PCS Finance Manager Europe

Job Description Summary

The PCS Finance Manager Europe is accountable for Product Finance activities across the PCS segment for the Europe Zone. Reporting to the FP&A Manager Europe, the role combines financial planning, data analysis, business partnering, and reporting to support business decisions and deliver sustainable, profitable growth within the segment.

The role works closely with the LCT PCS General Managers to drive correct capital-allocation decisions, go-to-market strategy, product positioning, and NPI launches, and is accountable for accurate forecasting and planning of orders, sales, and overall profitability for the PCS segment at Europe level. It ensures clear dialogue and linkage with the Global Markets PCS Finance Manager and the Global Markets PCS GM.

Acting as a trusted finance business partner, the manager supports the FP&A vision for Europe – contributing to an insight-led finance function and driving the adoption of AI and automation across the PCS finance activities, at both LCT and Central levels, to transform how the segment plans, forecasts, and reports.

Job Description

PCS Product Finance & Business Partnering 

• Partner with LCT PCS General Managers to drive operating performance and act as champion for strategic initiatives within the segment, including capital-allocation decisions, go-to-market strategy, product positioning, and NPI launches. 

• Own accurate forecasting and planning of orders, sales, and overall profitability for the PCS segment at Europe level. 

• Partner with commercial and service organizations to lay-out growth strategies and execution plans that meet financial goals. 

• Work horizontally across the zone to ensure consistency and best-practice sharing within the PCS segment. 

• Coordinate with the Global Markets PCS segment finance team to ensure alignment and activation plan on strategy, provide visibility on execution and performance, and secure the support needed, in clear linkage with the Global Markets PCS Finance Manager and GM. 

Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis 

• Actively participate in the formulation and analysis of financial plans – budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans – ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and market conditions 

• Coordinate with the zone finance teams to provide centralized finance reporting capabilities, commercial and operational productivity metrics, and forecasting that contribute to overall business growth. 

• Provide financial direction to establish and accomplish functional and operational financial goals and objectives. 

• Collect, process, and analyze financial data to discern patterns, forecast future trends, and provide decision-makers with actionable insights 

• Establish and maintain a financial measurement and reporting system that provides management with appropriate information and counsel. 

• Drive operating forecasts and plans, including appropriate contingency planning. 

• Craft insightful financial reports and presentations for senior management, clearly delineating performance, highlighting variances versus targets, and explaining underlying drivers with precision and clarity 

• The role provides the Europe LCT teams the forecasting and budgeting outputs based on accurate modeling and incorporating the LCT com finance analysts' inputs 

• Vigilantly monitor financial performance against benchmarks, identify significant variances, conduct root-cause analysis, and provide incisive recommendations to optimize performance and mitigate risks. 

• Undertake in-depth financial evaluations of proposed projects or initiatives, scrutinizing their impact on the organization’s financial health, profitability, and strategic trajectory, and provide recommendations to guide decision-making. 

• Support productivity initiatives, to drive outcomes to deliver measurable value across the zone. 

• Understand and support to drive actions in relation to costs (direct and indirect) on financial goals and measurements. 

Process Improvement, AI & Transformation 

• Support the FP&A vision for Europe, positioning the PCS finance function as an insight-led, predictive, and value-adding business partner rather than a purely reporting-oriented team. 

• Drive the adoption of AI and automation to accelerate planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis while improving accuracy and consistency. 

• Identify and scale high-impact use cases (e.g., AI-assisted forecasting, automated variance analysis, self-service reporting) and embed them into standard processes and governance, ensuring responsible and compliant use in line with GE HealthCare policies. 

Qualifications 

Education & Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or another numeracy-based discipline, and 5+ years of financial work experience. 

• Strong knowledge of GE HealthCare’s financial, commercial, and service operating systems. 

• Strong financial and accounting background, with detailed knowledge of the Healthcare industry and market. 

• In-depth understanding of the segment’s product development and launch (NPI) processes, with advanced analytical skills. 

Financial Acumen & Analysis 

• Ability to manage and interpret financial data and product metrics. 

• Excellent skills in cost and profit evaluation and analysis. 

• Ability to make strategic decisions and provide strategic guidance to the business. 

Technical & Data Proficiency 

• Excellent command of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), with advanced Excel skills. 

• Familiarity with Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI) and ERP systems (SAP preferred). 

• Exposure to AI and automation in a finance context (e.g., generative AI, machine-learning-based forecasting, RPA, or advanced analytics), with a demonstrated appetite to identify use cases and drive adoption across teams. 

Key Competencies 

• Effective communicator with the ability to lead numerous and diverse teams and to convey complex business issues clearly and concisely. 

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others and drive change while working across all levels, functions, and zones. 

• Strong critical thinking skills and ability to add value to operating teams. 

• Experience leading in a matrixed environment. 

• Adaptable and flexible: open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and comfortable operating in ambiguous situations. 

Languages 

• Fluent in English. 

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