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Senior Sustainability Controller

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Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
125K-208K Annually
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
125K-208K Annually
Senior level
The Senior Sustainability Controller will lead governance, controls, and reporting for sustainability processes, ensuring compliance and improving reporting efficiency by partnering with various teams across the organization.
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Job Description SummaryOur mission:
At GE Vernova, we are united by a single, urgent, and optimistic mission: electrify to thrive and decarbonize. The world needs us to accelerate the transition to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. Together, we have the energy to change the world.
What impact you’ll make:
As the Senior Sustainability Controller, you will lead governance, internal controls, and reporting readiness for GE Vernova’s sustainability reporting processes and data. The role partners across Finance, Sustainability, Legal, Digital Technology, Internal Audit, and business teams to build a scalable sustainability controllership framework supporting regulatory reporting, voluntary disclosures, and management reporting.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Lead continued maturation and implementation of GE Vernova’s Sustainability Data Governance Framework, including governance documentation, ownership, review and approval processes, and evidence retention.
  • Ensure governance and control requirements are implemented for sustainability reporting metrics, including periodic completion and approval of documentation across metric owners and stakeholders, with clear process narratives, risk and control matrices, standard work, and evidence management to support auditability and compliance.
  • Partner with Sustainability, Finance Controllership, SOX/controls, Legal, and business teams to strengthen the sustainability control environment.
  • Drive continuous improvement and simplification of sustainability reporting processes and controls based on lessons learned from internal assessments, audits, and reporting cycles.
  • Partner with the GEV Sustainability Data Strategy Leader to execute the annual internal assessment process, including planning, documentation, evidence retention, remediation tracking, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Lead cross-functional efforts to obtain external assurance over relevant datapoints and disclosures, especially as regulatory requirements apply.
  • Address control gaps, data risks, and process weaknesses identified via internal and external audits. Develop and drive remediation plans that improve reporting quality, consistency, compliance, and controls maturity.
  • Support maintenance of a comprehensive regulatory reporting calendar with Sustainability, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders.
  • Partner cross-functionally to support completion and refresh of the group-level Double Materiality Assessment and related reporting readiness activities. Support statutory-driven materiality assessments at country or legal-entity level as needed.
  • Build and maintain sustainable reporting processes that support timely, accurate, and well-controlled filings across global jurisdictions, including coordination of statutory reporting in multiple countries.
  • Partner with Digital Technology, Sustainability data leaders, and business teams to improve reporting infrastructure, including Workiva and related tools, and enable efficient, scalable, and controlled data processes.
  • Support quarter-close sustainability reporting, including key management metrics, environmental reserves coordination, and reporting package preparation for Investor Relations, Finance, and Sustainability leadership.
  • Serve as a key Finance/Controllership partner to the Sustainability team, business units, functional leaders, Legal, Internal Audit, and external advisors on sustainability governance and control matters. Provide training and change management support across the enterprise.
  • Support quarterly SEC reporting, including preparation and presentation of certain Financial Statement footnotes and Management’s Discussion & Analysis sections of 10-Q/10-K filings and associated management reviews.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field, with 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Significant experience in controllership, accounting, financial reporting, audit, internal controls, or related finance governance roles
  • Familiarity with key sustainability frameworks and regulations, including GHG Protocol, CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, and other evolving requirements
  • Strong understanding of governance, internal controls, documentation standards, and audit/assurance readiness
  • Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and deadlines
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to translate technical requirements into practical business processes
  • Ability to work independently while building strong partnerships across global teams

Desired Characteristics

  • CPA, CA, or equivalent certification preferred
  • Experience in public company reporting, controllership, SOX/internal controls, internal audit, or external audit
  • Experience supporting sustainability/ESG, non-financial, or regulated reporting in a multinational company
  • Experience with sustainability reporting tools such as Workiva, Sphera, or similar platforms

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova 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.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $124,900.00 and $208,100.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on June 18, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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