Lead Finance Specialist - Project Control

GE Vernova, Inc.; Vadodara; On-site; INR 2,200,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Chartered Accountant with 6–7 years post-qualification industry experience to lead controllership and financial reporting for project portfolios in Vadodara, India.

The role focuses on internal controls, revenue recognition alignment, and action plans to improve contract margins and cash profiles. The ideal candidate will bring strong interpersonal skills, teamwork, and the ability to interface with customers and internal teams while ensuring policy adherence and

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in a project-driven business is preferred.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage controllership and financial reporting for projects under internal controls.
• Coordinate project reviews and ensure revenue recognition aligns with guidelines.
• Assess execution performance and propose actions to improve margins and cash flow.
• Develop understanding of business drivers and how team work integrates with others.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Chartered Accountant

Finance professional qualification

Job description

Job Description Summary

Responsible for driving technical accounting compliance, financial and operational internal controls, process simplification, and operational excellence to deliver accurate actual financial reporting and analysis. Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team. Focused on execution of standard enabling activities/provision of advice subject to policy and work routines within an enabling discipline. There may be some latitude to rearrange the sequence to complete task/duties based on changing situations.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage the controllership and financial reporting of projects in accordance with internal control rules. Ensure project accounting is in accordance with Company guidelines; define milestone and liaise with accounting for revenue recognition. Organize the project reviews from start to the end of each contract. Ensure consistency with project teams. Analyze the execution performance and propose action plans to improve contract margin and cash profile as well as corrective action plans to mitigate identified risks
• Broadening knowledge of theories, practices and procedures in own discipline to execute functional policy/strategy; still developing functional knowledge and skills.
• Basic understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. Good understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
• May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework. Resolves issues in situations that require good knowledge and judgment within established procedures. Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined policy/parameters.
• A job at this level requires good interpersonal skills. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE. Explains technical information to others.

Required Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant, Professional qualification in finance field
• Atleast 6-7 years of post-qualification industry experience
• Candidate with knowledge/experience in project driven business is preferred

Desired Characteristics

• Strong interpersonal skills, Teamwork, demonstrate lead role in driving actions, proactive approach to analyze and resolve problems, good communication skills

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes