Fossil Services EMENAT/APAC/SSA ITR Finance Leader

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 leader of the Steam Power Services Fossil Rest of World segment ITR finance team, you will provide finance leadership and oversight to support the strategic initiatives of the business for Fossil Rest of World consisting of the EMENAT, APAC, SSA regions ($500M+ revenue and orders). In this leadership role, you will serve as a strategic partner to the Fossil business operations team. You will collaborate with segment leadership, the region ITR leaders, fulfillment, and the project management organization to ensure execution is in line with customer and company expectations, drive profitable growth, and manage company risk effectively. Your efforts will focus on daily management, continuous improvement, and transformative initiatives.

What you’ll do

• Partner with the Fossil Services Rest of World General Manager, services and commercial leadership, and project teams to enhance commercial and operational focus, thereby facilitating timely decision-making and optimizing both short-term and long-term financial performance.
• Lead the development and implementation of operating plans for the Fossil Rest of World regions with business teams to drive clarity, facilitate decision making with speed, growth, and margin expansion outcomes.
• Optimize cash metrics, including billing linearity, on-time collections, past due reduction initiatives, and disbursement maintenance.
• Drive the financial reconciliation component of the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, fulfillment, services, and finance, to develop and execute a unified plan that supports business objectives. Analyze data to forecast demand accurately, identify potential risks, and propose solutions to improve efficiency and responsiveness. Facilitate continuous improvement in the planning process to leverage S&OP to produce quarterly forecasts, budget outlooks, and long-range strategic forecasts.
• Provide country or contract specific knowledge to evaluate deal economics, risk profiles, and progress deals towards commercial closure.
• Collaborate with the commercial, operations, and fulfillment teams on settlements, change orders, liquidated damages, and cost of poor quality to attain targeted economic and financial outcomes.
• Partner with FP&A to own the financial submissions for all planning cycles, pacing, and monthly operating rhythms. Lead pacing and forecasting updates with the business teams and Operations Finance.
• Prepare and support presentations required to communicate the Fossil segment’s financial position and progress towards strategic, operational, and financial objectives to Steam Power, Gas Power, and GE Vernova/Corporate.
• Lead the pursuit of excellence in controllership (spirit & letter, adherence to GEV policies, regulatory compliance, audit support, transfer of best practices, internal controls, etc.)
• Identify, recruit, grow and lead the Fossil Services ROW ITR Finance team effectively, to retain and develop the next generation of finance talents.

What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)

• Strong technical finance acumen, including in-depth knowledge of US GAAP accounting, controllership principles, financial reporting, and analysis
• Experience in Commercial Finance and Service projects with practical experience in ASC606 Revenue Recognition Standards
• Significant experience of Finance in industrial businesses
• Experience in a finance leadership role
• Proven ability to lead and influence dispersed teams, providing clear direction, actively communicating and ensuring consistent performance
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited university or college, or equivalent knowledge / experience

What will make you stand out

• Strategic thinker with the ability to create and execute concrete action plans
• Solid understanding of key operational disciplines, including project management & planning, sourcing, contract management, engineering, construction & commissioning, tax and legal
• Prioritization skills: proven ability to prioritize effectively and drive performance of the organization
• Ability to clearly communicate financial results and operational issues to various audiences and levels in the organization
• Resiliency/Adaptability: being open to change in response to new information and in different or unexpected circumstances
• Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others

Benefits Available to You

GEV employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce.

• 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.

Inclusion & Diversity

At GEV, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong.