
Senior Finance Manager – Enterprise, R&D Finance
GE HealthCare
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 - $210,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- 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 ROI‑based 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 bottoms‑up R&D program details into financial plans, targets, and investment views to inform broader STO planning outputs and materials.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration
- 8+ years financial experience (or 12+ years without a degree)
- Strong FP&A background with group‑level exposure and senior leadership interaction
- Experience leading complex consolidations and cross‑functional 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.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- paid time off
- a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
- life
- disability
- accident insurance
- tuition reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial analysisforecastingdata analysisportfolio managementprocess improvementautomationvariance analysisscenario modelingreportingcompliance
Soft Skills
communicationcritical thinkingcollaborationleadershipproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingadaptabilitydecision makingstorytellinggovernance