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Supports operational finance through financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, reporting, cost optimization, and internal control activities. Collaborates with operations, procurement, sales, and other departments to improve financial processes, maintain accurate data, explain performance variances, and communicate actionable insights to stakeholders.

Prepares budgets and schedules for government contracts; performs funding, cash forecasting, sales outlook, variance, cost risk, and earned value analyses. Maintains expenditure records, develops estimates to complete, monitors contract costs and schedules, supports audits and negotiations, and prepares compliance reports. This is a 100% onsite role supporting defense and space programs.

Leads FP&A and financial business partnering for US manufacturing operations. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, standard costing, absorption analysis, inventory reporting, capital planning, ROI analysis, leadership reporting, and process improvement. Partners with plant, operations, accounting, and corporate finance teams to identify cost drivers, improve margins, and provide financial insight into manufacturing performance.

Leads global financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, grant administration, compliance, reporting, and financial systems for a university research lab. Manages finance and grant staff, oversees restricted funding across international projects, audits expenses, allocates payroll, develops policies and training, and advises senior academic and organizational leaders on financial decisions, risks, and opportunities.

Lead IT finance and administration: manage budgeting, financial analysis, reporting, payroll costing, internal controls, contracts, and staff supervision. Serve as Workday/Tidemark liaison, oversee software budget and approvals, produce forecasts and dashboards, coordinate year-end close, and provide strategic financial guidance to senior management.

Leads commercial finance for Thermo Fisher’s BioProduction Group, supporting key accounts and senior leaders through forecasting, budgeting, reporting, analytics, profitability analysis, and business reviews. Partners globally with finance, sales, marketing, and account teams; prepares annual operating plans and long-term strategies; analyzes revenue, bookings, backlog, pipeline, and customer data; recommends corrective actions; and drives process improvements and cross-functional initiatives.

Leads corporate credit and finance operations, including credit risk policy development, proposal approval, portfolio monitoring, risk mitigation, facility structuring, funding relationships, regulatory compliance, and auditor engagement. Manages and develops credit analysts and managers while making informed credit decisions based on financial, industry, and economic analysis.

Build and lead the finance function for a newly formed annuity carrier. Responsibilities include establishing statutory accounting infrastructure, integrating NetSuite with Equisoft, managing purchase accounting, producing NAIC filings, coordinating reserves and RBC calculations, overseeing investment and reinsurance accounting, managing budgets, taxes, controls, cash, audits, and regulatory reporting, and eventually building the internal finance organization.

Supports contract budgets, schedules, funding profiles, cash forecasts, variance analysis, and expenditure projections. Maintains cost-control systems, monitors contract costs and schedules, supports audits and negotiations, and prepares reports aligned with government cost-control guidelines. Performs Earned Value Management tasks, including Work Breakdown Structure development, baseline budgeting, cost-risk assessment, and estimates-to-complete analysis. The role is fully onsite in Dulles, Virginia, follows a 9/80 schedule, and requires the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Supports defense and aerospace contract financial management by preparing budgets, schedules, funding profiles, cash forecasts, variance analyses, and expenditure projections. Maintains cost-control systems, monitors contract costs and schedules, supports audits and negotiations, and performs Earned Value Management activities including WBS development, baseline budgeting, cost-risk assessment, and estimates-to-complete analysis. The role is fully onsite in Dulles, Virginia, requires an active Top Secret clearance, and includes 10% travel.

Finance Manager supporting FP&A, investor relations, corporate development, strategy, and business operations. Responsibilities include financial planning, forecasting, modeling revenue, expenses, cash flow, costs, capital structure and M&A, performance reporting, variance analysis, FP&A system implementation, quarterly close, public company reporting, and process improvement. The role collaborates across functions and may evolve into team leadership.

Lead financial planning, forecasting, and analysis for supply chain and logistics across the Americas. Consolidate budgets, model inventory impacts on working capital, drive cost savings and reporting process improvements, and partner with regional teams to inform operational and financial decisions.

Serve as the System CFO's chief advisor and senior operational leader for System Finance. Establish governance, align priorities across finance functions, translate strategy into executable initiatives, prepare executive and Board materials, lead special projects, and develop finance leadership to drive organizational performance and disciplined execution.

