Summary:This role will serve as a business partner working directly with leaders in the business to plan and maximize their resources in order to achieve their corporate goals. Interacts closely with the local Accounting team and with Finance colleagues in Denmark and India. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Financial Planning:
- Lead the financial planning and forecasting processes to support strategic planning and business decisions for multiple functions of the business
- Work closely with department heads, Finance leadership and Human Resources to drive enterprise level financial, headcount and strategic planning
- Continuously identify and communicate all risks and opportunities against the existing forecast and work with budget owners to manage their spend versus targets and plans
- Develop annual budgets and mid-year forecasts, including management presentations and corporate leadership reviews
- Support other miscellaneous planning projects and ad hoc analysis as applicable
- Financial Analysis and Reporting
- Provide insights into financial performance and trends to senior leadership within the business
- Develop and maintain financial models and dashboards to monitor key metrics and KPIs
- Build and present month-end management reporting to senior Finance and business leaders - anticipate new reporting needs based on business requirements
- Highlight key insights or trends that require attention and engage with budget owners on the best path forward
Ongoing Support:
- Support continuous improvement within finance to streamline processes and reporting, driving value and adding insights to the business
- Provide indirect leadership and coaching to the more junior staff on the Finance team
- Treated as an expert and owner of various specialist tasks of higher complexity
- Support day-to-day purchase requisition reviews/approvals
- Assist accounting during month-end close with accruals and variance analysis
- Support capital review and approval process
Manager Must Haves:
- Bachelor's Degree required; advanced degree accepted (see JD)
- 6-7 years of Finance experience highly preferred
- Power BI experience preferred
- Pharma/Biotech industry experience required
- SAP experience is a plus
- CPA and/or MBA are a plus
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education Level: Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or Business or equivalent with 6-7 years of relevant experience or master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience required.
- MBA or CPA strongly preferred
- Specific or technical job skills:
- Life sciences (Pharma/Biotech) industry experience strongly preferred
- Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across organizations and utilize resources effectively
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills; highly proficient in Excel based modeling
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders
- Experience with financial planning and reporting systems, ERP systems and data visualization tools
- Managerial experience (if applicable): Managerial experience not required
Compensation:The pay rate range above is the base hourly pay range that Aditi Consulting reasonably expects to pay someone for this position (compensation may vary outside of this range depending on several factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, location and end client requirements). Benefits and Ancillaries:Medical, dental, vision, PTO benefits and ancillaries may be available for eligible Aditi Consulting employees and vary based on the plan options selected by the employee. Aditi Consulting LLC uses AI technology to engage candidates during the sourcing process. AI technology is used to gather data only and does not replace human-based decision making in employment decisions. #AditiConsulting