Lead Finance Specialist - Accounting Operations
Job Description Summary
Are you a strong accounting professional with deep controllership experience and a passion for accurate financial reporting, compliance, and process improvement? We are looking for a Lead Finance Specialist - Accounting Operations to play a critical role in ensuring the integrity of our financial records across the region while driving high-quality close, statutory reporting, and governance processes.
In this role, you will partner closely with Finance, Operations, Corporate teams, and external stakeholders to deliver timely and accurate monthly and quarterly close activities, support statutory and US GAAP reporting, manage reconciliations, and strengthen internal controls. You will also help lead transformation and simplification initiatives that improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability across legal entities. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise with cross-functional leadership and continuous improvement.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Support the monthly and quarterly close, ensuring timely and accuracy, including FRP preparation
- Identification and booking of adjusting entries identified during and post-close
- Support the account reconciliation process implementation and drive preparation, review and open-item resolution
- Develop and execute any necessary remediation plans for unreconciled account reconciliations and monitor and collaborate with other functions to assure completeness
- Drive quality account reconciliation reviews to ensure application of accounting standards across all legal entities in scope, consistency and accuracy.
- Ensure ongoing compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and internal accounting policies & ensure consistent application of accounting standards across all legal entities
- Review transactional tax calculations and filings, including management of external service providers
- Monitor USGAAP and statutory KPIs to assure the execution and completion of the plan
- Prepare timely and accurate statutory-to-GAAP reconciliations & drive implementation of a standard process across legal entities under scope
- Assure maintenance of statutory ledgers
- Prepare all statutory financial statements, filings, and disclosures in compliance with local regulations
- Support the resolution of statutory accounting matters, including identification, analysis, documentation, and conclusion of technical accounting issues
- Responsible for the submission of financial statements and their quality in compliance with internal and governmental regulations
- Execute geography-specific reporting requirements (i.e., US escheatment, statistical reporting)
- Support on SOX readiness and implementation through process documentation and the design, testing, and implementation of internal controls.
- Drive and lead simplification processes understanding wing to wing process, identifying opportunities for process improvement and standardization, partnering with Global Process Leaders
- Support transformation, simplification, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years' experience in Grid Solutions business
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or related field
- Minimum 6 years of experience in Controllership / Accounting
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and Group Accounting policies
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills for driving discussions with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Analytical mindset and a proactive attitude towards problem-solving
- Ability to manage time effectively and handle multiple priorities
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
- Fluent in English
Additional Information
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
#LI-Remote - This is a remote position
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $95,300.00 and $158,700.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on April 29, 2026.
Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, "GE Vernova") sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.