Senior Program & Risk Analyst - Edison Works

GE Aerospace • Evendale, OH

17h • $119,000 - $158,000

About The Position

Responsible for finance activities supporting a product line within the Edison Works division. This role will be a close business partner to the product line and related functions. This role is also responsible for evaluating commercial deals and investment opportunities through robust financial modeling, scenario analysis, and risk assessment. It will partner closely with Operations, Finance, and Contracts, to structure competitive yet financially sound deals that align with the company’s strategic, financial, and risk appetite objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• .Experience with long-term contracts or capital-intensive industries is a plus.
• US Citizen, able to obtain and hold US DoD Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong Excel modeling skills; ability to build and audit complex models.
• Familiarity with DCF, NPV, IRR, scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Experience with data tools (e.g., Power BI/Tableau, SQL) is beneficial
• Understanding of financial, commercial, and operational risk concepts (credit, FX, inflation, volume, performance, residual value).
• Ability to translate qualitative risks into quantitative impacts.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, attention to detail, clear communication of complex analyses to non-financial stakeholders, comfort challenging assumptions, and ability to work in cross-functional teams under tight timelines.
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn. Can influence decisions through data-driven insights, communicate trade-offs, and handle pushback constructively.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the product line to support planning, reporting, and modeling efforts on programs, while evaluating new business opportunities.
• Proactively serve as a business partner to business leaders in the formulation and execution of business strategy, including competitive positioning, supply chain capacity & investments, and future technology roadmap.
• Data & Insights - Use historical performance, benchmarks, and market data to challenge assumptions and improve forecast quality. Develop dashboards or summary views to communicate key value drivers and risks to stakeholders.
• Deal Modeling - Build and maintain detailed financial models for deals (e.g., equipment sales, long-term service agreements, PBH, leasing, JV structures). Analyze revenue, margin, cash, NPV/IRR, payback, and balance sheet impacts. Translate commercial terms into quantitative outputs.
• Deal Structuring Support - Partner with Operations, Contracts, and Risk teams to design deal structures that balance customer needs with internal risk, return, and SQDC targets. Provide analytic input on pricing, contract terms, and risk mitigations (e.g., caps/floors, indexation, guarantees, collateral).
• Risk Assessment - Identify and quantify key risks (pricing, volume, technical, operational, regulatory, credit, inflation, residual value, contractual penalties). Perform sensitivity and scenario analysis to understand downside exposures and risk-return trade-offs.
• Governance - Prepare decision materials for deal reviews and approval committees. Ensure models and assumptions are aligned with company policy, accounting standards, and risk thresholds. Document rationale, key assumptions, and limitations.
• Cross-functional Collaboration - Work closely with Finance, Risk, Legal, Engineering, and Operations to validate inputs (costs, reliability, performance, operational constraints) and ensure alignment on deal assumptions and risk-sharing mechanisms.
• Continuous Improvement - Standardize and improve deal models, templates, and tools. Help define and refine modeling standards, risk frameworks, and best practices. Provide training or guidance to commercial teams on using models and understanding outputs.
• Government acquisition/contracts efforts; exposed to regulatory (FAR/DFARs) requirements, and proposal creation.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

What This Job Offers

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