Posted Position Title Senior Controller – Financial Reporting

Job Number	1860279
Business	GE Aviation
Business Segment	Aviation
About Us	GE looks for innovation everywhere. For 130 years, GE has been at the forefront of innovation, but finding solutions to the world's biggest problems has never been more important than right now. Join us today and become an essential part of the solution! Not just imagining. Doing. GE works. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with GE Aviation!
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Finance
Function Segment	Controllership
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	United States
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces	Ohio
City	Cincinnati
Postal Code	45215-1988
Relocation Expenses	Yes
Role Summary/Purpose	GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. The Senior Controller will demonstrate accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives. In this role you will integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization, manage complex issues within functional area of expertise, and be involved in long-term planning.
Essential Responsibilities	In addition you will: Advise business leaders regarding complex financial accounting and reporting issues and transaction structuring Lead the businesses work in complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sections 302 and 404) Lead the general accounting and payroll operations Interpret and implement GE General Accounting Procedures (GAP) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Compliance focal point for accounting issues Maintain accounting, financial reporting, financial control, and information systems to ensure adequate records, appropriate authorizations of transactions, and safeguard assets Lead direct reports in general accounting (including; ertain treasury operations) and payroll organizations in support of organizational objectives Initiate process improvements Key contact for Corporate and external auditors Manage day-to-day closing process for GE Aviation including the general accounting team Ensure the integrity of the general ledger and consolidation process Complete period-end accounting closing processes Accurately and timely complete account reconciliations Timely completion of assigned Data Requests (DR) to Corporate Perform financial analysis on balance sheet accounts to ensure complete and accurate financial reporting Lead Genpact resources in completion of daily tasks, reporting, and projects Support joint Compliance and Controllership initiatives including Improper Payments / High Risk Transaction, controls, monitoring, and business support Work cross functionally to ensure financial reporting systems support external, management, government, STAT and tax reporting Support new business acquisitions, system migrations and simplification initiatives
Qualifications/Requirements	Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance Minimum of 9 years of experience in an Accounting and/or Auditing role with a public accounting firm of national repute or with industry experience at a large multi-national companyELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Certified Public Accountant
Additional Eligibility Qualifications	GE 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 background investigation and drug screen.
Desired Characteristics	Master's Degree of Business Administration Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex financial issues and related controllership risks Excellent oral and written communication skills Strong interpersonal and leadership skills PC proficiencyWhy join one great company when you can join many? We are more than 280,000 people with jobs that range from biochemist to finance specialist to wind energy engineer. We’re passionate about making life better with new ideas and technologies. We’re diverse, supporting our communities in more than 140 countries. Experience personal growth and competency development as part of the GE team. Around the world, we are helping build the healthcare, transportation and aviation of the new century. At GE Aviation, we are imagination at work. Whether we’re manufacturing components for our GEnx engines or driving innovation in fuel and noise reduction, the GE Aviation teams are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into advances in aviation that solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Join us and you’ll find yourself in a dynamic environment where our ongoing, substantial investment in research and development keeps us moving forward and looking ahead. Here you’ll work collaboratively and across functions with the highest caliber talent, utilizing cutting-edge technology and processes. Whether it’s the next generation of ecomagination products or the future of aircraft engines, we’ve got the state-of-the-art resources to make those innovations a reality. If you’re passionate about aviation and looking for a career rich with challenges and unlimited opportunities for growth and advancement, then join GE in reengineering the sky through aviation innovations that will impact the globe for generations to come. To stay connected with exciting news and the latest job opportunities from GE AMSTC, Aviation, Energy Management, Oil & Gas, Power & Water and Transportation, follow us on twitter: @geconnections