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GE Aerospace Corporate Operations CFO in Evendale, Ohio

Job Description Summary

This role will be responsible for oversight and leadership of GE Aerospace’s consolidated Corporate P&L activities and associated cross-business productivity efforts and reporting. The scope will include management of the HQ P&L consisting primarily of functional costs, as well as associated process responsibilities, including coordination with various teams who contribute to total Corporate reporting.

Additionally, this role will be the finance point of contact for all cross-business productivity initiatives, working closely with GE Aerospace CFO and various division senior leaders/GMs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of 9 comprised of individuals and people leaders to drive best in class execution and analytics while supporting key company priorities and initiatives.

  • Lead team responsible for all FP&A activities supporting management of the standalone GE Aerospace HQ P&L primarily consisting of functional costs, including reporting, forecasting, planning, and overall operational partnership on driving accountability and cost efficiency mindsets. Scope includes both the income and cash flow statements and required non-GAAP adjustments, requiring coordination across multiple team members to implement effectively.

  • Horizontally coordinate across all teams who impact Corporate, including but not limited to: Digital Technology, Treasury, Tax, Corporate Holdings (inclusive of legacy GE Corporate wind-down and trailing operations), to represent standard, clear reporting and analytics for total Corporate as represented in internal and external disclosures.

  • Lead team responsible for GE Aerospace HQ functional cost, partnering directly with the Senior Aerospace Leadership Team and their operational deputies to report, estimate, forecast and analyze all central functions across all FP&A cycles (monthly and quarterly closes and all planning cycles). Continue to improve new cost aggregation and management reporting processes to providing regular insights to operational drive efficiency in cost management, including ideation and implementation of transformation cost-out objectives over the near-term horizon.

  • Manage GE Aerospace HQ functional cost allocation processes, including planning and actual reporting and associated models. Collaborate closely with Controllership, tax, government accounting, and the division FP&A teams to improve and streamline communications, establish standard work that can be implemented for every actual close and forecasting and estimating cycle, and ensure accuracy and accountability is maintained across multiple stakeholder groups.

  • Partner closely with the Government Accounting team to ensure compliance, accuracy, and process alignment required for government cost pool reporting and analytics. Work to algin cost accumulation and allocation processes to the extent possible, while ensuring both GAAP, management, and CAS reporting needs are met.

  • Support business in achieving its productivity goals by leading cross-functional senior leaders in data-driven reviews to make decisions on driving incremental cost out, especially in areas where spend and opportunities span across divisions and teams:

  • Provide data needed and assist in detailed analysis required to prioritize areas of cost out opportunities.

  • Partner with horizontal functional owners on creating standard work on operationally tracking areas of opportunity and ensure implementation of agreed action plans.

  • Clearly and succinctly summarize key actions and decisions needed.

  • Generate new cost saving ideas and share best practices across working team.

  • Drive continuous improvement and simplification of team’s processes, including automation. trough FLIGHT DECK.

Qualifications / Requirements

Bachelor's Degree, Finance or Accounting is preferred

Minimum 10 years of finance experience with prior FP&A role experience

Financial modeling skills

Leadership experience with senior management interaction

Demonstrated experience influencing and communicating at all levels, including with Senior Management

Proven project management and coordination skills

Experience managing direct reports and multiple priorities

Proficient use of financial systems (e.g. Hyperion, Oracle) and analysis tools including Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Desired Characteristics

Advanced financial analytics/modeling skills

Experience with government cost accounting principles

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities

Experience with business process redesign and/or LEAN

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . 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 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: Yes

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