Steam Power Services Structural Costs Leader (m/f/d)

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Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree / Master’s Degree from an accredited university in finance or accounting
• Extensive knowledge in Operational Finance, FP&A, long-term forecasting and financial modeling
• Advance financial and accounting skills, ability to triangulate financial statements, financial modelling skills
• Good understanding of financial flows and accounting models for services and equipment projects
• Strong analytical skills, ability to synthesize and prioritize
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and setting cross-functional strategy and rigor
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Established project management skills
• Previous managerial experience and experience in leading through change

Responsibilities:

• Lead the global structural costs FP&A process (~$300M net cost) across Fixed Production Costs, SG&A, and R&D, ensuring alignment with the Income Statement Leader and Global GAS FP&A team.
• Drive operational cost discipline by conducting monthly structural cost reviews across Steam Power Services P&L’s.
• Lead critical quarterly close activities, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting and adherence to key timelines.
• Analyse budget, forecast, and actuals to identify cost trends and root causes of variances vs. prior periods and scenarios.
• Partner with senior leaders to identify cost-out opportunities, providing insights into key spend categories (e.g., Compensation & Benefits, Purchased Services, GEV Assessments).
• Align with Steam Power Services P&L’s to assess labour inefficiencies by site, risks/opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Support monthly operating rhythms (MORs) and other reporting requirements, ensuring leadership has the insights needed for informed strategic decision-making.
• Driven Lean initiatives across the cost profile to identify waste and improve cost visibility
• Serve as the subject matter expert on Steam Power Services structural cost guidelines and reporting standards, ensuring consistency with GAS reporting.
• Provide financial insights and cost analysis to support the Income Statement Leader and Senior Leadership on ad-hoc projects.
• Develop and drive cost optimization initiatives, improving cost visibility and transparency across the organization.