Posted:
1/14/2026, 6:30:32 PM
Location(s):
Karlovac, Croatia
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Operations & Logistics
Looking to make a global impact and solve problems?
Through relentless innovation and continuous collaboration with our customers, GE Gas Power, part of GE Vernova, is providing more advanced, cleaner, and efficient power that people depend on today and building the energy technologies of the future.
What impact you’ll make:
As a Gas Power Global Supply Chain member, the Karlovac Supply Chain Finance Manager is the key finance partner for the manufacturing sites in Karlovac, Croatia. This site manufactures steam and gas turbine components including blades and casings as well as repairs with ~400K hours of annual production. This role has oversight over ~$30M of gross production costs, ~$15M inventory, and ~$3M of capital spend while driving key performance indicators including labor productivity, utilization and indirect costs per hour (utilities, supplies & tooling, maintenance). Additionally, this role will serve as the Finance Director for the Croatia legal entity, ensuring compliance with local statutory and tax regulations.
Job Description:
What you’ll do
Partners with Ops Leaders to set Karlovac specific strategy around Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) focused on driving costs & cash optimization.
Leads manufacturing finance activities and rhythms, including planning, pacing, monthly operating reviews (MOR), and closing.
Ensure timely financial reporting (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statements) in line with local statutory and tax regulation for the Croatian legal entity, including managing relationships with external/internal auditors and local authorities.
Able to effectively communicate operational linkages to financial variance drivers including volume, mix, program savings, foreign exchange fluctuations, and product cost out (PCO)
Leverage Supply Chain Operation Finance COE team and predictive analytic tools to enhance finance activities, pacing accuracy and provide value-add insights to operations.
Evaluate short- and long-term strategic site re-investment to ensure delivery of project level return on investment (ROI) and portfolio level financial targets.
Effectively communicate operational risks and opportunties and translation to impact on financials and KPIs.
Drive culture of LEAN and standardization across Global Supply Chain (GSC) … delivering high impact financial analytics and controls that drives operational accountability.
Provide insights and transparency to actual costs, aligning site roadmap to develop pipeline to improve or control total cost per unit and bill rates.
Wing-to-wing oversight over standard costing, slow-moving & obsolete inventory, FIFO, cost of poor quality (COPQ) and physical inventory (PI) processes and controls and driving improvements to site inventory turns.
Financial audit of fixed asset & material Inventory physical and partner to implement remediation plan to improve plant level controls.
Ad hoc requests and initiatives, such as make vs. buy analytics.
What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)
Prior domain expertise in supply chain finance
Strong communication and influencing skills
Knowledge of accounting policies and practices, including standard costing, inventory, and fixed assets
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
What will make you stand out
Prior system ERP experience: SAP Powermax
Working knowledge of visualization software: Tableau
Established project management skills, including relevant experience leading complex initiatives cross functionally.
Embrace GE Vernova Way, driving innovation, serving customers, embracing LEAN, winning as one team, and accountable to deliver.
Preference will be given to current Gas Power Finance employees and graduates of finance management leadership programs.
Ability to communicate in both English and Croatian.
Additional Notes:
Location: Karlovac, Croatia
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%
Benefits Available to You
GEV employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce.
Our compensation & benefits are designed to help you manage your personal and family needs, while rewarding high performers. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
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Inclusion & Diversity
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Website: https://www.gevernova.com/
Headquarter Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 2021
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Energy ⋅ Energy Efficiency ⋅ Sustainability