Financial and Strategic Planning Manager

Cynet Systems
Lexington, MA
Full-time

Job Description :

  • Lead the financial planning and forecasting processes to support strategic planning and business decisions within Research & Early Development.
  • Work closely with Research & Early Development department heads, Finance leadership and Human Resources to drive enterprise level financial, headcount and strategic planning.
  • Continuously identify and communicate all risks and opportunities against the existing forecast and work with budget owners to manage their spend versus targets and plans.
  • Develop annual budgets and mid-year forecasts, including management presentations and corporate leadership reviews.
  • Support the development of long-range planning and ad hoc analysis as applicable.
  • Financial Analysis and Reporting.
  • Provide insights into financial performance and trends to senior leadership within the business.
  • Develop and maintain financial models and dashboards to monitor key metrics and KPIs.
  • Build and present month-end management reporting to senior finance and business leaders anticipate new reporting needs based on business requirements.
  • Highlight key insights or trends that require attention and engage with budget owners on the best path forward.
  • Ongoing Support for relevant Research & Early Development teams.
  • Support continuous improvement within finance to streamline processes and reporting, driving value and adding insights to the business.
  • Support day-to-day purchase requisition reviews / approvals.
  • Assist accounting during month-end close with accruals and variance analysis.
  • Support capital review and approval process.
  • 0-15% overnight travel required.

Skills :

  • Life sciences (Pharma / Biotech) industry experience preferred.
  • Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across organizations and utilize resources effectively.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills.
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills; highly proficient in Excel based modeling.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
  • Experience with financial planning and reporting systems, ERP systems and data visualization tools.

Education :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business or equivalent with 6+ years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 4+ years of experience required.
  • MBA or CPA strongly preferred.

Must Have :

  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • 6-7 years of Finance experience highly preferred.
  • Power BI experience required.
  • Pharma / Biotech industry experience required.
  • SAP experience is a plus.
  • CPA and MBA is a plus.
  • 30+ days ago
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