Finance Graduate

Support financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, inventory reporting and month-end accounting while analysing profitability, costs and business performance within a global aerospace manufacturing company.

Job Description Summary

A 2-year role for a talented individual looking to learn and lay the foundations for a career in finance. Putting into practice the learnings gained from a relevant degree in both finance planning and controllership to provide a rounded experience within the background of a globally leading aviation business.

Job Description

About GE Aerospace 

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives.  Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world! 

The Role

The successful candidate will:

• Support annual, quarterly and monthly business planning and forecasting cycles at various levels of the business.

• Support the FP&A Analyst in tracking engines through the overhaul process

• Review and analyse aged WIP

• Analyse and reclass Consignment WIP

• Prepare inventory reports and supporting data for EXIM credit facility

• Perform asset reviews, evaluate projects for capitalisation and review with facilities leader.

• Collate and analyse business performance to understand profitability drivers and propose actions to improve profitability, cost out and cash generation.

• Support the FP&A Site leader with weekly pulse on financial data to ensure the leadership team are appraised of achieving targets and where opportunities and challenges lie so that the operating plan / forecast can be achieved particularly with relation to overhead cost.  

• Perform month end closing and reporting cycles within both the FP&A and Controllership teams.   

• Get involved in the site wide productivity processes with the Lean team ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of projects.

• Use lean and ensure continuous development of processes to support the finance function with simplification and will lead projects across finance function

Do You Have What It Takes?  

Essential Requirements 

• Will have completed a Finance/Accountancy/Business degree/masters by 2027

·         Placement year with GE Aerospace. If you do not have a placement with us, we will put you on hold

·         Keen interest and passion for Financed in an Aerospace company

• Strong/Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Positive can-do attitude

• Self-starter and able to problem solve using own initiative

• Able to work as part of a team and actively contribute to team productivity, simplification, process improvements

• Flexible work style, with good organisational skills with the ability to work to both strict deadlines and under own initiative