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Lead Finance Specialist 1 - FP&A Operations

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GE Aerospace

Lead Finance Specialist 1 - FP&A Operations

Blue Ash, OH / Remote

Job Description Summary

Whether you want to work at one of our facilities as the site leader's right hand helping to make business decisions or at headquarters on a larger finance team, we have an opportunity for you. You'll get to work with budgets of various sizes and complexities, while collaborating with others. Our finance and accounting teams span the globe, providing unmatched learning, development, and career growth opportunities.

Responsible for providing financial planning, analysis and reporting for Corporate, a business, or a P&L within a business. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

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Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Responsible for managing the business cycles: current month, current quarter, current year, and 3 year plan (budget, QMI, LRF) for an Engineering organization in Defense Engines. Explain KPIs measuring the performance in all areas of spending - mfg support, field support & R&D (CFD) and customer spend. Analyze the variance to forecasts and propose action plans to improve profitability and cash generation as well as corrective action plans as needed. Coordinate and communicate forecasts to team/management.
  • Utilizes in-depth knowledge of Engineering charging practices and color of money to insure appropriate charges to customer contracts, company funded categories, investment, and overhead.
  • Facilitate/generate customer financial reporting per contract requirements. Coordinate generation of data for reports. Review reports with internal management.
  • Aware of government financial contract requirements to insure compliance. Respond to customer financial questions/needs.
  • Use Lean principles to stream line processes.
  • Good understanding of systems: Clarity, Centerpiece, Spotfire
  • Working knowledge of government Earned Value Management (EVM) concepts.
  • Support requests for data in support of internal business needs, customer requests, audits, and proposals.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 6 years of relevant finance experience

Desired Characteristics

  • Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.

    Note:

    To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

Client-provided location(s): Evendale, OH, USA; Lynn, MA, USA
Job ID: GE_Aerospace-GAOGAYGLOBALR5004664EXTERNALENGLOBAL
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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