Finance Manager - FP&A Operations

About the role

Are you passionate about driving financial performance, business planning, and operational excellence across a global organization?

Do you enjoy partnering with cross-functional leaders to influence business decisions, improve profitability, and deliver strategic insights?

Partnering with the Best

As a Finance Manager - FP&A Operations, you will play a key role in driving financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management across the organization. You will partner with business leaders to provide actionable financial insights, support strategic decision-making, and ensure alignment between operational execution and financial objectives.

Fueling Your Passion

As a Finance Manager - FP&A Operations, you will leverage your financial expertise, analytical capabilities, and business acumen to support growth, profitability, and cash generation initiatives. You will collaborate closely with operational, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial teams to drive financial discipline, performance transparency, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

As a Finance Manager - FP&A Operations, you will be responsible for

• Leading the annual operating plan, three-year strategic plan, budgeting, and forecasting processes across assigned business areas.
• Managing the full business planning cycle while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and financial targets.
• Developing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) across Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D, Supply Chain, and Commissioning functions.
• Analyzing financial and operational performance, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities, and recommending corrective actions.
• Driving initiatives to improve profitability, productivity, working capital, and cash generation.
• Providing financial insights and recommendations that support strategic business decisions and operational excellence.
• Partnering with business leaders to evaluate investments, growth opportunities, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reviews with leadership teams.
• Delivering meaningful financial reporting, variance analysis, and performance dashboards.
• Collaborating across multiple functions to understand business drivers and assess financial impacts.
• Developing financial models and forecasting tools to improve planning accuracy and business visibility.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives that enhance financial processes, reporting efficiency, and decision-making capabilities.
• Influencing stakeholders and providing financial guidance to support business objectives.
• Coaching and developing team members while promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment while ensuring high-quality deliverables and execution.

To be successful in this role, you will

• Have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
• Have a minimum of 5 additional years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Finance Operations, or a related finance discipline.
• Have strong financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management experience.
• Have experience supporting business operations through financial analysis and strategic decision support.
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable recommendations.
• Have the ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across functions and organizational levels.
• Have experience developing financial models, forecasts, and business performance metrics.
• Have strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to leadership teams.
• Have strong project management and organizational skills.
• Have the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Have the ability to document, plan, coordinate, and execute strategic initiatives.
• Have strong business acumen and the ability to understand operational and financial drivers.
• Have experience collaborating across Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Commercial organizations.
• Have a strong commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve complex business and financial problems.
• Proven ability to lead programs, projects, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to document, plan, influence, and execute strategic programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Strong financial modeling and business analysis capabilities.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.
• Ability to drive change and influence decision-making at multiple organizational levels.

Work in a Way That Works for You

This role may require collaboration across multiple time zones and business functions while supporting planning cycles, financial reviews, leadership presentations, and strategic business initiatives.

Working with Us

Our people are at the heart of our success. We foster a collaborative, inclusive, and performance-driven environment where innovation, teamwork, professional development, and continuous improvement are encouraged and rewarded.

Working for You

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package designed to support your professional growth and well-being, which may include:

• Career development and training opportunities
• Medical and wellness benefits
• Financial and retirement programs
• Additional voluntary benefits

Additional information

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

Pay and benefits

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

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