GEHC Africa FP&A Manager at GE - General Electric

Role Summary/Purpose:    

The GEHC Africa FP&A Manager provides financial planning and analysis leadership for GEHC Africa (SSA & MENAT) . He(she)'s a key partner of the Africa CFO, CEO, and EAGM FP&A manager. The role can be located in any of Cairo, Algiers, Lagos, Nairobi, or Johannesburg. The role will report into the GEHC Africa CFO, and dotted line into the EAGM Pole FP&A Manager based in Istanbul

Essential Responsibilities:    

• - Leading planning cycles including developing estimates, operating plans/forecasts/reviews and corporate GG&O reporting
• - Responsible for monthly and quarterly closing/estimates and develop reliable estimates of sales to operating margin, operating profit & cash; communicate current results and estimates to business leaders & EAGM HQ.
• - Creates long-range plans and short-range forecasts, understanding / evaluating key business drivers. Tracking progress against plans at a granular level. Recommending actions to get to planned performance for the operating teams.
• - Understand, communicate and explain variance drivers within the business. Segment them into unusual, controllable, operating drivers and identify root cause and action owners for each
• - Work with CFO and LCT Commercial Finance Managers and business leaders to understand & drive opportunities for Growth and managing cost. Lead and provide analytic on strategic initiatives
• - Identifying risks & opportunities during each quarter and leading team in mitigating risks and capitalizing on opportunities
• - Driving standardization & process improvement across operating businesses in all aspects of planning and reporting, including best practice sharing
• - Full ownership for Africa base cost estimates, forecasting and tracking.
• - Full ownership for the Hyperion planning tool, and use of cost centers and hierarchies to drive ledger based reporting.

Qualifications/Requirements:    

1. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration and 7 years financial work experience; OR high school diploma / GED and 10 years progressive financial work experience.
2. Demonstrated ability to lead in a team environment
3. Excellent PC skills: experience with financial systems/applications (i.e.: Oracle, SAP, COGNOS, Business Objects, etc.), strong Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation (i.e. pivot tables, Vlookup and macros)
4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner
5. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others and drive change while working across all levels, functions, and regions
6. Strong critical thinking skills and ability to add value to operating teams

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:    
Desired Characteristics:    

1. Graduate of GE's Financial Management Program (FMP), or Corporate Audit Staff (CAS); or graduate of other financial leadership programs
2. Trained and/or certified in process improvement methodology such as LEAN or Six Sigma
3. Strong analytic skills: able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change
4. Clear thinking/problem solving: successfully led projects/process improvements within operations/finance functions involving process improvements; able to quickly grasp new ideas
5. Adaptable/Flexible: being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations
6. Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others
7. Confidence/Assertiveness: strong influencing skills across business functions
8. Experience working in a matrix environment
9. Strong knowledge of GEHC financial and commercial operating systems

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