Executive, Customized Services Agreements (CSA) Controller

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Role Summary

Are you ready to elevate your career in finance and make a significant impact at GE Aerospace? As a Financial Controller, you will be at the forefront of accounting for our portfolio of long-term service agreements within the Commercial Engines & Services (CES) segment. You will drive our Controllership mission, ensuring timely, high-quality financial reporting that fuels business decisions. Your key responsibilities will include championing technical accounting compliance, fortifying financial and operational internal controls, simplifying accounting processes, and achieving operational controllership excellence. You will navigate internal and external business challenges, recommending innovative solutions to enhance our accounting and financial reporting practices. Collaborate with business teams across the CES segment and work closely with the Service Agreement Operations (SAO) General Manager to make impactful decisions. If you have a passion for precision, excellence, and driving financial integrity, this is your opportunity to shine at GE Aerospace.

• Policy Interpretation and Compliance: Set and interpret policies to maintain compliance with US GAAP, GE Aerospace accounting policy, and GE Engine Services Standard Operating Procedures. Provide technical support to the finance and operations community and assist sales and commercial teams with commercial contract structuring.
• Technical Accounting Leadership: Drive accounting compliance with operations teams and ensure the application of accounting standards and local statutory standards, with a key focus on revenue recognition. Serve as a voting member of the CSA Steering Committee.
• Advisory Role: Advise business leaders on complex financial accounting and reporting issues, transaction structuring, including purchase accounting and M&A activity.
• Financial Integrity: Lead efforts to ensure the integrity of financial reporting data through the implementation and execution of controls in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (particularly sections 302 and 404).
• System Development: Set strategy for and oversee implementation of enhancements to accounting, financial reporting, financial control, and information systems to ensure adequate records, appropriate authorizations of transactions, and safeguarding of assets.
• Lean Principles: Set priorities for the CSA Controllership team and ensure execution against those priorities through the application of Lean principles.
• Regulatory and Audit Liaison: Act as the key contact for external auditors.
• Team Leadership: Lead a team of professional direct reports, attracting, retaining, growing, and developing future controllership talent. Coach broader GE Aerospace Finance professionals on controllership and compliance skills.
• Stakeholder Relationships: Form close relationships with key stakeholders in GE Aerospace Finance, SAO Operations, Engineering, Commercial, and Risk teams.
• Creative Problem Solving: Lead others to find creative solutions to address complex problems that may impact the organization. Evaluate the quality of information received and question conflicting data for analysis. Use multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Project Leadership: Lead functional teams or projects related to business problems and solutions. Present to leaders in functional areas and communicate complex messages, negotiating internally to adopt different points of view.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• At least 15 years of experience in an accounting or finance position
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects
• Proven analytical and organizational ability
• Proven capability to document, plan, market, and execute several projects simultaneously
• Proven ability to deliver results on-time and with accuracy
• Ability to influence and drive results in a matrixed organization
• Ability to anticipate, communicate, report, and resolve complex issues
• Ability to work non-standard business hours as required to support business needs
• Effective problem identification and solution skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional style, including both oral and written communication

• Big 4 audit firm experience is preferred
• Aerospace industry experience and knowledge of business operations
• Experience in auditing, driving efficiencies, and implementing controls in financial processes
• Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex financial issues
• Detail-oriented and strong time management skills
• Flexible approach with a strong team spirit
• Comfortable executing through uncertainty