
Baker Hughes
Lead Finance Specialist – FP&A Operations (NAM)
Driving Financial Excellence Through Data‑Driven Insights and Operational FP&A Leadership
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Our Finance organization plays a critical role in enabling business performance through accurate reporting, insightful analysis, and strong financial discipline. The FP&A Operations team partners closely with regional and cross‑functional stakeholders across North America to support decision‑making, optimize costs, and ensure compliance with internal controls and financial standards.
Fuel your passion
The Lead Finance Specialist – FP&A Operations (NAM) supports the effective operation of the finance function by delivering advanced financial reporting, planning, and governance support across regional FP&A activities. This role provides leadership in budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and continuous improvement in alignment with organizational standards and finance governance requirements.
As a Lead Finance Specialist – FP&A Operations (NAM), you will be responsible for:
Leading the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for regional and senior management.
Driving budgeting and forecasting processes, including detailed variance analysis and performance tracking.
Analyzing financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
Maintaining and enhancing financial models, dashboards, and reporting tools to support FP&A operations.
Coordinating the collection, validation, and consolidation of financial and operational data from multiple sources.
Partnering with cross‑functional and regional teams to understand cost drivers, operational metrics, and business trends.
Supporting preparation of management presentations and providing ad‑hoc financial analysis.
Ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and finance governance standards.
To be successful in this role you will:
Have strong proficiency in Excel, including advanced formulas and pivot tables; Power BI or similar analytics tools are a strong advantage.
Have a solid understanding of financial statements, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Have experience with ERP and FP&A planning systems such as SAP, Anaplan, or similar platforms.
Have strong analytical, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills with high attention to detail and data accuracy.
Have the ability to manage multiple priorities in a structured, deadline‑driven environment.
Have strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting financial information to leadership.
Have a curious mindset with a willingness to challenge assumptions and continuously improve processes.
Be a proactive, team‑oriented professional capable of working independently and influencing cross‑functional stakeholders.
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do. We believe we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in capability building, wellbeing, and collaboration to enable high performance across our teams.
Working for you
We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their contribution. Join us and you can expect competitive rewards, development opportunities, and a supportive working environment.
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.
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Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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