Sr Finance Manager Operational Controllership
Stamford, CT - USA
Job Summary
Success in this position requires more than delivering accurate financial reportingit calls for a forward-looking leader who can simplify complexity lead process and operating model improvements and elevate controllership capabilities across the organization. The individual will serve as a trusted partner to finance and business leadership balancing operational excellence compliance and continuous improvement while helping shape a more agile disciplined and insight-driven finance function.
Roles and Responsibilities
Strategic Controllership and Portfolio Oversight
- Provide leadership and oversight for accounting and controllership activities across an investment portfolio that includes loans leases venture capital and equity method investments ensuring accurate recognition measurement reporting and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
- Drive consistency transparency and governance across the portfolio strengthening financial stewardship and enabling informed decision-making.
- Lead reporting and management insight related to assets under management and assets managed on behalf of other businesses within the segment ensuring clear visibility into performance risks and financial implications.
Close Leadership and Financial Reporting Excellence
- Lead monthly and quarterly close processes for key business areas ensuring timely accurate and complete financial reporting across journal entries accruals reconciliations and reporting deliverables.
- Continuously improve close processes by identifying opportunities to simplify standardize and enhance efficiency while maintaining strong financial controls.
- Partner with stakeholders across finance and operations to resolve issues remove bottlenecks and improve the quality and speed of financial information.
Cash Flow Leadership and Performance Insight
- Lead the preparation review and analysis of cash flow reporting ensuring accurate classification reconciliation and reporting of operating investing and financing activities.
- Present cash flow results and key insights to management translating technical reporting into actionable business understanding.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen cash flow visibility forecasting support and reporting discipline through improved processes and governance.
Balance Sheet Integrity and Control Environment
- Oversee quarterly account reconciliations and related governance to ensure balance sheet integrity timely issue resolution and a strong controls environment.
- Strengthen controllership discipline by driving accountability standardization and transparency across reconciliation and review processes.
- Partner with internal and external audit teams as needed to support audit readiness and reinforce confidence in financial reporting and control execution.
Transformation Process Improvement and Capability Building
- Lead and influence special projects aimed at redesigning improving or implementing financial and operational processes to enhance scalability efficiency control and reporting quality.
- Act as a transformation-minded leader who identifies opportunities to modernize workflows reduce complexity and improve the effectiveness of the controllership operating model.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement operational excellence and disciplined execution across the team and stakeholder network.
- Help build organizational capability by sharing best practices strengthening financial process ownership and elevating controllership standards.
Statutory Reporting and Governance Leadership
- Lead governance related to local statutory reporting obligations ensuring compliance with legal regulatory and corporate requirements across relevant legal entities and jurisdictions.
- Proactively assess reporting risks emerging requirements and process gaps implementing solutions that improve compliance and governance outcomes.
- Serve as a key point of coordination across finance legal entity and regional stakeholders to ensure statutory reporting obligations are met with rigor and consistency.
Leadership Partnership and Influence
- Serve as a trusted finance leader and partner to cross-functional stakeholders influencing outcomes through strong communication sound judgment and a solutions-oriented approach.
- Bring a leadership mindset to both day-to-day operations and broader organizational change balancing detail orientation with strategic perspective.
- Foster alignment across teams by connecting controllership priorities to broader business goals operational needs and transformation initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited university or college.
- 8 yearsof progressive experience in accounting controllership financial reporting or finance leadership.
- 3 yearsof experience supporting or leading monthly and/or quarterly close processes in a complex business environment
- Demonstrated experience preparing reviewing or analyzingcash flow statementsand related reporting.
- Direct experience accounting forinvestment portfolios including loans leases venture capital and/or equity method investments.
- Working knowledge ofUS GAAP IFRS and/or local GAAP.
- Experience supportingstatutory reportingacrossmultiple legal entities and/or jurisdictions.
- Experience withinternal controls balance sheet reconciliations and audit support.
- Demonstrated experience leadingprocess improvement transformation or operational changeinitiatives.
- Strong analytical problem-solving and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency withERP systems financial reporting tools and advanced Microsoft Excel.
Desired Characteristics
- CPA and / or MBA
- Strategic transformation-oriented finance professional with a strong controllership mindset.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and levels without direct authority. Strong leadership presence and sound judgment in complex environments.
- Proactive accountable and execution-focused approach.
- Ability to balance detailed accounting requirements with broader business objectives.
- Commitment to continuous improvement operational excellence and capability building.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
Manager
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