Fp&A Analyst, R&D (Hybrid - Turku)
PerkinElmer is currently seeking an FP&A Analyst to join their corporate finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a growing company, learn about the R&D projects and resources and be a critical finance partner to the R&D team and the business CFO. In this role, the FP&A Analyst will be responsible for a broad range of financial activities. Additionally, the FP&A Analyst will be responsible for overseeing forecasting & reporting, measuring and reporting on project performance, driving finance initiatives, and providing strategic analysis to deliver and improve business performance. This is a hybrid opportunity with the expectation to work on-site (1-2 days a week) at our headquarters located in Waltham, MA.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead and coordinate the FP&A forecasting, planning and reporting for Business Owned R&D resources / projects.
- Provide analysis and support to R&D leaders, Project Managers, and the BU Leadership team for monthly meetings, strategic goal setting, annual operating plans, and monthly / quarterly operational reviews.
- Coordinate with other R&D finance partners on planning and forecasting activities.
- Coordinates creation and approval of R&D related CapEx for planning and forecasting purposes, informs other functions of anticipated CapEx resulting from NPI's.
- Measure and monitor OPEX spend.
- Evaluate project performance against business cases.
Basic Qualifications :
Bachelor's Degree ANDA minimum of 2 years' of experience in corporate financeOR
Bachelor's degree ANDA minimum of 1+ years' experience in Corporate Finance for a multi-national, matrixed organizationPreferred Qualifications :
Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business.Chartered Accountant, CIA, or MBA is a plus.Excellent MS Excel skills, working knowledge of SAP, Hyperion and PDWare strongly preferredEffectively communicates with and engages all levels of the organization verbally and in writing; translates technical guidance into business terms and implications; produces clear, understandable documentation geared for all audiences.Comfortable around senior management. Strong multi-cultural interpersonal skills. Builds constructive and effective relationships.Demonstrates ability to be effective in a matrix-reporting environment.Allocates time and resources efficiently, able to adapt to shifting priorities; continually seeks way to improve individual / team efficiency; meets aggressive deadlines.Exhibits an assertive personality with a strong bias for action and with a results-orientation.Pays attention to detail and accuracy of information.