Accounting · Permanent
Strategic Finance Manager - DSA (REMOTE)
Charles River · Massachusetts, United States
- Location: Massachusetts, United States
- Employment: Permanent
Job description
Overview
In this role you will partner with cross-functional teams to drive strategic planning and investment decisions for Discovery and Safety Assessment. You will build financial models, lead business case development, and provide actionable insights that support long-term growth and resource allocation. You'll influence leadership with clear, data-driven analyses and contribute to the execution of strategic initiatives. This role offers a remote, home-office setup with impact across the organization and the chance to shape financial strategy in a global CRO environment.
Compensation / Benefits
• bonus/incentives based on performance
• 401K
• paid time off
• stock purchase program
• Health and wellness coverage
• employee and family wellbeing support programs
Responsibilities
• Partner with Commercial, Operations, Accounting CoE, and Finance CoE teams to support strategic initiatives
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support decision-making, performance management, and operational improvements to create long-term values
• Assist in the development of business cases and financial assessments for long-term growth and investment opportunities
• Communicate financial results, risks and opportunities to finance and business stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to support strategic planning, annual budget, investment evaluations, and business initiatives
• Support the preparation of business cases for capital investments, growth opportunities, new services, productivity initiatives, and strategic projects
• Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to support key business decisions
• Support annual STRAT processes and liaise with FP&A CoE on DSA budget and forecast
• Prepare reporting packages and presentations to support business reviews as needed
• Drive continuous improvement of financial analysis and modeling leveraging AI and the latest technology
• Enhance analytical tools, dashboards, and reporting capabilities to improve decision-making effectiveness
• Support system implementations and process standardization initiatives
• Promote best practices in financial modeling, forecasting, and business analysis across the organization
Key requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, commercial finance, strategic finance, business finance, or related roles
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems; experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Power BI, and other planning / reporting tools preferred
• Strong communication, and presentation skills with the ability to influence business decisions through data-driven insights and effective business partnering
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in CRO, pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or other related industries is a plus
• strong communication
• presentation skills
• ability to influence and partner with leaders across functions
• financial modeling
• scenario planning
• SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud)
In this role you will partner with cross-functional teams to drive strategic planning and investment decisions for Discovery and Safety Assessment. You will build financial models, lead business case development, and provide actionable insights that support long-term growth and resource allocation. You'll influence leadership with clear, data-driven analyses and contribute to the execution of strategic initiatives. This role offers a remote, home-office setup with impact across the organization and the chance to shape financial strategy in a global CRO environment.
Compensation / Benefits
• bonus/incentives based on performance
• 401K
• paid time off
• stock purchase program
• Health and wellness coverage
• employee and family wellbeing support programs
Responsibilities
• Partner with Commercial, Operations, Accounting CoE, and Finance CoE teams to support strategic initiatives
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support decision-making, performance management, and operational improvements to create long-term values
• Assist in the development of business cases and financial assessments for long-term growth and investment opportunities
• Communicate financial results, risks and opportunities to finance and business stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to support strategic planning, annual budget, investment evaluations, and business initiatives
• Support the preparation of business cases for capital investments, growth opportunities, new services, productivity initiatives, and strategic projects
• Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to support key business decisions
• Support annual STRAT processes and liaise with FP&A CoE on DSA budget and forecast
• Prepare reporting packages and presentations to support business reviews as needed
• Drive continuous improvement of financial analysis and modeling leveraging AI and the latest technology
• Enhance analytical tools, dashboards, and reporting capabilities to improve decision-making effectiveness
• Support system implementations and process standardization initiatives
• Promote best practices in financial modeling, forecasting, and business analysis across the organization
Key requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, commercial finance, strategic finance, business finance, or related roles
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems; experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Power BI, and other planning / reporting tools preferred
• Strong communication, and presentation skills with the ability to influence business decisions through data-driven insights and effective business partnering
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in CRO, pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or other related industries is a plus
• strong communication
• presentation skills
• ability to influence and partner with leaders across functions
• financial modeling
• scenario planning
• SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud)