Global Costing & Net Profitability Finance Manager

About Unilabs

Headquartered in Geneva and part of the A.P. Moller Group, Unilabs is one of Europe’s leading medical diagnostics companies, offering a complete range of laboratory, pathology, genetics, and imaging services to patients across 14 countries. Unilabs invests heavily in technology, equipment, and people – using digital technologies in its state-of-the-art laboratories and imaging institutes – to improve the lives of close to 100 million people every year.

Role Purpose 

The Global Costing & Net Profitability Finance Manager is a key strategic finance position for Unilabs. 

The role is designed to provide full transparency over end-to-end operational costs at the right level of granularity and to build the foundations of Unilabs’ global costing and net profitability framework, leveraging data, analytics, and Business Intelligence (BI). 

This position plays a critical role in enabling informed decision-making, improving margin visibility, and supporting sustainable value creation across the Group.

Key Responsibilities:

Costing & Profitability Framework 

• Design, develop, and continuously improve Unilabs’ global costing and net profitability models across the end-to-end value chain 

• Ensure cost allocation methodologies are robust, consistent, and aligned with business realities 

• Define the appropriate level of granularity to support operational, commercial, and strategic decisions 

Operational Cost Transparency 

• Provide clear visibility into operational cost drivers across regions, businesses, and services 

• Partner with operations, procurement, and commercial teams to understand cost structures and performance levers 

• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and margin improvement 

Data, BI & Analytics Enablement 

• Build and own the data foundations for costing and net profitability analysis 

• Work closely with BI and IT teams to develop scalable, automated dashboards and reporting tools 

• Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across sources 

Governance & Standardization 

• Define and promote global standards, methodologies, and best practices for costing and profitability analysis 

• Support rollout and adoption across countries and business units 

• Ensure alignment with Group Finance policies and controls 

Management, Business Partnering & Decision Support 

• Manage a Global Costing Controller  

• Act as a strategic finance partner to Group and local leadership teams 

• Deliver actionable insights to support pricing, investment decisions, and performance management 

• Translate complex financial data into clear, business-oriented insights 

Key Stakeholders 

• Global Finance Teams 

• Local Finance Teams 

• Operations, Commercial, and Procurement Teams both Global and Local 

• BI, Data, and IT Functions 

Requirements

Experience & Qualifications 

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA and/or professional finance qualification is a plus) 

• Approximately 10 years or more of relevant professional experience, preferably in a complex, international environment 

• Fluent in English 

• Experience in costing, revenue growth management and net profit management is a strong plus 

• Exposure to healthcare, medical diagnostics, or other operationally complex environments is a plus 

Skills & Competencies 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities 

• Ability to manage complexity and design scalable, data-driven financial models 

• Strong understanding of end-to-end value chains and cost drivers 

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills 

• Strategic mindset combined with hands-on execution ability 

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, transformation-oriented environment 

Why Join Unilabs 

• Opportunity to build and shape a global costing and net profitability capability from the ground up 

• High-impact, high-visibility role with direct influence on Group performance and strategic decisions 

• Exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional collaboration across the Group