The Senior Financial Analyst will focus on supporting the FP&A team, providing strategic insights and financial modeling in support of R&D programs, clinical trials, partnerships, and corporate initiatives. The ideal candidate has strong financial acumen and understands the unique cash flow dynamics, funding cycles, and cost structures of a biotech organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Assist with the creation of the monthly cash forecasts for the business by working with other stakeholders to compile the organizational view
- Primary modeling resource for the FP&A team to support forecasting requests, analyze performance as well as ad hoc questions and analyses
- Manage aggregation of monthly backlog files from the various business units
- Create and update the draft backlog forecast from the supporting files provided by other stakeholders
- Work with the business units to quality-check and verify results
- Prepare the periodic budgets and forecasts for the business using the backlog files as well as other supporting documents prepared in the business, including labor and indirect costs
- Prepare the monthly reporting decks and Excel templates to present to leadership and PE stakeholders
- Work closely with the VP of Finance on supporting analyses and build additional views as needed
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS :
Bachelor's degree in a job-related area or equivalent relevant academic or vocational qualificationMBA or CPA is preferred5 years of relevant work experience in Finance / Accounting to include global Biopharma CRO industry experienceAdvanced level of skill in Microsoft Excel including financial modeling and PowerPoint for analysis and presentation of dataExperience with PowerBI is a plusExtremely detail-oriented and possess the ability to process data while looking for inconsistences with other sourcesAbility to look at a current state situation and offer ideas on how to improve the processesCollaborative working style, ability to foster effective working relationships and build trust across a team environmentAbility to work in a fast-paced, matrixed, challenging environment with changing prioritiesExperience working in a private equity backed environment is a plusGood understanding of financial and accounting metrics and how they impact each otherAbility to apply advanced knowledge, skills, and expertise to analysisExcellent analytical and quantitative skillsMay travel between corporate locationsCompensation depends on experience : $100K-$120K per year.