Leads the North America Office portfolio’s regional FP&A team, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, valuation, financial modeling, leasing forecasts, IFRS reporting, cash flow, and investment performance analysis. Partners with cross-functional teams, accounting, senior leadership, and investors to deliver financial insights and reporting. Drives process improvements, supports strategic decision-making, and coaches a team of 1–3 employees.

Leads Cengage’s royalty payments and product finance operations, including royalty models, contributor payments, product data, system ownership, reporting, audit support, and risk control. The role manages a team, develops scalable processes, oversees data setup across finance systems, drives complex improvement initiatives, resolves contributor issues, and presents analyses and recommendations to executive leaders.

Supports Naval Power Finance leadership by improving financial controls, capture and program startup practices, EVMS playbooks, financial structures, automation, and continuous improvement. The analyst synthesizes financial data for leadership, conducts independent reviews, partners with program teams, and helps standardize finance processes across defense programs. Occasional travel between Massachusetts, Arizona, and Texas is required.

Leads financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, long-range planning, forecasting, financial modeling, performance reporting, reserve planning, treasury support, and KPI development. Partners with the CFO and organizational leaders to evaluate financial impacts, support strategic decisions, maintain financial policies, improve planning systems, and oversee staff, vendors, and cross-functional initiatives. The role also supports credit rating management and presents financial insights to executives, committees, boards, and stakeholders.

Leads complex financial analysis and recurring regulatory reporting filings, ensuring compliance with agency requirements. Develops disclosures, action plans, reporting processes, and financial data systems; monitors reporting calendars, risks, policies, and chart-of-account maintenance. Partners with business lines, management, and regulatory agencies, supports system conversions, resolves process issues, and trains and develops staff.

Assists with financial analysis and recurring regulatory reporting filings. Prepares disclosures and analytical reports, monitors reporting deadlines, maintains chart-of-accounts information, supports financial data systems, researches performance trends, and recommends process improvements to strengthen reporting accuracy and compliance. Collaborates with business managers, finance teams, regulatory agencies, and senior stakeholders while identifying and managing reporting risks.

Participate in a 12-month rotational program supporting 409A valuations, tax reporting, fund implementations, and portfolio data collection. Use AI tools, scripting, and CLI workflows to automate financial processes, identify workflow inefficiencies, provide product/engineering feedback, and develop repeatable systems while building expertise in private markets and Carta's ERP vision.

Support Revenue FP&A by executing revenue close, forecasts, projections, annual and long-range planning. Analyze actuals vs. forecast, identify variance drivers, produce actionable insights, partner with Sales/Product/Marketing, and improve/automate reporting using financial systems and data tools.

Prepares and submits invoices, creates independent contractor agreements and purchase orders, and coordinates budgetary matters. The Finance Administrator reports to the senior finance manager, project principal investigator, and project director, while handling other assigned administrative duties.

Supports FP&A and enterprise analytics by developing scalable Power BI reporting, financial models, dashboards, and automated processes. Analyzes financial and operational datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; improves forecasting, budgeting, and recurring reporting workflows using Excel, Python, SQL, Power Automate, and Microsoft platforms. Collaborates with finance, data engineering, IT, and business stakeholders, trains users, maintains governance standards, and contributes to the Pigment planning platform. Evaluates AI-enabled tools to improve reporting efficiency, data quality, and decision-making.

Leads finance strategy and performance for a $600M+ laboratory chemicals division. Responsibilities include annual planning, forecasting, long-range planning, P&L management, pricing, commercial finance, manufacturing and supply chain finance, cost optimization, capital allocation, financial controls, KPI reporting, and executive decision support. The role partners with divisional leaders and builds a high-performing finance organization focused on profitable growth, margin improvement, cash flow, and operational excellence.

Leads Man Group’s nine-person US finance team across New York and Fort Worth. Owns month-end close, billing, accounts payable, fund recharges, technical US GAAP accounting, IFRS group reporting support, regulatory filings, internal controls, and external audits. Drives post-acquisition integration, process standardization, and operational improvements while partnering with US business leaders and London-based global finance leadership. Requires strong experience in complex, multi-entity financial services environments, regulated broker-dealers, US GAAP, team leadership, and audit management.