Assistant Commercial Controller

GE Vernova • Schenectady, NY

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About The Position

This position is part of the GE Vernova Wind Controllership team reporting directly to the Wind Global Commercial Controller primarily focused on Commercial Accounting across the globe. This individual will be responsible for driving technical accounting compliance, financial and operational internal controls, process simplification, and operational excellence to deliver accurate financial reporting and analysis over commercial activities. They will ensure global compliance with local statutory regulations, U.S. GAAP, controls and procedures. This individual will have an in depth understanding of the business or function and how their role integrates with others within their discipline as an individual contributor

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance from a nationally accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial positions, or 3 years in public accounting; including a high controllership, process, and operational partnership-oriented mindset

Nice To Haves

• Detail oriented with large quantities of data, but able present and communicate concisely
• CPA preferred
• Strong process management skills
• Strong communication skills
• Leadership skills and ability to work with teams across functions
• Big 4 accounting experience

Responsibilities

• Lead cross functionally in partnership with the Onshore Equipment Senior finance team, commercial finance organization, commercial organization, and delivery teams.
• Support on the understanding the balance composition of the balance sheet relevant accounts, assist the extended team, internal and external auditors, with the understanding and explanation of the balances and ensure the related and associated process have proper controls in place.
• Lead and execute controls definition and quarterly quality reviews for the following accounts and underlying processes: Revenue recognition, Liquidated damages, Accounts Receivable and all subset accounts including Past dues and Bad debt reserve, Progress collections and Deferred income.
• Harmonize processes globally for the aforementioned accounts to drive efficiency.
• Maintain the currency and relevance of policies and accounting standard operating procedures in alignment with the evolving business landscape and dynamics
• Identify and drive automation and simplification to support monthly close and financial reporting on related dashboards to report in the most accurate and less manual way eliminating waste and non-value add work for finance teams.
• Actively participate in post-mortems for monthly and quarter close lessons learned within business finance / operations team as well as with hub and Genpact providing feedback and following up on action plans. Identify areas for continuous improvement and engage lean team where applicable.
• Assist in complex and technical issues advise and resolution engaging and communicating with multiple stakeholders as applicable and identify risks during pacing reviews that might represent exposures for the quarter.

Benefits

• GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, 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 Vernova 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 financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

What This Job Offers

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