CSA Finance Specialist (M/F/D)

Baker Hughes Company; Firenze; Hybrid; EUR 44,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care options

Life insurance

Flexible working patterns

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company in Italy seeks a CSA Finance Specialist to support financial performance, reporting, and operational finance activities across the CSA business. You will collaborate with regional finance leaders, controllership, project management, and shared services to ensure accurate reporting and effective margin management.

The role covers forecasting, closing, project accounting, intercompany support, and data quality initiatives, with flexible working patterns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CMA or equivalent) is an advantage.
• Relevant experience in financial planning & analysis, controllership, project accounting, or commercial finance.
• Understanding of revenue recognition and project accounting concepts, including Percentage of Completion (POC), is desirable.
• Experience in a complex multinational environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes (revenue, margin, profitability).
• Partner with regional CSA Finance Managers to develop sales and margin outlooks.
• Assist with closing activities and statutory reporting.
• Support project accounting, including Percentage of Completion (POC) and revenue recognition.
• Coordinate intercompany billing, reconciliations, and balance sheet analyses.
• Drive data quality initiatives and finance process improvements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

CSA Finance Specialist

Play a key role in supporting the financial performance, reporting, and operational finance activities of the CSA business. Do you enjoy working with analysis and insights? Partner with the best Baker Hughes stands as a leading global energy‑technology company, delivering innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient across the entire value chain. Operating in more than 120 countries, the company blends deep industrial expertise with advanced engineering and digital technologies to support energy production, transformation, and decarbonization. With over a century of heritage, Baker Hughes partners with customers in oil and gas, industrial sectors, and emerging energy markets to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable energy future Fuel your passion The CSA Finance Specialist plays a key role in supporting the financial performance, reporting, and operational finance activities of the CSA business. The role partners closely with regional finance leaders, commercial teams, controllership, project management, and shared service organizations to ensure accurate financial reporting, effective margin management, compliance with accounting requirements, and continuous process improvement. The successful candidate will provide financial analysis and insights, support closing and forecasting activities, drive data quality initiatives, and contribute to business decision-making across multiple regions and legal entities.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual financial forecasting processes, including revenue, margin, and profitability analysis.
• Partnering with regional CSA Finance Managers to develop sales and margin outlooks and assess risks and opportunities.
• Analyzing business performance drivers and report to management.

Financial Reporting & Closing

• Supporting monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities in compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Assisting with statutory reporting requirements and support external and internal audit activities.
• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial data used for reporting and decision-making.

Project & Contract Accounting

• Supporting financial processes related to project accounting, including Percentage of Completion (POC) accounting.
• Monitoring project financial performance and assist in revenue recognition and margin analysis activities.
• Participating in contractual margin reviews and support actualization processes in collaboration with Risk Management and Commercial teams.
• Reviewing and reconcile deferred balances and other contract-related financial accounts.

Intercompany & Controllership Support

• Coordinating and support intercompany billing and recharging processes across multiple legal entities and regions.
• Working closely with intercompany teams to investigate and resolve reconciliation issues and outstanding balances.
• Performing account reconciliations, balance sheet analysis, and financial tie-outs.
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and financial governance requirements.

Process Improvement & Data Quality

• Driving initiatives that enhance financial reporting accuracy, automation, and data quality.
• Collaborating with Finance Systems and IT teams to improve reporting tools, financial processes, and system efficiencies.
• Identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize, and optimize finance workflows.
• Supporting special projects and transformation initiatives across the CSA finance organization.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Have professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CMA, or equivalent) is an advantage.
• Have relevant experience in financial planning & analysis, controllership, project accounting, or commercial finance.
• Understanding of revenue recognition and project accounting concepts, including Percentage of Completion (POC), is desirable.
• Have experience working in a complex multinational environment is preferred.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well‑being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we must push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.

Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

For Italy

The initial pay range for this position will be EUR 43,600 To 70,000. The provisions of Contratto Collettivo Industria Metalmeccanica e della installazione di impianti will be applied to this position. Section VI - Titolo IV of that collective bargaining agreement relates to pay

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Finance Specialist - FP&A Operations

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry‑leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well‑being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.