Sr Finance Manager - Product Cost

**Job Description Summary** Whether you want to work at one of our facilities as the site leader's right hand helping to make business decisions or at headquarters on a larger finance team, we have an opportunity for you. You'll get to work with budgets of various sizes and complexities, while collaborating with others. Our finance and accounting teams span the globe, providing unmatched learning, development, and career growth opportunities. The Finance Cost and Productivity Leader will provide dedicated focus to improving GE9X cost for new and aftermarket engines. This role partners with multiple operations teams to achieve business targets. The candidate must demonstrate ability to work and influence cross functionally, with an ability to independently perform analytics that result in actionable insights, and in-depth knowledge of different types of cost and how they are influenced. **Job Description** **Roles and Responsibilities** + Create, maintain, and improve process for long-term forecasting of new engine cost. Support FP&A processes from an engine cost perspective and work with Tech & Ops organization and CES FP&A to ensure alignment across the organization. Own CMC Nozzle scrap allocation process, ensuring compliance and accuracy. + Independently perform analytics to identify opportunities and risk. Finding new ways to look at data, then use the findings to drive action. Run analytics to compare 9X to other programs to gain insight and ensure reasonableness. + Influence and drive all cost pools in the product line, inclusive of non-engine costs where applicable. + Partner with operations to support financial fleet model updates for Services cost, perform analytics, assess risk, and make recommendations. + Lead team to better connect engineering investment to returns, help advocate for investments that best achieve near- and long- term goals + Lead business case valuation for strategic cost actions + Ensure consistency in cost reporting, evaluation, definitions and overall process across GEA + Partner with operations to ensure top projects are properly valued. Perform validation upon completion and drive holistic improvement based on findings. + Potential to expand into Shop Visit cost support when EIS approaches + Potential for inventory and P&E support for cost related drivers and improvements. **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college + Minimum 6 years of experience in Accounting or Finance + Prior experience with manufacturing cost accounting and reporting preferred **Desired Characteristics** + Ability to partner with operating leaders and influence cross-functionally + Resourceful - ability to build relationships across the organization to get things done + Open-minded and embraces change and challenges + Perform role with mindset for continuous improvement using lean methodologies + Analytical, organized, curious, strong communication skills **Additional Information** GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal 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 Aerospace 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 GE Aerospace is an Equal 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.