Service Contract Finance Manager - GE (Jacksonville, Florida)

City: Jacksonville
State: Florida
Country: USA

Company Name: GE
Job Category: Financial

Role Summary/Purpose:
The Service Contract Finance Manager demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives. In this role, you will integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization, manage complex issues within functional area of expertise, be involved in long-term planning, and contribute to the overall business strategy.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Serve as a business partner to the operating team to drive initiatives, growth, business strategy and profitability
- Area of concentration include profit/loss statements, balance sheet as well as control and measurement of productivity, warranty, inventory carrying costs, and expenses associated with the service business
- Tracking & analyzing overall service contract performance (revenue, labor & material cost, functional costs, profitability)
- Work with business leaders to understand and drive opportunities for growth and managing cost
- Recommending actions to get to planned performance for the operating teams
- Monthly, Quarter and fiscal year financial closing
- Understand, communicate and explain results/variance drivers within the business
- Develop estimates, operating plans (short and long term sessions), forecasts and reviews
- Deal directly with customer management regarding billing of labor, materials, and facility expenses
- Forecasting Risks and Opportunities
- Cash & Accounts Receivable tracking
- Invoicing & Accounts Payable processing
- Account reconciliations & general controllership
- Inventory observation
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year university/college with a degree in Accounting or Finance
- At least 7 years of financial work experience in positions of increasing responsibility
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Desired Characteristics:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Works well in a matrix organization
- Effectively prioritizes work to balance business objectives
- Certified Public Accountant or Masters of Business Administration
- Graduate of Financial Management Program or similar (internal)
- Effective presentation skills and ability to interact with upper management
- Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex financial issues
- PC proficiency within MS Office product suite

Relocation assistance may be offered to chosen candidate.

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