Finance Advisor - FP&A Operations

Baker Hughes•Houston, TX

About The Position

As a Finance Advisor – FP&A Operations, you will support business performance through commercial evaluation, investment analysis, and project economics evaluation. You will partner with business leaders and functional teams to assess opportunities, quantify risks and value drivers, and provide insights that support decision-making and capital allocation. You will use financial expertise, analytical skills, and business acumen to support strategic and operational objectives. You will work with stakeholders across the organization to develop business cases, evaluate investment opportunities, manage planning cycles, and provide financial analysis to enable informed decisions. The role also involves collaboration on planning, forecasting, financial analysis, investment evaluations, and strategic initiatives that support long-term business objectives and value creation. The company describes its environment as collaborative, inclusive, and performance-driven, encouraging innovation, teamwork, professional development, and continuous improvement. The role offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, with eligibility for company-sponsored health and welfare programs, the Thrift Plan (401k), and additional compensation such as bonuses subject to applicable terms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.
5–7 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Corporate Finance, Commercial Finance, Project Economics, or Investment Analysis.
Strong financial analysis, business planning, and financial modeling capabilities.
Experience evaluating business opportunities using NPV, IRR, payback, sensitivity, and scenario analyses.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and organizational levels.
Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment.

Nice To Haves

Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve complex business problems.
Demonstrated ability to lead programs and projects.
Ability to document, plan, communicate, and execute strategic initiatives.
Established project management skills.
Experience with investment analysis, business case development, and financial decision-support processes.
Familiarity with digital tools, analytics, and AI-enabled financial solutions.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain project economics and investment evaluation models for strategic business opportunities.
Build financial models and business cases involving capital solutions.
Build and maintain economic baselines, including value drivers, assumptions, cost estimates, capital requirements, and expected returns.
Track and drive project performance and due diligence.
Perform financial modeling and scenario analysis to support business decisions.
Analyze project performance and recommend action plans to improve profitability, cash generation, and operational effectiveness.
Identify risks, opportunities, and uncertainties that may impact project outcomes and investment performance.
Support the development of business cases, alternatives analyses, and investment recommendations.
Communicate with stakeholders across the organization.
Support governance, model validation, and documentation processes to promote consistency and transparency in financial decision-making.
Lead and support finance-related projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning, reporting, analytics, and business performance processes.
Collaborate with business leaders and cross-functional teams on planning, forecasting, financial analysis, investment evaluations, and strategic initiatives.