leverage indirect supply chain operating finance COE and predictive analytic tools to enhance finance activities, pacing accuracy and provide value-add insights to operations

• Supports capital project management, pacing and monitoring to ensure project execution on budget and timely project capitalization

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

• Supports 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/VS roadmap to develop pipeline to improve or control total cost per unit and bill rates

• Support process and analytics surrounding standard costing, SMI, FIFO, COPQ and help understand impacts to site inventory and turns

• Support fixed asset & Inventory physical stocktake and partner to implement remediation plan to improve plant level controls

• Ad hoc duties to support local operating partners to ensure compliance with local and US GAAP finance requirements

• A Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, or Supply Chain Prior from an accredited university or college

• At least five years of experience in FP&A with at least 2-3 years of experience in accounting policies and practices, including standard costing, inventory, and fixed assets and Supply Chain

• System ERP Expertise or deployments experience such as SAP Powermax
• Onsite location: Schenectady, NY

• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving skills and communication skills
• Experience leading complex, cross functional initiatives with structured project management skills
• Proficiency with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI
• Embrace GE Vernova Way, driving innovation, serving customers, embracing LEAN, winning as one team, and accountable to deliver
• Background in Gas Power or completions of a finance management leadership program