What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Finance position at Eurofins Discovery Services North America, LLC?
Company Description
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.
In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialized clinical diagnostics testing.
In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
Job Description
Become your most extraordinary self! Our team is intensely proud to be a major provider of services and products to the drug discovery research industry. Join Eurofins Panlabs, Inc.part of the Eurofins Discovery ™ group of companies serving global clients in the Pharma and Biotech industries. Work alongside industry experts and collaborate with team members to directly and positively impact human health worldwide!
We have a philosophy to support work life balance, career progression opportunities and offer many benefits such as formal mentoring programs, tuition reimbursement, extensive career training programs, competitive health benefits, paid time off and 10 annual paid holidays
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following :
- Overall management of the financial resources and financial operations of the business units including planning, organizing, and controlling the financial resources
- Lead the Annual Business Planning Process across multiple legal entities.
- Develop the annual and long term plan working with business unit leaders
- Develop tools and reports that are needed by BU leaders to monitor costs and productivity.
- Ensure key financial metrics (i.e. working capital, costs, etc.) are met by each of the entities and the business overall; provide corrective actions as needed
- Oversee, compile, and analyze financial reporting packages for special projects and monthly business and quarterly business reviews.
- Manage the accuracy and productivity of day-to-day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing / billing, customer credits and collections, perpetual inventory integrity, fixed asset records, and general & entity accounting
- Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
- Interact with corporate finance and boards relative to process and approval. Understand and comply with corporate spending and contracting authority.
- Assess finance related processes for efficiency, make improvements and develop standard operating procedures as needed. Ensure compliance with procedures and document procedures where necessary.
- Support audits
- Oversee business performance against budgets. Address deviations and performance issues with each business manager and develop correction plan.
- Work closely with business unit managers to understand the operation of the business to determine the levers to achieve financial metrics.
- Support the innovation programs, tracking costs and sales to establish ROI.
- Support development of business plans for financial aspects and ROI.
- Support M&A activities
- Ensure adherence to Eurofins financial policies, rules, and regulations.
- Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, filing financial reports, and advising management on needed actions
- Demonstrate and promote the company vision
- Regular attendance and punctuality
- Conduct all activities in a safe and efficient manner
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Own the accountability and responsibility of delivering to client needs and timeliness
- Provide cross-functional support to other departments as required
- Adjust work hours as needed to meet business unit manager and client deadlines
- Adhere to site environmental health and safety (EHS) requirements
Qualifications
5 years' direct finance, accounting, and financial planning experience
Additional Information
This is an onsite position in St. Charles, MO and is full-time (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.), with overtime as needed.
LI-EB1
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Eurofins USA Discovery Services is a M / F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.