Baker Hughes

Finance Specialist - Operational

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Houston, TX, USA

In-Office

Energy

The Role

FINANCE SPECIALITIES – FP&A AND CASH

Partner with the best:

Own site finance and FP&A for the location(s), ensuring strong controls, accurate reporting, and actionable insights to improve performance and cash management.

As a Finance Specialties – FP&A and Cash person, you will be responsible for:

Lead site budgeting and periodic forecasting; track performance vs plan and explain variances.

Prepare MIS/management dashboards (P&L, cost centers, productivity KPIs) with clear insights and actions.
Support business cases and scenario analysis for pricing, volume, manpower, and capex/opex initiatives.
Own month-end close for the site(s): accruals, provisions, schedules, and timely reporting.
Ensure revenue/cost recognition accuracy and maintain a strong documentation and review discipline.
Drive cash governance: cash forecasting, policy/limits adherence, reconciliation oversight, and leakage control (no day-to-day cash handling).
Oversee bank/cash/clearing reconciliations and ensure correct postings in the ERP/accounting system.
Strengthen internal controls and compliance (SOPs, delegated authority, audits); close findings on time.
Partner with site leadership on cost control, productivity, and profitability improvement initiatives.
Drive process improvements and automation to improve turnaround time, accuracy, and control effectiveness.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

Have 4+ years in site/operations finance and FP&A.

Have month-end close understanding and ability to maintain strong financial discipline.
Have good working knowledge of internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance requirements.
Have hands-on ERP (SAP, HFM, etc)/accounting systems and advanced Excel; Power BI/reporting tools are a plus.
Have strong stakeholder management and ability to influence cross-functional teams.

Have high integrity and attention to detail; able to manage sensitive financial information.

Desired Characteristics:

Comfortable working on-site and partnering closely with operations.
High integrity and ability to work with sensitive financial information.

Reporting & Interfaces:

Reports to Regional Finance Manager; partners with Site Head, Operations, Sales/Service, and Corporate Finance.

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 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

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

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

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