Financial Analyst

The Financial Analyst will be responsible for all matters relating to financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, as well as certain month-end close activities. This position manages the reporting of meaningful financial information to executive management, financial institutions and shareholders. This position requires continuous attention to tight deadlines and interfaces regularly with executive-level management. The successful candidate will partner closely with commercial, R&D, and operations teams to drive financial insight and performance.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following reflects management's definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Lead annual budgeting and interim reforecasting processes with key stakeholders and Finance.
• Consolidate planning, forecasting and budgeting inputs from departments to produce enterprise-wide view and challenge and validate assumptions and define inputs from departments.
• Partner with commercial to understand revenue forecasts and assumptions including calculations of gross-to-net deductions.
• Prepare variance analysis reports comparing actuals to budget and prior periods, identifying key drivers.
• Manage financial models including forecasted income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows.
• Support the annual long-range planning (LRP) process with scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.
• Independently create templates, models and tools to drive the planning, forecasting and budgeting processes.
• Assist in special projects, as needed.

• Reporting & Business Partnering:

• Prepare timely and accurate management reporting packs for senior leadership and the Board.
• Define standardized reporting packages and work with IT and Finance to drive reporting automation, including identifying areas of improvement.
• Identify new tools and applications to improve reporting (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, etc).
• Participate and lead project management reviews and departmental budget meetings.
• Partner with R&D, commercial, and supply chain teams to provide financial guidance and challenge inputs and assumptions.
• Identify cost savings or growth opportunities for the business.

• Month-end Close:

• Prepare and generate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements to be distributed internally and externally.
• Lead consolidation accounting efforts across different legal entities.
• Provide support for specific higher risk accounting functions, including the preparation of journal entries and assistance with monthly accounting close.
• Timely completion of assigned account reconciliations and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.

• Other Duties:

• Utilize technology to find opportunities to streamline Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and accounting processes and improve efficiencies.
• Assist with system implementations, upgrades, or integrations as needed.
• Collaborate with members of the Accounting and Finance team to support organizational goals and objectives.
• Establishes and maintains effective and cooperative working relationships with co-workers and staff members, at all levels of the company.
• Ensures compliance with internal controls, policies, procedures and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Support audit and tax requests, as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration or Accounting designation • 2-5 years of financial analysis or FP&A experience, ideally within life sciences, pharma, biotech, or healthcare or 5+ years of accounting experience including involvement in variance analysis • Experience leading and/or supporting the implementation of budgeting and forecasting systems • Advanced Excel skills; proficiency in financial modelling and data analysis • Strong understanding of income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow dynamics • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex data clearly • Self-starter willing to work in a team environment • Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet required deadlines • Experience with ERPs (i.e. Microsoft, NetSuite, etc) or other automated accounting system a plus • Experience with separate FP&A applications (i.e. Adaptive, Solver, Centage, etc.) a plus • Desire to find new solutions and efficiencies with technology

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Frequently required to stand • Frequently required to walk • Frequently required to sit • Frequently required to talk or hear • Occasionally required to lift light weights (less than 25 pounds) • Specific vision abilities required for this job include: close vision, color vision and ability to adjust or focus

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The noise level in the work environment usually is quiet • Equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.