Support the FP&A function, lead projects, develop finance strategies, analyze trends, and provide business partnering support in Life Sciences sector.
As a member of our Business Transformation team, you work as an extension of our client’s team. Your work will focus on supporting the FP&A function of our client’s finance organization, including modeling, budgeting and forecasting, interim management, as well as high impact initiatives including restructuring, sell-side diligence, carve-outs, M&A integration, and other non-routine transactions. A Life Sciences background is required for this role.
Specific responsibilities include:
· 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.
Who you are:
· 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. Client service experience in top professional services firms (i.e., Big 4 or large regional) is highly preferred, but not required.
· 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.
· 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.).
· 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.
Top Skills
Adaptive Workday
Alteryx
Anaplan
Cognos
Fusion
Onestream
Oracle
Oracle Hyperion
Planful
Power BI
SAP
Tableau
Workday
CFGI Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
One Lincoln Street, 13th Floor, Boston, MA, United States, 02111
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