Senior Financial Analyst

Danaher•Sunnyvale, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, General & Administration, is a key member of Cepheid’s Corporate Finance team and acts as a direct business partner to business leaders. The role is responsible for developing accurate headcount, expense, and capital budgets and forecasts; preparing timely corporate submissions; supporting month-end FP&A close activities; and producing management reporting. The position is based onsite in Sunnyvale, California, and reports to the Director, Global Financial Planning and Analysis. The analyst partners with G&A leaders to review monthly actuals, analyze forecast variances, identify trends, and recommend actions that support forecast execution and accuracy. The role also prepares monthly and quarterly management review packages, evaluates results against plan, performs financial and operational analyses and forecast modeling, and supports business planning and management decisions. The analyst participates in cross-functional projects to solve business problems and improve profitability, and conducts ad hoc planning and analysis for the business and senior management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
4 or more years of relevant financial planning and analysis experience.
Understanding of accounting processes, procedures, and internal controls.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP or planning applications; SAP or OneStream experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with G&A leaders, maintaining a regular cadence to review monthly actuals, analyze forecast variances, identify trends, and recommend actions to improve forecast execution and accuracy.
Prepare and distribute monthly and quarterly management review packages.
Evaluate results against plan, perform variance analysis, and partner with business leaders to execute on the plan.
Analyze historical, current, and projected financial data for planning, forecasting, and management decision-making.
Perform financial and operational analysis and quarterly and annual forecast modeling, including operating expenses, headcount, and capital.
Participate in cross-functional projects designed to solve business problems and improve profitability.
Conduct ad hoc planning and analysis to support the business and senior management.
Develop headcount, expense, and capital budgets and forecasts; support timely corporate submissions, month-end FP&A close activities, and management reporting.