Baker Hughes

Finance Specialist - Controllership

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5 Locations

In-Office or Remote

Senior level

Energy

The Role

Finance Specialist responsible for controllership across West Africa, including general accounting, policy application, financial reporting, internal controls, SOX compliance, statutory and US GAAP adherence, and process improvement. The role leads controllership initiatives, supports accounting standards implementation, advises functional managers, manages complex finance projects, and coordinates remediation of control deficiencies. Candidates need substantial finance and controllership experience, leadership capability, strong communication skills, and SAP or Oracle knowledge.

Summary Generated by Built In

Do you love collaborating with teams to solve complex problems and deliver solutions?

Do you enjoy working with financial data?

Partner with the best

Baker Hughes stands as a leading global energy‑technology company, delivering innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient across the entire value chain. Operating in more than 120 countries, the company blends deep industrial expertise with advanced engineering and digital technologies to support energy production, transformation, and decarbonization. With over a century of heritage, Baker Hughes partners with customers in oil and gas, industrial sectors, and emerging energy markets to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable energy future

Fuel your passion

You will responsible for driving technical accounting compliance, financial and operational internal controls, process simplification, and operational excellence to deliver accurate actual financial reporting and analysis. Positions requiring thorough understanding, application and mastery of approaches, theories, methodologies and application in a concrete organizational context.

As a Finance Specialist, you will be responsible for:

Being responsible for general accounting and policy application & process administration for all cycles including inventory, revenue recognition, receivables/payables, intercompany, etc across West Africa.
Understanding and interpreting applicable Enterprise Standards, SOP and Process Maps to deliver globally competitive financial process/accounting services.
Advising Functional managers or other Functions regarding approaches, processes and procedures in the own field.
Handling communication with direct colleagues and the business about approach and methods for solving complex problems
Leading as a project leader of medium sized projects or is a major contributor to bigger projects. Work goals typically take 3-6 months to complete and the time horizon for results/impact is typically 2-12 months after the event
Driving overall ownership and accountability regarding Controllership initiatives across the region including key controllership metrics
Ensuring controllership and compliance of all finance activities and documentation within local statutory, Baker Hughes and business practices, policies, and procedures
Working with Corporate functions and the finance team to implement new accounting standards and other controllership initiatives
Ensuring compliance with local stat & US GAAP policies
Being responsible for Baker Hughes maintaining and strengthening of internal controls, including working closely with the broader team to remedy Internal Controls or SOX deficiencies

To be successful in this role you will:

Have a Bachelor’s, Master's or equivalent degree in either Finance, Accounting, Economics, Math or Business
Have 7 years of experience in Finance out of which 3 years in lead or supervisory position
Have experience in a Finance Controllership role.
Have great verbal and written communication skills and the ability to build collaborative relationships with teams and customers
Have experience of leading or working with teams to deliver successful projects and initiatives
Demonstrate the ability to multi-task effectively and balance priorities in an ever changing, fast-moving, time-sensitive environment
Be a good team player, enjoy collaborating and solving problems with others
Have knowledge, using software like SAP & Oracle

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.

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 have to 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
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 Senior Specialist - Accounting Operations

Skills Required

Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or Business
Seven years of finance experience
Three years in a lead or supervisory position
Experience in a finance controllership role
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to build collaborative relationships with teams and customers
Experience leading or working with teams to deliver projects and initiatives
Ability to multitask and balance priorities in a fast-moving environment
Knowledge of SAP and Oracle

Baker Hughes Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Baker Hughes and has not been reviewed or approved by Baker Hughes.

Retirement Support — Feedback suggests retirement contributions combine automatic employer funding with a dollar‑for‑dollar match, with immediate vesting on the match. This structure can meaningfully increase savings for employees who participate consistently.
Equity Value & Accessibility — Feedback suggests a discounted employee stock purchase program with regular purchase periods and no brokerage fees provides accessible ownership upside. Program parameters are clearly laid out through the benefits hub and plan materials.
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests exempt staff have flexible, manager‑approved time off while non‑exempt employees accrue vacation and receive paid personal time. Company‑paid holidays and paid parental leave further broaden time‑away options.