Lead Finance Specialist – Manufacturing Operations

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.

As a Gas Power Global Supply Chain member, the GEVSS Lead Finance Specialist of Manufacturing Operations is the key finance partner for the manufacturing sites in Singapore. This site performs repairs for turbine blades, aeroderivative, rotors and HA components with ~900K hours of annual production. This role has oversight over ~$65M of gross production costs, ~$20M inventory, and ~$20M of capital spend while driving key performance indicators including labor productivity, utilization and indirect costs per hour (utilities, supplies & tooling, maintenance).

Essential Responsibilities

• 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

Basic Qualifications

• Prior FP&A and Supply Chain Finance experience

• Knowledge of accounting policies and practices, including standard costing, inventory, and fixed assets

• System ERP Expertise or deployments experience such as SAP Powermax

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving skills and communication skills

• Strong written and verbal communication in both English and Hungarian

• Established project management skills, including relevant experience leading complex initiatives cross functionally

• Working knowledge of visualization software: Tableau

• Embrace GE Vernova Way, driving innovation, serving customers, embracing LEAN, winning as one team, and accountable to deliver

• Preference will be given to current Gas Power Finance employees and graduates of finance management leadership programs

Additional Notes:

• Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%

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.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No