Finance Specialist - FP&A Operations

Baker Hughes • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The FP&A Systems Finance Analyst is part of the Baker Hughes Financial Transformation project. The role will have a primary focus supporting the Planning workstream of the project and will also support the CFIN and Reporting & Analytics workstreams. The analyst acts as a key liaison between Finance, HR, DT and business stakeholders to drive planning process improvements, support forecasting and long-range planning activities, and ensure the successful delivery of system enhancements across the enterprise planning ecosystem. This role will play an important role in driving platform adoption, improving user experience, identifying AI opportunities, and ensuring data integrity across the planning landscape.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 2+ years of Finance/FP&A experience
• Experience supporting financial planning and forecasting processes
• Finance systems expertise and experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong financial analytical skills, to drive insight and solve problems quickly, and attention to details/accuracy.
• Handling communication with colleagues and business experts about change of policy and implementation.
• Ability to communicate complex messages to others.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple priorities with proven organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• Professional finance qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance the Anaplan planning platform, partnering with Finance, FP&A, HR, and Digital Technology teams to deliver scalable solutions and continuous improvements.
• Support critical planning processes, including monthly forecasts, annual budgets, workforce planning, actuals integration, management reporting, and long-range planning.
• Gather and translate business requirements into functional solutions, coordinating testing, deployments, and system enhancements to improve user experience and platform adoption.
• Ensure data integrity and process governance by managing integrations, resolving data and reconciliation issues, and supporting planning controls and standards.
• Drive process optimization and automation, leveraging analytics to improve forecast accuracy, planning efficiency, and decision-making while reducing manual activities.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and change management, facilitating workshops, governance activities, and cross-functional collaboration across global finance and business teams.
• Provide user training and support, developing documentation, delivering training sessions, and acting as a trusted advisor on planning processes and system capabilities.
• Support finance transformation initiatives and project delivery, contributing to new model implementations, system upgrades, reporting enhancements, AI-driven planning capabilities, and CFIN reporting and reconciliation activities.

Benefits

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Education Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Mental Health resources
• Dependent Care
• Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k).
• Choice of coverage options that best suit your needs.
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
• Additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level