Finance Manager

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

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The Finance Manager will support the financial operations of our Pensacola manufacturing facility. This role serves as a key business partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Plant Leadership by providing financial performance visibility and insights that drive operational performance, cost productivity, and profitable growth.

This position reports to the Senior Finance Manager, Plant Controller, Pensacola and is part of the Filtration Operations finance team. The position is in Pensacola, Florida and will be an on-site role.

What you will do:

• Support monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and financial planning by analyzing results against budget, forecast, and prior year and tracking key performance drivers including headcount, absorption, PPV savings, material variances, indirect spend, labor efficiency, and labor overhead productivity.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, including labor, material, overhead, absorption, usage, yield, scrap, and productivity, while supporting standard costing, rate development, annual cost rolls, and operational efficiency initiatives across direct and indirect cost pools.
• Support accurate and timely month-end close, including accruals and vendor reconciliations, analyze plant P&L and balance sheet accounts, develop reporting and dashboards, and support internal audits as needed.
• Support inventory forecasting, budgeting, actuals, turns, E&O reserves, scrap, slow-moving inventory, obsolescence risk, and reserve reduction efforts, as well as cycle counts and physical inventory processes for onsite and off-site inventory.
• Own Capex forecasting and budgeting in partnership with site business and process owners, including project spend tracking, CIP tracking and communication, asset capitalization, and data quality.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years working experience in a finance function.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Limited travel to global offices may be required (1-2 times per year)

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Cost accounting knowledge, emphasis on budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and internal controls
• Familiarity with ERP systems, particularly SAP (production modules a large benefit).
• Being a self-starter and proactive, structured with demonstrated ability to deliver results consistently.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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