R&D Finance Manager

Job title: R&D Finance Manager

Job description: As a global leader in mass spectrometry, SCIEX delivers solutions for precision detection and quantification of molecules to help protect and advance the wellness and safety of all. Because of our 50 years of groundbreaking innovation, our customers can quickly respond to environmental hazards, better understand biomarkers relevant to disease, improve patient care in the clinic, bring relevant drugs to market faster, and keep food healthier and safer. At SCIEX, you’ll find a rewarding role that amplifies your impact on the world and helps you realize life’s potential.

SCIEX is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.

Are you a strong finance manager looking to take your career to the next level? This role is responsible for providing analytic support to the Director of Finance and VP of R&D through the preparation of forecast, budget and strategic planning deliverables for $90M in yearly spend. Key to this job will be partnering with the Director of the Project Management group as well as the key R&D teams to help ensure timely project completion. Additionally, this position will be responsible for the coordination and preparation of headcount planning and expenses for the R&D function. This dynamic position will work with several global business partners in accomplishing our growth, operating income and cash flow objectives.

Strategic Business Partner to the R&D team providing financial support to achieve business objectives of a number of L1 executives

Provide preparation and planning schedule for the budget and forecast cycles throughout the year. Ensures SCIEX’s and Danaher Corporate Schedules for reporting are maintained and on time

Ensures timely weekly and monthly R&D expense reporting, variances to forecast and comparative analysis to prior year

Support Preparation of the Annual Plan as well as data analysis for the Strategic Planning Cycle

Support R&D team with financial modeling of new product development and open innovation projects

Supports Month End close procedures for SCIEX including expense accruals and analysis

Support Tax team in timely preparation of annual R&D tax credits

Collection, analysis and submission of business statistics

Act as key finance resource in support of R&D kaizen activities

Ad Hoc Analysis as needed

Some international and domestic travel may be required

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Analytical Orientation and Skillset. High problem-solving/analytical acumen supported by strong quantitative and spreadsheet skills.
• Strategic/Operational Combination. Must be able to think strategically and view the big picture, but at the same time must be hands-on, attentive to detail and able to get work accomplished.
• Bias for Action/Drive for Results. Capable of juggling competing priorities and attaining results in a high-performance, fast-paced environment. Works with a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure – gets it done.
• Creative and Solutions Focused. Maintains a drive for continuous improvement in execution. Helps drive for solutions.
• Effective Communicator. Strong communications skills both written and oral and is able to influence peers, subordinates and superiors. Effectively explains assumptions in analysis. Open to critique.
• Relationship Building/Collaboration. Approachable, likable, and accessible. Relates to others in an open and accepting manner and initiates and develops relationship as a key priority. Strong team-orientation; treats others with respect; and effectively works across business, regional, and functional boundaries. Proven ability to take a collaborative and consensus-building approach to solving problems.
• Integrity. Displays and operates in a way that never compromises ethics and integrity.

Additional Requirements:

PERSONAL TRAIT PROFILE:

The incumbent of this position must possess the following traits:

Ability to work in a team and facilitate teamwork

Possess high energy and a dynamic personality, change agent

Possess a high level of integrity and ethics

Strong communication skills (one-on-one, writing skills, presentation skills)

High stress tolerance and be open-minded

Must be organized and possess strong time and management skills

Fast problem solver with good judgment and decisiveness

Have a high sense of urgency

Results oriented

High detail orientation

Pursuit of excellence vs. perfection

Qualifications and experience:

• BS in Finance/Accounting or related degree, CPA, CMA, or MBA highly desirable.
• 5+years of experience with preference to the Life Science Industry. Knowledge of R&D highly sought.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Oracle Applications experience (ERP, Hyperion Enterprise, Planning, HFM)
• Demonstrated capacity for working independently but can readily seek the counsel of others. Comfortable with ambiguity and quickly shifting priorities.
• Strong analytical modeling skills.

Key relationships:

• SCIEX Finance leaders (CFO, VP Finance, Regional Finance Directors)
• SCIEX business leaders, Core Mass Spec, R&D and Business Development
• SCIEX President

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 69,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

Danaher is committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong and all voices are heard. We believe in our associates and the unique perspectives they bring to every challenge, which is why we’ll empower you to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

If you’ve ever wondered what’s within you, there’s no better time to find out.

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Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “EEO is the Law” poster is available .

Company: Danaher

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Location: Concord, ON

Job date: Sun, 02 May 2021 07:53:55 GMT