Finance Experienced Professional - FP&A Operations

Job Description

Finance Experienced Professional - FP&A Operations

Join our Baker Hughes Team! We are looking for a Finance Experienced Professional to join our FP&A Operations team. The role will support financial closing, reporting, planning, compliance, and process improvement activities while partnering with business and controllership teams. The candidate should possess strong analytical capabilities, accounting fundamentals, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Partner with the best

As a Finance Experienced Professional, you will be responsible for:

1. FP&A Operations

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Drive timely and accurate financial reporting and performance analysis.
• Own reporting packs, management reviews, and financial dashboards.
• Partner with business leaders and finance stakeholders to provide actionable insights.

2. Closing & Reporting

• Manage month-end and quarter-end closing activities.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of financial results.
• Coordinate with controllership and business teams for closure of financial books.
• Deliver reporting within defined timelines and compliance requirements.

3. General Ledger & RTR

• Perform GL review and account reconciliations.
• Support Record-to-Report (RTR) processes.
• Review journal entries, accruals, and adjustments.
• Ensure adherence to accounting policies and internal controls.

4. P&L Ownership

• Support end-to-end P&L reviews and variance analysis.
• Analyze revenue, cost, margin, and productivity metrics.
• Drive forecasting accuracy and identify risks and opportunities.
• Provide recommendations to improve business performance.

5. Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate with internal and statutory auditors.
• Support audit requests and documentation requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and governance requirements.
• Track and close audit observations and action items.

6. Balance Sheet Review

• Perform periodic balance sheet reviews and reconciliations.
• Validate account balances, provisions, accruals, and reserves.
• Identify risks and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure strong balance sheet governance and hygiene.

7.Transformation & Process Improvement

• Participate in finance transformation initiatives.
• Drive automation, standardization, and simplification projects.
• Leverage digital tools and AI-based solutions to improve efficiency.
• Support implementation of best practices across finance processes.

8.Technical Skills

ERP & Financial Systems

• SAP (Mandatory)
• Oracle (Preferred)

Digital & Analytics Tools

• Advanced Excel
• Power BI
• Finance Automation & AI Tools
• Data Analytics and Visualization

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Strong accounting and financial reporting knowledge
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Attention to detail and ownership mindset
• Continuous improvement orientation
• Team player with a collaborative approach
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude
• CA with 2-5 years of relevant finance experience.
• Prior experience in FP&A Operations, Closing & Reporting, RTR, Financial Reporting, or Controllership finance functions.
• Experience working in a multinational environment is preferred.
• Hands-on exposure to SAP, Power BI, and reporting automation initiatives.
• Demonstrated track record of driving process improvements and operational excellence.
• Fluent English communication (written and verbal)

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
• The safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs.
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

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