Senior Finance Manager – Enterprise WWPP and R&D Finance
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
This role is a critical position within GE HealthCares Science & Technology Organization (STO) Finance team directly supporting the Finance Leader for STO FP&A and Enterprise R&D and is best suited for someone who wants to grow in their Finance career and contribute to GEHCs Research & Development goals companys purpose and drive tangible outcomes. This individual will have broad exposure to senior leadership including STO CTO organization Group FP&A and Segment finance teams and will play a key role in shaping GE HealthCares R&D investment strategy and financial rigor.GE HealthCare (GEHC) is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Science & Technology Organization (STO) is one of the critical functions of GEHC that advances GEHCs digital strategy across Cloud AIML platforms research and scientific partnerships care pathways.
This role has four main pillars and will provide:
WWPP (World Wide Product Planning) Enterprise Finance Support & Integration
Enterprise R&D Spend Consolidation/Analytics and Innovation KPI Reporting
STO Finance Change Champion (drive standard work and enhanced capabilities)
STO R&D Investment Planning Support (WWPP LTS Budget)
Job Description
WWPP Enterprise Finance Support & Integration
Supports the annual WWPP review cycle with CEO/CFO; closely partner with Segment Finance Group FP&A CTOs and regional leaders.
Govern WWPP policy finance parameters and NPI business case frameworks.
Drive 100% compliance with PPM tool (Portfolio Project Management) as the single source of truth for NPI tracking.
Scale R&D Power BI dashboards to enable ROIbased program ranking and portfolio optimization.
Perform regular audits to drive governance and full compliance of WWPP finance policy.
Partner with Group FP&A to integrate WWPP outputs into LTS Budget and BOD review cycles.
Use the lean principles to improve current WWPP processes and operating mechanism and drive the governance to improve the qualitative output.
Enterprise R&D Spend Consolidation/Analytics and Innovation KPI Reporting
Collaborate with Segment R&D Finance leaders to consolidate global R&D Financials develop the trends story-telling and support decision making ($2B across 300 programs).
Provide Global R&D spend and NPI updates for both Board level reviews and Investor relations team as appropriate.
Lead three L0 NPI innovation metrics at company level - NPI Vitality L0 Lighthouse NPI Orders and Launch Bowler
Drive standard work and automation for weekly/monthly Innovation KPIs by establishing consistent reporting processes automating data flows and strengthening governance for reliable enterprise metrics.
Support ongoing enhancements to the IMS NPI dashboard ecosystem by integrating new datasets improving usability and visual clarity and driving broader adoption that expand usage insights and business value.
STO Finance Change Champion
Champion standardization lead transformation and capability building across STO finance and operations (standard work/guidance process consistency targeted transformation initiatives to improve efficiency reduce manual work and enhance output quality.
Strengthen STO-specific planning program structure and executive rigor through PPM standardization and tool enhancements across the enterprise and alignment with the operating teams.
Develop forward-looking analytics and forecasting capabilities in Power BI and enterprise tools to move from rear-view reporting to forward-looking forecasting by unlocking new capabilities in automated variance analysis scenario modeling and improved real-time performance tracking.
STO R&D Investment Planning Support (WWPP LTS Budget)
Support STO planning cycles (WWPP LTS Budget) by providing R&D investment inputs and analysis and preparing leadership review materials.
Partner with Group FP&A and Strategy to align R&D investment data with enterprise planning calendars milestones and deliverables.
Translate bottomsup R&D program details into financial plans targets and investment views to inform broader STO planning outputs and materials.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting or Business Administration; 8 years financial experience (or 12 years without a degree).
Strong FP&A background with grouplevel exposure and senior leadership interaction.
Experience leading complex consolidations and crossfunctional programs.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Essbase/Hyperion Power BI and PPM (Portfolio Project Management) tools.
Exceptional communication skills; ability to explain complex topics clearly.
Strong critical thinking skills and proactively assess risks and opportunities on the portfolio
Ability to operate in a global matrixed environment and navigate ambiguity.
Desired Characteristics
MBA CPA or completion of GE/GEHC finance leadership programs.
LEAN or Six Sigma experience with demonstrated process improvements.
Analytical critical thinker with strategic problemsolving capability.
Influential leader who drives change and standardization across stakeholders.
High integrity resilience and comfort in innovationdriven environments.
We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus and drive ownership always with unyielding integrity.
Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything youd expect from an organization with global strength and scale and youll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care collaboration and support.
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We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job opening. For U.S. based positions only the pay range for this position is $140000.00-$210000.00 Annual. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills qualifications experience and addition this position may also be eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). GE HealthCare offers a competitive benefits package including not but limited to medical dental vision paid time off a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities life disability and accident insurance and tuition reimbursement.Additional Information
GE HealthCare offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is anEqual 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 HealthCare 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).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
GE HealthCare provides digital infrastructure, data analytics & decision support tools helps in diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients