Posted Position Title Financial Analyst

Job Number	1884695
Business	GE Oil & Gas
Business Segment	Oil & Gas
About Us	GE Canada works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing. GE works. This is your chance to become a part of a company internationally known for its reputation as an innovative industry leader that will invest in your success and growth. GE has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2014. Join GE Canada and help us make a real difference creating the next generation of products and services that will impact the world for generations to come. For more information visit our website at www.ge.com/ca and follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/GE_Canada and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/GECanada. GE Oil & Gas is a world leader in advanced technologies and services with 35,000 employees in more than 100 countries supporting customers across the industry—from extraction to transportation to end use. Making the environment, health and safety, quality and integrity our highest priorities is The Way We Work. Our technologies and services include: surface and subsea drilling and production, monitoring and diagnostics, measurement and controls, large-scale LNG, pipeline compression and inspection, well site and industrial power generation, technologies for the refining and petrochemical industries, and modular CNG and LNG units for transportation sectors. Through our customized service solutions, training programs and technologies, GE Oil & Gas partners with customers to maximize their efficiency, productivity and equipment reliability; develop their next generation workforce; and fully benefit from the megatrends of natural gas, the growth of subsea and hard-to-reach reserves and the revolution in asset health management.
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Finance
Function Segment	Financial Planning and Analysis
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	Canada
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces	Alberta
City	Edmonton
Postal Code	T6E 5S7
Relocation Expenses	No
Role Summary/Purpose	Financial Analyst role will report to the Finance Manager and will be responsible for driving detailed analysis for planning cycles and analyzing results. The role will be an integral part of the Finance team supporting Operational teams engaged in a complex Oil & Gas manufacturing operation located in Edmonton.
Essential Responsibilities	1. Financial Planning & Analysis: * Perform detailed analysis and analytics to develop bottoms-up estimates for operating plans, forecasts, reviews, etc. * Prepare comprehensive analysis of revenues and contribution margins by deals and by product/service offering * Drive aspects of the ongoing estimate process, such as weekly pacing, and develop continuous variance analysis on key business metrics to understand trends, risks, opportunities and variances to targets * Help finance team members prepare for business operating rhythm including performance metrics and financial and non-financial reports * Drive profit optimization through detailed review of costs * Prepare analysis to support business decisions and to evaluate business results * Understand key processes and transactions and ensure costs and revenues are being booked in the proper Accounts and Profit/Cost Centers 2. Closing & Reporting: * Interface and partner with Global Operations Finance team to ensure closing and reporting is accurate and timely * Prepare and/or review journal entries * Respond to inquiries from other team members and HQ team on close related items * Coordinate the month end closing processes by tracking status of team deliverables against deadlines * Prepare and/or review account reconciliations 3. Other: * Prepare balance sheet analysis for key accounts and ensure appropriate backup is maintained * Cash flow forecasting and monitoring of accounts receivable collection/aging, as well as manage the bad debts process * Ensure adherence to financial policies and procedures with respect to financial reporting, consolidation and consistency across GE Oil & Gas * Perform internal audits and ensure controllership and consistency of accounting process across the operations * Develop and implement simplification
Qualifications/Requirements	*Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration *Minimum of 3 years of financial work experience *Demonstrate ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment *Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner, including communications at the executive level *Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others and drive change while working across all levels, functions, and regions *Strong critical thinking skills and ability to add value to operating teams *Strong analytical skills with ability to clearly link financial results to operational drivers, generate alternatives and drive change *Adaptable/flexible with ability to be open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations *Unyielding integrity demonstrated by accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others *Demonstrate confidence/assertiveness with strong influencing skills across business functions *Solid PC skills including experience with financial systems/applications, expert-level Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation (i.e. pivot tables, V-lookup, etc.) *Clear thinking / problem solving: successfully led cross-functional projects/process improvement within operations/finance function involving process improvement; able to quickly understand new concepts *Proactive attitude to simplify processes and tools / Capacity to adapt to a fast changing environment *Ability to manage simultaneously multiple tasks, promote team work, accountability and speed *Fluency in English
Desired Characteristics	*Graduate of GE's Financial Management Program (FMP), or graduate of other GE financial leadership programs *Professional accountant designation (CA, CMA or CGA) *Trained and/or certified in process improvement methodology such as LEAN or Six Sigma *Experience working in a matrix environment