Finance Manager

Location: Work from home (Atlanta, GA area preferred) or fully remote within the United States.

About the role

Chart Industries, a Baker Hughes business, designs and fabricates cryogenic equipment for diverse applications—from space-launch systems and low-carbon energy to food-service carbonation and nitro beverages. As Finance Manager you will provide financial services and operational support to a business unit, ensuring compliance with company policies, GAAP, and tax regulations while advising leadership on financial performance and structure.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing operations in financial management, reporting, and analysis.
• Provide financial analysis of current and future performance to enable data-driven decisions.
• Develop, communicate, and execute annual budgets and business plans in partnership with the Finance Director.
• Assist in driving continuous improvement across critical business functions.
• Oversee development, implementation, and maintenance of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Manage billing, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, month-end close, and audits.
• Develop and execute quarterly forecasts with the Finance Director.
• Ensure accurate, timely financial reporting supported by documentation and analyses.
• Analyze and interpret technical accounting in compliance with GAAP.
• Work with Project Management to track project cost, margin, invoicing, and risk.
• Maintain project cost accounting, close projects, and reconcile related balance sheet accounts.
• Calculate, monitor, and maintain revenue recognition under ASC606 (percentage-of-completion).
• Support internal and external audits.
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) against forecast and budget.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, partnership, and collaboration across divisions and Shared Services (IT, Engineering, HR, Legal, Quality).
• Advise management on technical matters affecting financial results or forecasts.
• Promote safe work practices and maintain zero lost-time incident goals.
• Direct efforts to maximize division cash flow, working capital, and return on invested capital.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• 5–7 years of progressive experience in accounting or finance.
• Working knowledge of ERP project management systems and financial reporting systems (Sage/OneStream a plus).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills to explain variances between target and actual results.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
• Strategic leadership skills to assess business issues, develop action plans, and drive results.
• Broad business knowledge, including profitability, quality, sales, forecasting, and product development.
• Ability to interact with diverse global cultures and build effective teams.
• Positive attitude, ethics, and values aligned with a high-performance culture.
• If fully remote, ability to travel a week at a time every other month.

Physical work environment

• Walking, sitting/standing, talking/hearing, and computer use.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer contributions to an HSA account.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance with option to purchase supplemental coverage for individual, spouse, and dependent children.
• Up to two weeks of paid family leave.
• 401k retirement savings plan with company match.