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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.
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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 Systems Manager is responsible for driving projects and optimising the finance business intelligence reporting and dashboards. You will have the opportunity to lay the roadmap, execute & drive multiple initiatives simultaneously, including report development, modifications and enhancements, system performance improvements, and you will also drive advancements in user utilisation. You will partner with various finance functions, acting as their single point of contact, to ensure the successful advancement of finance data & analytics within Cytiva.
What you’ll do
- Prioritise and manage projects globally, working in partnership with the finance teams to understand their business requirements, existing challenges, as well as opportunities, and liaising with the development teams to achieve operational excellence in financial analytics.
- Utilise DBS tools (including leading kaizens, PSP initiatives and listening to VOC) to identify opportunities for improvement, evaluate their relative benefits, and develop and deploy action plans to drive continuous improvement in relation to those opportunities
- Drive the optimisation of QlikSense with the key goal of eliminating waste and duplication from the financial processes
- Document clear requirements, prepare functional design documents, monitor project progress, and test solutions prior to release to users for further user testing.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and robustly assess all requests for additional or non-standard developments, and generally act as a consultant to finance to improve the usage of existing solutions.
Who you are
- BS/MS Degree in Business, Finance, IT, Project or similar discipline
- Strong working knowledge of QlikSense
- Demonstrated success in building and developing collaborative global and cross-functional teams and relationships
- Demonstrated facilitation and negotiation skills, exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to effectively evaluate information/data to make decisions, anticipate obstacles, create actionable strategies and operational plans, and communicate clearly and succinctly.
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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.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
Skills Required
- BS/MS Degree in Business, Finance, IT, Project or similar discipline
- Strong working knowledge of QlikSense
- Experience building and developing collaborative global and cross-functional teams and relationships
- Facilitation, negotiation, leadership, time management, and organizational skills
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to evaluate data and create actionable operational plans
Cepheid Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and paid holidays are portrayed as robust, with formal programs and mentions of generous time off and rollover in some cases. This breadth supports a positive view of time-off availability.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is highlighted repeatedly and is viewed as comprehensive for regular full‑time employees. Descriptions such as “good” or “great” benefits reinforce the strength of the health coverage.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching is consistently included as part of the package. The presence of matching contributions strengthens perceived retirement readiness.
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What We Do
Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility. The company's GeneXpert® systems and Xpert® tests automate highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, providing A Better Way for institutions of any size to perform world-class PCR testing. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio spans respiratory infections, blood virology, women’s and sexual health, TB and emerging infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infectious diseases, oncology and human genetics. The company’s solutions deliver actionable results where they are needed most – from central laboratories and hospitals to near-patient settings. For more information, visit http://www.cepheid.com.
