Sr Financial Analyst

Position Summary:

The role of the senior financial analyst is to provide support for key financial planning cycles and projects not limited to LRP - long range plan, Budget – annual plan, and MBR – monthly business review cycles inclusive of reporting and forecasting. This position is also inclusive of the following:

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, analyze, and report monthly results compared to plan, forecasts and prior year for R&D and Medical Affairs functional leaders including identifying key variance drivers and insightful commentaries in support of managing their budgets.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of month end financial results by investigating variances.
• Provide decision support including variance analysis, trends and key drivers and identifying trends in financial performance and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Provide consolidation and decision support analysis to leadership and regional partners in planning for the next fiscal year. This may include running current cost center reports, performing scenario and trade-off analyses, income statement consolidation & analysis, balance sheet reviews and headcount.
• Support the Annual Plan and quarterly Forecast process for functional teams including Project Spend.
• Support year- end audit and any interim information needed by Accounting/Tax organization and auditors.
• Prepare month-end accrual entries to correctly state the financials. Review all monthly transactions to ensure expenses are charged to the correct project/legal entity.
• Support Ad-hoc project

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3-5 years' experience in financial analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Professional, proactive demeanor.
• SAP Experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate in a deadline-oriented environment.