Sr Finance Manager - CSA Commercial Controller

Job Description

​As the CSA Commercial Controller, you will:

• Understand and interpret applicable GE General Accounting Procedures (GE GAPs), US GAAP, GE Enterprise Standards, GE and GEES Standard Operating Procedures, and Process Maps to deliver timely, high quality financial reporting information, including documentation of such conclusions in memo, summary or other agreed format for internal files.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP in the consolidated financial statements
• Be responsible for setting policy through interpretation of US GAAP and compliance with GE policy, providing technical support to the finance, risk and operations community
• Assist the sales, commercial and risk teams with contractual support and drive accounting compliance and Lean principles across these organizations.
• Have strong commercial awareness and be expected to influence the development of strategy around both technical and operational accounting, including resource allocation and policy formulation.
• Proactively drive communication of financial accounting topics across a wide group of stakeholders, including commercial sales, commercial operations, CSA business operations, finance, FP&A, risk, and senior leadership.  This will include communicating difficult concepts, require influencing other’s opinions on particular topics, and guiding others to consider different points of view. 
• Clearly communicate with commercial teams considering potential actions, and clearly documenting the basis and evidence supporting financial reporting outcomes applied.
• Proactively identify and communicate potential downstream impacts from actions being considered by commercial teams, including process risk and complexity and future financial risk.
• Ensure integrity of financial reporting data via implementation and execution of controls.
• Use a high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact CSA accounting, including regularly advising decision makers in the function and in the business.
• Utilize multiple internal and limited external sources to arrive at decisions. A high level of evaluative judgment will be required to achieve outcomes required. 
• Execute against priorities and influence and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Ensure accuracy of GE Aerospace’s financial results by recognizing and preventing misrepresentation, concealment, or omission of information
• Form close relationships with key stakeholders in Aerospace Commercial, Finance and Risk teams.
• Support other accounting and auditing processes, including external and internal auditors and the statutory accounting team, as required.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college
• 7 or more years of experience in accounting (technical and/or operational)
• 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
• Ability to influence and drive results in a matrixed organization 
• Ability to anticipate, communicate, report and resolve challenges
• Ability to work non-standard business hours as required to support global commercial teams or quarter close
• Effective problem identification and solution skills

Desired Characteristics:

• CPA/CA or Masters of Accountancy or Business Administration is required
• Knowledge of business operations
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional style, including both oral and written communication
• Experience with GE Enterprise Standard Chart of Accounts, Hyperion Essbase, SAP, Oracle accounting / ERP systems, Microsoft Office products is preferred, but not required
• Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex financial issues
• Detail-oriented and strong time management skills
• Flexible approach with a strong team spirit
• Compliance & controllership mindset
• Comfortable to execute through uncertainty

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