- Professional
- Bureau à Needham
About Perceptive
Our mission is to shape the future of clinical research. With decades of experience and the brightest minds in the industry, we help the global biopharmaceutical industry bring new, advanced medical treatments to market, faster.
We seek to change the world, and with the support of our teams across the globe, we flourish together. At Perceptive, we are one team. We learn, grow and win together.
Are you ready to help change the world?
Apart from job satisfaction, we can offer you:
HEALTH:
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
YOURSELF:
- Paid time off policy including holidays and sick time
- Internal growth and development programs & trainings
WEALTH:
401(k) program, life & accident insurance and disability insurance
About the role
The role of Finance Manager requires the ability to prepare and review financials data in order to provide analysis and insight to help drive results. Managing the forecasting the budgeting process for the business unit. The role requires a high level of professionalism and the ability to accomplish objectives with little supervision. Responsibilities will include ensuring accurate revenue recognition on projects, compliance with SOX controls, financial planning and control over costs and margins. Also responsible for managing delivery of budgets and forecasts for respective areas, together with required financial reporting of actual performance, drivers and driving business actions to maximize EBITDA performance.
Key Accountabilities:
Business Skills
Demonstrates effective communication skills, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Applies, current financial and accounting standards, policies and controls to mitigate risks between business / unit function goals and accounting. plans, schedules and monitors work to meet time and quality targets.
Contributes fully to the work of teams.
Demonstrates analytical and systematic approach.
Plans own work and that of others, (if applicable)
Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives and provide guidance where required to support business leaders.
Simplification of complex situations and drives operational planning process and forecasting.
Proactively engages and challenge the business unit to achieve financial and business goals.
Provides accurate and transparent timely financial analysis driving opportunities to optimise performance through ongoing assessment of function cost, KPI and operational P&L.
Monitors project financial KPI and identify areas of improvement. Fully understands the importance of security to own work and the operation of the organisation.
Provide accurate, transparent, and timely financial analysis on consolidated results to support leadership in the decision-making process
Clearly articulate financial implications of business decisions to assist in the proactive management of profitability, costs, efficiencies, resources, and provide impact analysis on revenue, costs and metrics
Proactively provide performance optimization recommendations to the functional stakeholders and follows through to deliver timely resolution
Solve underlying cause of a problem by asking the right questions and involving the right stakeholders
Analyze and report on relevant and impactful set of financial & operational metrics
Support organizational process and system improvement opportunities by participating in change initiatives
Drive for Results: Proactively identify and inform stakeholders about opportunities and risks to improve efficiency and profitability.
Conduct crucial and challenging conversations to protect profitability and ethics.
Knowledge
Proficient in a specialist area & commercially aware understanding how to improve internal policies and processes that have legal and regulatory requirements.
Develop and direct the implementation and monitoring of compliance ensuring best practice is disseminated.
Present complex financial information to technical and non-technical audiences
Able to apply knowledge effectively in unfamiliar situations and contributes to the development of others.
Maintains an awareness of developing practices and the application and is able to drive own development
Financial management
Monitors and maintains all required financial records for compliance and audit to all agreed requirements.
Assists all other areas of IT with their financial tasks, especially in the areas of identification of process, service, project and component costs and the calculation and subsequent reduction of all IT service, project, component and process failures.
Contributes to financial planning and budgeting.
Collates required financial data and reports for analysis and to facilitate decision making
Performance management
Provides leadership and managements to a global team
Determines, delegate and allocate management responsibilities and work across teams.
Sets performance objectives, coaching, supporting and monitors progress against agreed quality and performance criteria and local legislations/policies. Monitoring and address progress accordingly.
Initiates, develops and monitors effective performance management processes.
Mentors and influences individuals in consideration of their career opportunities and contribution to the organisation.
Leads on formal processes such as compensation negotiations and disciplinary procedures.
Ensure all people related KPI’s and activities are consistently and fully achieved.
Complexity
Work includes a broad range of complex technical / professional activities in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines and resolves complex issues.
Relationship Management
Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups.
Translates communications / stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables.
Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders, acting as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding.
Facilitates business decision-making processes.
Captures and disseminates technical and business information.
Deals with problems and issues, managing resolutions, corrective actions, lessons learned and the collection and dissemination of relevant information
Influence
Influences customers, suppliers and partners at account level. May have some responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation of resources. Participates in external activities related to own specialism.
Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives.
Collaborates regularly with team members, users and customers.
Engages to ensure that user needs are being met throughout.
Provide strong financial leadership to the service line and/or functional team, ensuring robust decision making, good financial control and great financial planning
Autonomy
Works under general direction.
Uses discretion in identifying and responding to complex issues and assignments.
Receives specific direction, accepts guidance and has work reviewed at agreed milestones.
Determines when issues should be escalated to a higher level.
Environment
Interpret policy. Understand economic growth and profitability.
Other
Carryout any other reasonable duties as requested.
Skills:
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, confident presenter
A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning
Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail
Must have the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
Demonstratable ability to apply critical thinking to problems and tasks
Shows initiative and self-confidence, is adaptable and is able to cope with changing and evolving priorities
Ability to identify and implement process improvements
Proactively participates in skills improvement training and encourages their teams to participate
Maintains an up-to-date awareness of trends, tools, technology, techniques and processes that affect technology within the Life sciences domain
A self-starter and able to work under own initiative
Ability to operate collaboratively within a global team environment
Shows initiative Proven ability of using Microsoft Office products (including Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
Ability to effectively delegate work to team members
Takes ownership and responsibility and proactive in approach
Builds very strong influential relationships with key stakeholders and business leaders.
Proven ability to develop and lead a high-quality team of financial professionals
Knowledge and Experience:
Experience using tools to communicate progress to Stakeholders
Experience of regulated environments
Understanding of Agile methodologies (preferably Scrum), UML, Object Orientated, Data Modeling, Process & financial Modeling and/or other development methodologies
Solid professional experience in the same or very similar role
Proven experience managing and leading mentoring colleagues
Proven line management and leadership management
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, Sciences or a related study, or equivalent project-related experience
Ideally CPA, ACA or CIMA qualified
English: Fluent
Come as you are.
We're proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
