Financial Analyst, Indirect Global Sourcing

Business Unit: GE HealthcareFunction: FinanceResponsibilities: This role provides financial support for a global team of 42 Indirect Sourcing leaders, acting as an operational manager assisting the General Manager of Indirect Sourcing in the management of more than $2 billion of spend and helping drive $150 million of variable/base productivity. Primary responsibilities include:
Coordination with international sourcing and finance leads in 3 Poles and 22 countries to drive performance and ensure metric compliance through global operating mechanisms
Drive global supplier risk assessment processes to identify and mitigate "At Risk" suppliers before supply issues occur
Monitor indirect commodity trends (fuel, electricity, natural gas, etc) to predict impact and develop potential hedging strategies
Lead cross functional cost out projects between Indirect Sourcing and the P&L finance/operation teams to reduce back office and support costs
Global planning responsibilities for Growth Playbook (3 year plan), SII (yearly planning), and the detailed operational plans for each pole
Strong focus on controllership for all financial interactions with indirect suppliers and internal indirect purchasing/payment processes (e.g. T&L audits, Purchasing Card Audits)
Conduct quarterly ledger ties with Global FP&A team to ensure the flow through of indirect savings into the P&L financials
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration and minimum of three years of financial work experience in financial analysis & planning; or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration and minimum of two years Corporate Audit Staff experience; or High School Diploma/GED and minimum of ten years financial work experience in financial analysis & planning
Strong analytic skills: able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change
Clear thinking / problem solving: successfully led projects/process improvement within operations/finance function involving process improvement; able to quickly grasp new ideas
Excellent communication skills: experience working across multiple levels, functions and regions; able to clearly communicate complex financial information in a easy to understand manner; able to deliver message effectively verbally and in writing
Solid PC skills: experience with financial systems/applications (i.e.: Oracle, SAP, COGNOS, Business Objects, etc.), strong Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation (i.e. pivot tables, Vlookup & Macros)
You must be legally authorized to work in the United States
You must be willing to submit to a background investigation, including for example, verification of past employment, criminal history, and educational background
You must be willing to take a drug test
You must be willing to work at our Waukesha, WI facilityDesired: Adaptable/flexible: being open to change (positive or negative) in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations. Integrity: Accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others. Basic understanding of financial compliance: SOX, GAAP. Experience working in a matrixed environment.
Confidence / Assertiveness: strong influencing skills across business functions; confidence to approach business leaders with difficult messages and defend position; for example, work closely with business leaders to achieve business objectives while driving controllership/GE Values. Trained and/or certified in process improvement methodology such as LEAN or Six Sigma. Experience working in global business environment with sound understanding of global process and transactional flows. Graduate of GE's Financial Management Program (FMP); Corporate Audit Staff (CAS); or graduate of other financial leadership programsGeneral: GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient care. GE Healthcare's expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring and life support systems, disease research, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is helping physicians detect disease earlier and to tailor personalized treatments for patients. GE Healthcare offers a broad range of products and services that are improving productivity in healthcare and enhancing patient care by enabling healthcare providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, neurological diseases, and other conditions. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $15 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 43,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries.
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