Job Description Summary
GE HealthCare is a leader in pharmaceutical diagnostics used in medical and molecular imaging procedures, with a strong pipeline of new products focused on personalized healthcare. We are seeking a hands-on and analytically strong GMS Budget Lead to join the PDx Global Medical Services (GMS) Strategy & Operations team.
Responsibilities
As the GMS Budget Lead, you will be responsible for providing advanced financial, analytical and operational support to the GMS organization. This role partners closely with GMS leadership, Finance, and Operations to:
- Manage key operational finance processes (including PO management and milestone payment tracking).
- Support the set-up and ongoing management of a PowerBI PDx report build to PDx standards for monthly reporting (e.g. dashboards, reporting, GMS performance KPI and metrics tracking).
- Ensure accurate, timely visibility of cost, productivity and project performance.
- Support planning cycles (budget, forecasting), month-end closing, and operational reviews.
- Drive standardization, process discipline and continuous improvement across GMS financial and operational routines.
This is an experienced, hands-on role, combining strong financial analysis capability with process thinking, tool implementation, and stakeholder management. It is a supervisory role that provides direct or indirect leadership for overall projects operations.
Department: Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) – Global Medical Services (GMS) Strategy & Operations
Reports to: Head of Strategy & Operations, GMS, PDx
Location: UK
Job Description
Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
Strategy and Planning: Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting
- Coordinate monthly, quarterly and annual financial cycles for GMS (actuals, forecasts, budget), in close collaboration with Finance, budget holders and GMS leaders.
- Support FP&A and Finance Transformation in the set-up and ongoing maintenance of Power BI reports built to PDx standards for monthly reporting, including collection and maintenance of GMS KPIs and metrics (e.g., GMS Performance Scorecard).
- Support preparation of materials for operating reviews, business updates and leadership presentations, ensuring accurate and timely visibility of cost, productivity and project performance.
- Support the design, set-up and tracking of milestone payments for GMS projects and customer contracts, ensuring schedules are clearly defined, aligned with contractual and delivery milestones, and reflected in financial plans and reports.
- Support month-end closing routines, including accrual oversight, tracking and follow-up on outstanding items as required to ensure data quality and auditability.
Stakeholder Management & Business Partnering
- Supervisory role that provides direct or indirect leadership for overall project operations, including leadership for operations in which activities are centralized shared resources to execute projects and/or project monitoring activities.
- Act as key point of contact for GMS leaders, budget holders and finance partners for all financial tracking and reporting queries.
- Proactively support GMS leadership and budget holders with data-driven insights and recommendations for performance improvement.
- Build strong working relationships with FP&A, Controllership, IT/Analytics and other enabling functions
PowerBI reports built to PDx standards for monthly GMS performance reporting
- Support the FP&A and Finance Transformation teams with the design, implementation and roll-out of a PDx standard solution with PowerBI reports and PowerApp data collection (e.g. for project and C&B planning & tracking, cost control, utilization, KPIs/metrics etc.).
- Support the FP&A and Finance Transformation teams in translating business requirements into clear data and reporting specifications in line with PDx standards.
- Support the FP&A and Finance Transformation teams with defining and maintaining an accurate data model (sources, definitions, ownership, refresh frequencies, controls).
- Support user acceptance testing, documentation, training and adoption across the GMS team. The FP&A and Finance Transformation teams acts as the ongoing system/process owner: manage enhancements, troubleshoot issues, and ensure data quality and consistency.
- Support the FP&A and Finance Transformation teams to track milestone payment schedules and project status to enable proactive monitoring of cash flows, revenue recognition implications and project performance.
- In relation to the above, lead the design, development, implementation (incl training GMS Staff) and ongoing maintenance of the GMS DMS/Heartbeat Scorecard (GMS performance tracking) and support in the design and implementation of the GMS Bowler (GMS process tracking).
Operational Coordination & Governance
- Coordinate key GMS operating rhythms (weekly/monthly operating reviews, KPI/metrics reviews, project reviews), ensuring consistent financial and operational data is available and action follow-up is maintained.
- Support governance of GMS initiatives and projects, including financial baselines, progress tracking and post-implementation reviews, and maintain clear documentation of decisions and assumptions.
- Maintain and continuously improve standard operating procedures (SOPs), templates and instructions related to financial and operational tracking to drive standardisation and process discipline.
- Accrual oversight, tracking and follow-up.
- Train GMS budget holders.
Continuous Improvement & Compliance
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy and timeliness of financial and operational reporting.
- Ensure adherence to GE HealthCare financial policies, internal controls, and relevant compliance and audit requirements.
