PCS Finance Manager Europe
GE Healthcare · HUN02-01-Budapest-Vaci Greens C, Hungary
Job Description SummaryThe PCS Finance Manager Europe is accountable for Product Finance activities across the Patient Care Solutions (PCS) segment for the Europe region. Patient Care Solutions provides technologies and solutions supporting patient care in hospitals, including patient monitoring, anesthesia and respiratory care, as well as related digital solutions.
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 PCS General Managers and commercial teams across European countries and sub-regions to support capital allocation decisions, go-to-market strategy, product positioning, and new product introduction (NPI) launches. The role is also accountable for accurate forecasting and planning of orders, sales, and overall profitability for the PCS segment at Europe level.
It ensures clear dialogue and alignment with the Global Markets PCS Finance and business leadership.
Acting as a trusted finance business partner, the Finance Manager supports the FP&A vision for Europe, contributing to an insight-led finance function and driving the adoption of AI and automation across PCS finance activities at both local and central levels to transform how the segment plans, forecasts, and reports.
Job DescriptionResponsibilitiesCommercial Finance & Business Partnering
- Partner with PCS General Managers and commercial teams across European countries and sub-regions to drive operating performance and champion strategic initiatives within the segment, including capital allocation decisions, go-to-market strategy, product positioning, and new product introduction (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 develop growth strategies and execution plans that support financial goals.
- Work across European markets to ensure consistency and best-practice sharing within the PCS segment.
- Coordinate with the Global PCS finance team to ensure alignment on strategy and execution, provide visibility on performance, and secure the support needed from global finance and business leadership.
Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis
- Actively participate in the formulation and analysis of financial plans, including budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and market conditions.
- Coordinate with finance teams across Europe 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 identify patterns, forecast future trends, and provide decision-makers with actionable insights.
- Establish and maintain financial measurement and reporting processes that provide management with relevant information and guidance.
- Drive operating forecasts and plans, including appropriate contingency planning.
- Prepare insightful financial reports and presentations for senior management, clearly outlining performance, highlighting variances versus targets, and explaining the underlying drivers.
- Provide local and regional teams across Europe with forecasting and budgeting outputs based on accurate modelling and inputs from commercial finance teams.
- Monitor financial performance against benchmarks, identify significant variances, conduct root-cause analysis, and provide recommendations to optimize performance and mitigate risks.
- Undertake in-depth financial evaluations of proposed projects or initiatives, assessing their impact on financial performance, profitability, and strategic objectives, and provide recommendations to support decision-making.
- Support productivity initiatives to deliver measurable value across Europe.
- Understand and support actions related to direct and indirect costs and their impact on financial goals and performance.
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, such as AI-assisted forecasting, automated variance analysis, and 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, with proven professional experience in finance, ideally within commercial finance, product finance and/or FP&A.
- Experience working with financial, commercial, and service operating systems, ideally within a complex multinational organization.
- Strong financial and accounting background; experience in the healthcare or medical device industry is an advantage.
- Experience supporting product development and/or new product introduction (NPI) processes is an advantage, combined with strong 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.
- Strong understanding of key commercial finance measures, including orders, revenue, and margin.
- Experience with financial modelling, forecasting, and long-term financial planning.
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 work with and influence diverse, cross-functional teams and convey complex business issues clearly and concisely.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others and drive change while working across different functions, geographies, and levels of seniority.
- Strong critical thinking skills and ability to add value to operating teams.
- Experience working effectively in a matrixed organization and influencing stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
- Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively across commercial, operational, product, and finance teams.
- Strong prioritization skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities in a complex environment.
- Adaptable and flexible: open to change in response to new information or unexpected circumstances and comfortable operating in ambiguous situations.
Languages
- Fluent in English.
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