Senior Financial Analyst Job at Planet Professional, Bedford, MA

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  • Planet Professional
  • Bedford, MA

Job Description

Sr. Financial Analyst - R&D

Direct Hire

Bedford, MA - Hybrid 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Required :

  • BA Degree in finance
  • Advanced with Excel for analysis, toggling, and scenarios
  • 3+ years in Financial planning & analysis
  • Life science, biotech, or pharma industry experience
  • Professional and clear verbal and written communication

Nice to have :

  • Experience supporting R&D strongly preferred
  • MBA or CPA
  • SAP or SAC experience
  • Big 4 experience
  • Public company experience

Job Description:

The Senior Financial Analyst will collaborate cross functionally with partners across R&D to provide clear analysis and financial decision support to our various stakeholders . The Sr. Financial Analyst will work cross functionally through financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting and accounting .

Responsibilities and Functions:

  • Liaise and partner with the Research & Development organization
  • Roll up the sleeves attitude and strong attention to detail
  • Collaborate to help create presentations for executives
  • Develop and maintain complex financial models to support clinical trials and development decision-making
  • Provides accurate and timely processing of month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial close requirements; Prepare expense accruals for Research & Development organization; Close collaboration with Accounting and Operational FP&A teams on month end close activities that impact R&D financials
  • Collect and prepare comprehensive, accurate and timely financial analyses on actuals and KPIs, as well as comparisons against forecasts; Management of the annual budget, including monthly trend reporting, quarterly financial forecasts and effectively analyzing drivers behind monthly variances to budget/forecast and prior year
  • Provides robust and relevant financial analysis and commentary to the R&D organization in department spending and project budgets with comparisons to historical trends and budget and forecasts; Compiles data from disparate sources and from various departments to identify and assess performance and underlying trends
  • Develop and maintain a monthly and quarterly rolling forecasts for projects and P&L’s utilizing ERP system generated reports for R&D to be leveraged during monthly reviews, quarterly forecast and annual budget processes
  • Prepare presentation materials with an emphasis on financial projections and their impact to the financial statements, and other relevant financial metrics as needed
  • Provide actionable insight on performance against business unit KPI’s
  • Support Finance & Accounting team’s facilitation of cross-functional implementation of new or improved processes/systems for all related financial systems critical to core organizational functions
  • Perform ad-hoc analysis and projects
  • Multi-task and prioritize projects.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with various levels of personnel

Job Requirements:

  • BA/BS degree in Finance
  • 3 + years of experience in a FP&A/ strategic finance/corporate finance/ accounting role required
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative, team environment with tight deadlines
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Solid presentation skills
  • Technical expertise in finance, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Knowledge of financial statement analysis (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow) and reporting
  • MBA, CFA and/or CPA certification preferred, not required.

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