Castings Commodity Finance Leader

GE Aerospace•Evendale, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Partner with the operations team and finance commodity leaders to drive optimal business performance (Quality, Delivery, Cost & Cash). Supports deal underwriting for commercial agreements with supply base & manage ongoing financial performance following agreement of deals. This role supports the Casting GMs where they will be the finance lead for a large operations team contributing to all product lines.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
5+ years’ experience in Finance with increased levels of responsibility

Nice To Haves

Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
Demonstrated ability to lead projects.
Ability to document, plan, and execute process improvements
Prior experience using large datasets/automation tools (e.g. Alteryx, Spotfire, etc) a plus

Responsibilities

Partners with operations team and commodity finance leaders to support business performance (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost & Cash)
Responsible for financial support on deal underwriting, supplier/contract management, and cost/cash optimization projects
Owns monthly close reporting for commodity including reporting of financial metrics & analysis in support of monthly operating review with PSM GM & PSM CFO
Contributes to commodity level strategy through key planning cycles (annual strategy & budget processes) including ownership of material spend and inflation outlook.
Leverages analysis & data to support recommendations and provide insight to commodity operations teams
Drive horizontal projects within sourcing finance team to improve process standardization, simplification, and automation to reduce overall team workload
Communicate complex messages to others and explain difficult information
Work through areas of ambiguity and partner with cross functional teams in operations & finance to problem solve and benchmark best practices
Uses financial expertise & sound judgement to drive a high level of controllership & compliance at all times