- Support simplification and standardisation initiatives across regions/businesses where GMS is active (incl. training of others).
Performance Measures
- Support of the FP&A and Finance Transformation Teams with the successful implementation and adoption in GMS of the PDx standard PowerBI reports and PowerApp data collection (on-time delivery, user satisfaction, data quality).
- Support of the FP&A and Finance Transformation Teams with the improvement in visibility and control of GMS financial performance (e.g. reduced manual effort, fewer data discrepancies, improved KPI/metrics coverage).
- Internal stakeholder feedback (GMS leaders, GMS budget holders, Finance, Operations).
- Contribution to process improvement and standardization initiatives.
Internal collaborations
- GMS Leader & GMS Leadership Team – Partner on financial performance reviews, investment decisions, prioritization of GMS initiatives and follow-up on action plans.
- Controllership & Accounting – Support to coordinate month-end close, ensure accuracy of actuals, support compliance with accounting policies, and resolve accounting or control issues.
- Regional / Country Finance & FP&A – Align on budgets, forecasts, closing activities and performance drivers; ensure consistency of assumptions and financial reporting across geographies.
- Finance Transformation Team – Support to design PDx standard solution with PowerBI reports and PowerApp data collection (including GMS performance metrics / KPIs)
- GMS Operations & Functional Leaders – Provide financial insight on project and portfolio performance, cost management, productivity, and resource utilization; support operational decision-making.
- Project / Program Managers within GMS – Define financial baselines, track project costs and benefits, and support benefit realization and post-implementation reviews.
- IT / Analytics / Digital Technology / Finance Transformation Team – Collaborate on the design, implementation and continuous improvement of the PDx standard solution with PowerBI reports and PowerApp data collection, data models and reporting solutions.
- Procurement & Sourcing (where relevant) – Align on vendor contracts related to data services; support cost optimization and compliance with procurement policies.
- HR / People Leaders – Coordinate on headcount, workforce planning and organizational changes impacting the GMS financial and operational plan.
- Compliance and Legal (as needed) – Ensure financial processes, data usage and vendor contracts comply with relevant internal policies, regulatory requirements and data privacy standards.
Qualifications And Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or related field (Master’s degree or professional qualification – ACCA, CPA, CMA – is an advantage).
- Significant relevant experience (typically 5+ years) in Finance, FP&A, Business Controlling, or similar analytical/business support role.
- Proven experience in designing, implementing or owning financial tracking / reporting tools or dashboards (for example using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools).
- Strong financial analysis skills, including variance analysis, forecasting, and scenario modelling.
- Solid understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and key financial metrics.
- Demonstrated experience working in a matrixed, multinational environment.
- Advanced Excel skills; strong proficiency in data handling and reporting (e.g. pivot tables, lookups, data models).
- Comfortable working with large datasets and multiple data sources.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
- Strong business partnering skills; able to translate data into clear messages and actionable recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.
- High level of ownership and accountability; able to work independently and manage multiple priorities in parallel.
- Structured, process-oriented mindset with the ability to design, document and improve processes. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Established project management skills.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal); able to create clear, concise reports and presentations.
- Analytical and curious, with attention to detail while maintaining a view of the bigger picture.
- Experience in healthcare, services, operations or project-based businesses is an advantage.
- Experience supporting milestone-based payment structures for projects or customer contracts.
- Experience with ERP and reporting systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, Power BI or similar) is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across cultures and time zones.
Tools & systems
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data models).
- Experience with ERP and reporting systems such as SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, Power BI, Tableau, AST, Agora/Coupa, or similar tools.
- PDx standard solution with PowerBI reports and PowerApp data collection (to be build)
Compliance & ethics
- Act in full compliance with GE HealthCare’s Code of Conduct, values and all applicable company policies and procedures.
- Ensure strict adherence to relevant financial, accounting, internal control and reporting standards, including proper documentation and auditability of all financial data and decisions.
- Maintain high standards of integrity, confidentiality and data protection when handling financial, operational and personal data.
- Proactively identify and escalate any actual or suspected compliance, control, or ethical concerns (e.g. fraud, conflicts of interest, inappropriate use of data or systems).
- Avoid and disclose potential conflicts of interest, and refrain from any activity that could compromise independent judgment or the interests of GE HealthCare.
- Comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including anti-bribery/anti-corruption and competition laws, when interacting with internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in required compliance and ethics trainings and help foster a strong culture of integrity, transparency and accountability within GMS.
Language
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
Inclusion and Diversity
GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. 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.
Behaviours
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.
Total Rewards
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 you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided:
No
