Senior Finance Manager - LEAP Services

General Electric Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to drive financial performance in their LEAP Services portfolio. This pivotal role involves leading financial initiatives, overseeing contract negotiations, and conducting margin reviews to ensure profitability. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing financial leadership and insights to support strategic business objectives. With a commitment to flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits plan, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a global leader in aerospace manufacturing.

Benefits

Flexible Working Arrangements

Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical Cover

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field required.
• Proven experience in financial leadership roles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial initiatives for LEAP services and contracts.
• Conduct Contract Margin Reviews and profitability analyses.
• Collaborate with teams to achieve business commitments.

Skills

Financial Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Job description

Job Description Summary

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Finance Manager to be based at our commercial office in West Drayton, London. This is a business partner role to the LEAP Services operating team, contributing to the financial performance of our services portfolio and accountable for the profitability on select customer agreements. The role will serve as the PL finance lead in the Europe region, functional owner for various product line initiatives, and responsible for all financial aspects of contract execution, restructuring actions, and contract margin reviews.

GE Aerospace is one of the world's largest manufacturers of aircraft engines and components, partnering with major commercial, business jet, and military aerospace companies and organizations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

1. Functional owner for LEAP services commercial and/or operational initiatives

• Partner with regional teams as the PL finance lead for Europe contracts.
• Provide financial leadership for specific channel activities (e.g., external, T&M, or CSA channel).
• Serve as financial lead on key projects to achieve business commitments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to progress business initiatives.

Financial leadership for LEAP customer agreements

• Work with customer teams to develop long-term program models for contract negotiations.
• Identify and analyze potential contract restructuring actions.
• Manage Op Plan budgeting, long-term forecasting, and quarterly estimates with the operations team.

Contract Margin Review support

• Conduct Contract Margin Reviews (CMRs) for existing contracts.
• Create profitability analyses and variance reports.
• Coordinate CMR execution and issue resolution.

Additional Responsibilities

• Contribute to finance standard work practices for LEAP Services.
• Support initiatives related to CMR, productivity, and PL FP&A improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field from an accredited university/college.

Desired Characteristics

• Proven experience in financial leadership roles, preferably in services or operations.
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting complex financial data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience in process improvement within transactional environments.

Additional Information

Flexible Working: GE supports flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.

Total Reward: Our benefits plan, FlexChoice, offers options for savings and benefits customization, including pension, bonus, life assurance, income protection, and private medical cover.

Security Clearance: Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained.

Right to Work: Applications from those requiring sponsorship are welcome; however, eligibility depends on UK immigration rules.

Additional Information: No relocation assistance provided.