Finance Specialist - FP&A Operations - Visual

Baker Hughes•Skaneateles, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving the oil and gas sector across more than 120 countries. Cordant™ Solutions supports the digital transformation of industrial operations by providing asset performance management, reliability, and optimization technologies. The Finance organization plays a critical role in enabling profitable growth, strong cost discipline, and effective capital deployment across the business. As a Finance Senior Specialist - FP&A Operations, you will partner closely with Projects & Services Operational leaders to provide financial guidance, planning support, and analytical insights. You will provide finance support for deploying digital product offerings and services, working directly with Program Managers and Project & Service Managers to ensure financial discipline, accurate forecasting, and strong execution. You will be responsible for driving financial planning cycles, developing cost structures for multiple activity scenarios, improving billing and collection performance, and defining KPIs that measure organizational effectiveness. Your work will directly influence profitability, cash generation, and strategic decision‑making across the region.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Digital/Software/SaaS Solution business environment.
Demonstrate English proficiency.
Have strong oral and written communication skills.
Bring strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities.
Have demonstrated the ability to analyze and resolve complex problems.
Have proven experience partnering with Operations, Commercial, Support Functions, and Finance teams.
Be able to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Bring established project management skills.
This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

Responsibilities

Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
Develop and maintain financial models for various business units and projects.
Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information for financial analysis.
Support the monthly financial reporting process, including variance analysis and management reporting.
Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses and reports as needed to support decision-making.
Assist in the evaluation of potential investments, mergers, and acquisitions.
Continuously improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
Driving analysis of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) financial performance, including ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue), MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue), churn, retention, net dollar retention (NDR), and customer lifetime value (CLTV) to support growth and profitability decisions.
Accurate application of ASC 606 for SaaS and multi‑element digital contracts, including deferral schedules, revenue allocation, and subscription-based billing models, working closely with controllership.
Providing financial business cases for new digital features, product enhancements, and cloud migration initiatives by modelling ROI, marginal cost impact, and scalability implications, working closely with Solutions & Product Management finance.
Developing and maintaining SaaS KPIs and dashboards that integrate product usage telemetry with financial outcomes to support real‑time decision making.
Supporting end‑to‑end subscription processes, working closely with CSM (Customer Success Management) organisation, by ensuring alignment between CRM, billing systems, and ERP for accurate ARR tracking, renewals, and revenue recognition.
Provide financial oversight of software-related costs, including third party licenses and cloud infrastructure costs.
Partner with the Product, Technology, Sourcing and Cloud Operations teams to forecast, track and optimize software and cloud infrastructure spend.