Edison Works Transformation Costing Leader

Job Description SummaryThe Edison Works team is focused on contemporizing today’s business processes with a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system – SAP S/4 HANA. This role is a lead finance costing specialist position responsible for partnering with our Functional Transformation, Government Compliance, and Digital Technology (DT) organizations to drive internal transformation of the GE Edison Works digital infrastructure as we implement a compliant ERP SAP S/4. Additionally, the Edison Works business is evaluating a separate Government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) segmentation to enable benefits such as progress payments and different cost accounting practices in conjunction with the SAP ERP implementation.
In this role, you will collaborate with relevant stakeholders to execute the charter of leaning out, contemporizing, and implementing SAP S/4 HANA ERP and downstream connections into various other digital processes & tools (such as Dassian, Solumina, and various other legacy Aerospace systems). The role will engage with our supply chain, government business systems, planning, purchasing, finance, program management, and partner with DT as well as other strategic transformation pillars.
Responsible for defining business requirements, SIT / UAT testing, and organizational change management, training, and support of the SAP S/4 HANA ERP implementation. This role will require a close partnership with Government Accounting and Controllership teams to ensure compliant business systems and cost accounting practices. Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality, and timeliness of objectives. The role will be critical in connecting the capabilities of the new SAP S/4 HANA ERP to the strategy of the business while also ensuring Government cost & business system alignment.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support strategy for Edison Works Financial design including Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) segmentation, cost accounting practices, G/L, Government rates, and ERP job costing design.
• This position requires a proactive, highly motivated individual with an aptitude for critical thinking, problem solving, and demonstrated experience of working with Project Systems (PS) and Project Manufacturing Management and Optimization (PMMO) in SAP S/4HANA.
• Play a heavy role in leading and supporting finance resources for conversion of data and mock loads for testing and go-live (Finance Master Data, Projects, Assets, Payables, Receivables, Contracts, etc...)
• Provide hands-on support for S/4HANA Project Systems (PS) module in a project-based manufacturing environment with government contracting costing requirements, including direct/customer, and indirect (IRAD, B&P, CAPEX, etc.) project structures.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key finance stakeholders across GE Aerospace and Edison Works including leaders from EW Finance, Supply Chain, Controllership, Sales Ops, Contracts, Pricing, Billing, EW PMO, Gov't Accounting, FP&A, Planning, and Program Management.
• Responsible for gathering functional requirements and ensuring adoption in SAP S4 Hana ERP and other primary system integrations.
• Uses some judgment and has the ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated, day-to-day problems. Has ability to prioritize information for data analysis. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
• Support Transformation Project Managers by ensuring all appropriate functions are represented in the various business value stream teams (inventory, R2R, Sourcing, Plan to Perform, etc.)
• Supports the team to ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and other government regulations.
• Use lean process improvement methodologies, expertise, and judgement to creatively address complicated and/or interdependent processes, develop execution plans and communicate benefits/risk.
• Responsible for project management related processes and support tools to support ERP development through go-live.
• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Utilizes understanding of industry standards to apply a fit to standard solution.
• Skilled influencer, able to communicate complex messages to others. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Required Qualifications

• Candidate MUST be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• This role requires advanced experience in SAP ERP job costing practices and system implementations.
• Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).
• Ability to be onsite frequently at GE Evendale Campus.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• Experience at a major defense contractor, DCMA, or DCAA.
• Knowledge of FAR, CAS, and other relevant government regulations.
• Knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA ERP (in particular SAP PMMO or GPD modules).
• Knowledge of Dassian Actual Labor Costing (ALC)
• Strong leadership ability to influence and drive organizational change management within the business

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not U.S. lawful permanent residents, U.S. Citizens, or have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), employment will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position