Lead Finance Analyst - Supply Chain Operational Finance

About the role

GE Vernova's Gas Power business is looking for a Lead Finance Analyst for its Global Supply Chain Process Center of Excellence in Budapest. The role supports manufacturing and repair operations across multiple sites, covering financial planning, month-end close, reporting and analysis of results for downstream site operations and finance leaders. It also works with the Data & Analytics COE to build tools and analytical solutions, and has indirect oversight of costs such as maintenance, utilities, tools and supplies, and sales COGS.

Key responsibilities

• Support manufacturing finance activities, including planning, pacing and monthly operating reviews
• Own the scope of closing, pacing and planning
• Ensure alignment with company policies and standard work
• Perform a limited number of transactional activities such as internal billing of FPC costs and booking of accruals
• Provide insight into actual costs, communicate financial risks, opportunities and their impact on operational KPIs
• Explain variance drivers between actuals and plan, or plan and previous plan, including volume, mix and FX
• Use ERP capabilities for lean monthly close and share best practices, simplification and automation/AI initiatives
• Partner with fixed production cost factory leaders and communicate with operational cost owners, site and global finance leaders
• Leverage data and analytics tools to improve pacing accuracy and give operations value-added insights
• Lead LEAN and standardization initiatives, deliver financial analytics and controls, and take part in user acceptance testing of new tools

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• Proven FP&A and/or supply chain finance experience
• Fluent English is essential
• Awareness of accounting policies and practices
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Required skills

• SAP and Oracle ERP expertise desired
• Power BI and Tableau working knowledge is a plus
• Project management skills and proven track record in financial process simplification (AI implementation a plus)