Senior Financial Analyst

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.