Senior Financial Manager

Our client is a growing global Biotech R&D company headquartered in Windsor, WI and are looking for a Finance manager who owns their abilities and truly desires to work for a company that will help you achieve your professional goals. If you are interested in playing a key role for one of the most innovative and highly regarded companies in the world, this is the business for you. They are offering a competitive salary and benefits package, together with the opportunities that come with working for a global organization.

Responsibilities:
– Continually refine financial and analytical models to forecast operating results.
– Work with leadership teams to suggest ways to prioritize spending to within target and lead valuation of R&D projects.
– Implement reporting process/tools and prepare monthly/quarterly/annual reporting packages, report on critical variances vs budget and prior year
– Manage special projects as required, including ad-hoc planning and analysis, corporate financial reporting requests, and budget and forecast requests.
– Provide Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and decision support analytics, including the strategic plan, annual budget, and quarterly forecasts.
– Prepare any month-end accruals to accounting department and provide monthly variance analysis commentary to Senior leaders, Corporate, and individual cost center managers.??
– Review and provide monthly variance for profit and loss and cash flow variances.
– Create and develop effective business analysis and measurement reports
– Management of consolidated R&D spend, cash flow movements, and headcount reconciliation
– Provide insights and updates to R&D finance director on opportunities and risks developing in the business
– Identify areas of opportunities for process improvement and efficiency and recommendation for implementation
– Oversee and develop staff to facilitate reporting process/tools and prepare monthly/quarterly/annual forecasts and budgets, and month-end reviews.
– Demonstrate a thorough and accurate understanding of accounting theory and financial practices via effective analysis and accurate reporting of all financial information
– Perform all accounting and financial reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
– Make effective use of computer technology, software, and in-house applications to automate processes when possible, thus maximizing department efficiency
– Demonstrate a thorough and accurate understanding of key account financial analysis and impact on the organization on all financials statements (Balance sheet, cash flow, and income statement)

Working hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Skills:
– Strong organizational skills and able to multitask through a very dynamic environment
– Ability to build effective relationships and influence with a variety of stakeholders
– Flexible and motivated individual able to work in a fluid environment with matrix reporting structure

Education:
Bachelors

Experience:
7-10 years

Qualifications:
– BA Required in Finance or Accounting; MBA, CPA or CMA preferred
– Minimum of 8-10 years of Financial Planning and Analysis experience working directly within start up or research organizations preferred, not required
– Proven experience related to the collection, assimilation and presentation of data used to evaluate and explain business models and solutions
– Proficient in Excel
– Experience using Reporting/Forecasting and BI tool packages such as TM1 and Power BI

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