Lead Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Responsibilities:

• Support development, analysis, and continuous improvement of product, net revenue, and inventory forecasts through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Partner cross-functionally with commercial, manufacturing, and accounting to align forecasting assumptions and ensure integrated forecasting of income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Partner with budget managers and stakeholders to translate operational activity into financial projections.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve financial and long-range forecast models aligned to strategic goals.
• Ensure financial data integrity via accruals, reconciliations, and period-close activities.
• Support budget managers with cost analysis, reconciliations, operational metrics tracking, and budget/financial inquiries.
• Provide financial and strategic decision support to business partners and senior leadership.
• Perform variance analysis, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
• Design and deliver standard and ad-hoc financial reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Identify and lead FP&A process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Monitor and track key operational and financial metrics; flag risks and opportunities.
• Perform financial reconciliations, forecasting, and operational metric tracking.
• Partner with budget managers to prepare the annual budget.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 8+ years (Bachelor’s) or 6+ years (Master’s) in accounting/finance with business operations knowledge.
• Prior ERP system experience.
• Experience working in a large organization.
• Strong analytical/quantitative problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of life sciences/pharmaceutical industry.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel (financial modeling, pivot tables, data visualization).
• Effective communication across all levels.
• Flexible/adaptable; manage ambiguity; strong organizational/time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Capable in stressful environments and handling varied tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field.