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CFGI · 5 months ago

Financial Planning & Analysis - Senior Manager (Life Sciences)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

CFGI is a consulting firm focused on business transformation, and they are seeking a Senior Manager for their Financial Planning & Analysis team with a background in Life Sciences. The role involves supporting FP&A functions, leading project teams, developing finance strategies, and providing business partnering support to clients in the Life Sciences sector.

AccountingConsultingFinancial Services

Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Lead and/or support project teams engaged in the successful delivery of a wide range of FP&A initiatives aligning finance with business strategy

Help develop Finance strategies by assessing a client’s business challenges/needs/gaps, diagnosing the root problems, and recommending an approach leveraging CFGI assets

Develop and apply an understanding of sales and spending trends, to manage financial risk and identify opportunities

Provide best-in-class business partnering support, and deliver quality reports and analysis used to make informed business decisions

Identify and support CFGI business development initiatives; participate in and lead all aspects of the proposal development process

Develop thought capital and disseminate information around current and emerging trends

Maintain an understanding of advancements in technology and innovations which are happening across digital, analytics, the CFO ecosystem, and broader marketplace

Qualification

FP&A functionLife Sciences experienceGross-to-Net revenue modelThree statement financialsFinance technologiesTransactional experienceForecastingClient service experienceEngagement managementProject leadershipCommunication skills

Required

A Life Sciences background is required for this role

Finance focused with a minimum of eight years' experience in finance and/or accounting, with experience working in the Pharma, Biotech, Medical devices, or any other Life Sciences industries

Experienced with building a Gross-to-Net revenue model, as well as robust assumptions around research contract work, clinical trials, manufacturing, and commercial activities

Advanced understanding of the FP&A function within a finance organization

Extensive experience and understanding of three statement financials and associated modelling

Significant engagement management experience as well as business, practice, and people development

Ability to concurrently manage internal firm and external client requirements

Experience leading a project, leading a project team and the ability to lead key requirement workshops with clients

Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate with clients, document requirements, and articulate the value proposition and business case for various finance transformation solutions

Preferred

Client service experience in top professional services firms (i.e., Big 4 or large regional) is highly preferred, but not required

Transactional experience (M&A, divestures, refinancing, capital raises) and associated scenario modelling a plus

Working knowledge and expertise in analytics, forecasting, and finance technologies (process, planning analytics, core Financial)

Experience with Finance technologies such as Adaptive Workday, Planful, OneStream, Anaplan, Cognos, Oracle Hyperion, Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI, Fusion, etc. a plus

ERP technology understanding (SAP / Oracle / Workday, etc.)