Sr. Director, FP&A

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Marlborough, MA, USA
In-Office
230K-270K Annually
Senior level
Biotech
The Role
The Sr. Director of FP&A oversees corporate financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting, leading strategic financial processes and cross-functional collaboration to improve company performance.
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Location/Region: USA – Framingham, MA

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Global Vice President, Finance & IT

Essential Duties, Critical Success Factors, Responsibilities, Authorities and Required Interactions:

The leader of Global Financial Planning & Analysis is a detail oriented and hands-on role that will report to the CFO overseeing budgets/ forecasts and will provide strategic direction to SCIEX’s long-term planning regarding FP&A matters. The candidate will work across functions to produce strategic financial analysis for several global businesses and associated functions, in addition to other core responsibilities.

  • Reporting directly to the CFO/VP Finance & IT and working closely with the executive team, the candidate will be tasked with improving company performance through careful identification and management of business trends.

  • Oversee Corporate level FP&A: lead all processes, delegating key areas to analysts as needed, and coordinating global, business level FP&A teams to consolidate top-level results

    • Lead Strategic Financial Process including projecting 3-year trends

    • Lead global Annual Budgeting

    • Maintain rolling forecasts for current year results on monthly basis

    • Identify and manage risk in forecasted revenue, OP and Working Capital, providing key recommendations to counter measure any risk identified

  • Oversee Financial Systems and Business Intelligence teams

  • Coordinate cross-functional awareness of business trends and decision support by interfacing with key leaders in finance and business stakeholders.

  • Lead monthly business reviews with regional and business unit groups to report on performance vs. forecast, budget and prior periods

  • Develop metrics on key operating processes and enhance internal reporting dashboards

  • Create and provide analytical support for presentation materials, including Office of the Chief Executive meetings discussion materials and presentations

  • Assist with special projects, including financial modeling of potential acquisitions and open innovation projects

  • Ensure the seamless integration of back-office activities generated from future acquisitions

  • Work closely with Controllership function in business support and analysis, as required

  • Advocate and champion continuous improvement within the functional area as well as throughout the organization.  Participate in Kaizens / skill development opportunities across the platform and throughout the broader corporation.

A successful candidate:

  • Must demonstrate proficiency in FP&A in a fast-paced, success-driven organization that operates with the mantra "Best Team Wins!"

  • Will have the presence to challenge the status quo, elevate issues and keep their supervisor advised of current and evolving matters.

  • Must be capable of operating independently, but readily seek the counsel of others, when necessary.

  • Can balance the demands of financial accuracy with operational effectiveness.

  • Will seek opportunities to provide financial counsel to other functional areas in support of the organizations immediate and longer-term objectives.

  • Will possess solid oral/written communication skills and advanced analysis skills.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

  • BS/BA in Accounting/Finance

  • 10+ years of increasing responsibility in various accounting and finance roles, preferably in a $1B-multinational or publicly-traded organization possessing manufacturing operations.  Life Science experience preferred.

  • CPA and/or MBA preferred

  • Desired software expertise — Oracle and Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), mastery in Excel

Additional Requirements:

  • Travel – 25%

SCIEX, 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.

At SCIEX we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for SCIEX can provide.

The annual salary range for this role is between $230,000 to $270,000, per year (USD). This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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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.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

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We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact:1-202-419-7762 or [email protected].

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Hyperion Financial Management
Oracle
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The Company
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
4,883 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

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.

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