Finance Lead - R&D Clinical Sciences

Role Summary

The R&D Clinical Sciences Finance Lead provides financial leadership for planning and executing resource and budget strategies across the function, both short-term and long-term. The role leads actual reporting and financial planning cycles, partnering with finance and business colleagues to translate plans into clear financial implications. It requires initiative, problem-solving, adaptability, and strong analytical and communication skills, with solid business judgment. This position is an integral member of the Clinical Sciences team, collaborating with finance and business partners to influence decisions and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the budget in the Plan/LRP/Update/LBE planning cycles. Ensure expense forecasts are accurate and demonstrate willingness to work constructively with the business personnel to provide financial guidance and ensure compliance to policy. Analyze components of the Plan/LRP/Update/LBE submissions and lead Senior Management review meetings.
• Responsible for financial close activities, including accruals and reclasses. Responsible for ensuring monthly financial results are delivered accurately and timely and executive summaries with commentary are prepared and delivered to senior management.
• Provide financial guidance to the Clinical Sciences leadership team. Ability to work with senior level business personnel to translate plans and actions into their financial impact which can be understood by senior management.
• Maintain controls to assure the integrity of assets and compliance with GAAP and corporate financial policies and procedures.
• Assists with all financial aspects of key functional projects, systems initiatives, and integration activities to ensure finance requirements are implemented appropriately and process efficiencies are realized.
• Work closely with both Finance and Business leaders utilizing strong interpersonal communication, analytical skills, leadership, and judgment skills.
• Support leadership within function with ability to influence others with no direct reporting as well as ability to operate independently, identify and implement process improvements, and establish and adjust priorities to achieve objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA or MBA a plus.
• 5+ years of progressive Accounting or Finance experience.
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter with ability to operate independently, drive processes, identify and implement process improvements, establish, and adjust priorities to achieve objectives and operate with speed and agility.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written), with all levels of management and including the ability to listen well and to influence others that do not report directly.
• Proficient Excel skills.
• Knowledge of SAP and BPC a plus.