Finance Manager, Research

Role Summary

The Research Finance Manager will report to the Associate Director (AD) of Finance. Under the guidance and direction of the AD, the Finance Manager will manage all aspects of the financial planning & analysis activities supporting Research, including collaborations.

Responsibilities

• Execution of planning activities, including annual operating plan, forecasts, and long-range plan. Work with internal stakeholders to create robust functional financial plans. Work with leadership teams to suggest ways to prioritize spending within target
• Strong business partnerships and become the key resource to stakeholders ensuring all finance related matters are addressed, including reviewing and approving purchase orders
• Completion of monthly close accurately and timely, including creation of journal entries, account reconciliations and variance analysis commentary to be presented at the monthly close meetings
• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements and accounting policy and procedures
• Maintain control of key areas of balance sheet and support external audit
• Monthly variance analysis to drive accountability and influence corrective action recommendations as needed
• Work with external collaboration partners, interact with corporate partners or/and Alliance Management for all financial matters. This includes ensuring all milestones and financial commitments are included in each of the forecasts, providing monthly/quarterly variance explanations, and multi-year financial obligations
• Provide decision support analytics, including investment analysis as needed for prioritization and decision making
• Other ad-hoc requests or projects as needed

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent
• Required: Minimum of 5 years of working finance experience within financial planning or accounting
• Required: Knowledge and understanding of U.S. GAAP, and SOX compliance requirements
• Required: Strong financial acumen with a value creation mindset
• Required: Strong oral and written communications inclusive of presentation abilities
• Required: Demonstrated ability to influence and build strong working relationships with business partners
• Required: High sense of urgency with the ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining flexibility to adapt to changing priorities
• Preferred: Life sciences industry experience, particularly supporting research divisions or departments
• Preferred: MBA or CPA a plus
• Preferred: Familiarity w/Oracle, Hyperion and Business Objects preferred