Director of Global Manufacturing Finance

Director, Finance - Global Operations

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Phenomenex, one of Danaher's operating companies, our work saves livesand we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life.

Phenomenex isn't your typical scientific company. Founded nearly 40 years ago, Phenomenex is a global technology leader committed to developing novel analytical chemistry solutions that solve the separation and purification challenges of researchers, advancing the future of scientific analysis and investigation, ensuring the quality of essentials like your food, water, shampoo, and even cold medication. Be part of our global success and together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

The Director, Finance - Global Operations will be responsible for all operations-related accounting and forecasting as well as supporting the Operations team in driving efficiencies and providing insightful analysis for that team. The position will provide decision support to the VP of Operations, VP of Supply Chain and General Manager of Phenova, a subsidiary. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and is part of the Finance & Accounting organization located in Torrance, CA and will be an on-site role. In this role, you will have the opportunity to :

• Partner with Operations to improve gross margin, through careful identification and management of cost trends.
• Develop and lead, individually and through management of direct reports, all Operations Finance processes while coordinating with global finance and business teams to consolidate global results, including the Strategic Financial Process, Annual Budget, Monthly Forecast processes and close processes.
• Manage annual product costing which includes calculation, review and maintenance of annual labor, overhead, material burden and freight-in rates by product lines for standard cost roll at year-end and during budget process.
• Manage PPV, VAVE and Indirect expense cost reduction against targets, driving additional projects with operations.
• Work closely with Supply Chain Team on inventory controls and management including physical inventory counts. Implement key reporting for managing inventory which includes detailed reporting on inventory type and turns, cycle count reporting, and forecasting / reporting on absorption.
• Provide decision support to the operations team in analyzing margins, purchase price and production variances and other associated operating costs through insightful internal reporting dashboards, and providing cost analysis for New Product Introductions.
• Manage the Capital Asset Request Expenditures process within Operations to ensure prioritization within the budget, compliance with accounting policy and approval matrix.

The successful candidate will possess :

The essential requirements of the job include :

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in :

Phenomenex, 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.

The salary range for this role is $180,000 - 220,000.00 annually. 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 a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical / dental / vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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