Senior Financial Analyst
About The Position
The Senior FP&A Analyst will be a key finance partner within the Surgical Division, supporting the Research and Development (R&D) organization. This role involves delivering financial analysis, insights, and recommendations to support program decisions and long-term growth. The position supports strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensures accuracy, performs analysis and modeling, and acts as a financial resource and thought partner to stakeholders across finance and R&D. The Senior Analyst also contributes to process improvement initiatives and supports automation and innovation in reporting and modeling.
Requirements
- Highly motivated self-starter with strong financial acumen, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, and deliver results in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to distill financial data into key insights for non-financial audiences.
- Strong interpersonal skills, adept at working effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Solid expertise in financial modeling, data manipulation (Microsoft Excel), and accounting principles.
- Deep understanding of ERP systems and planning tools, preferably Oracle & Hyperion.
- Commitment to learning, growth mindset, and focus on automation and innovation.
- Track record of consistently high-quality, low-error work; uses checks, reconciliations, and documentation to self-catch issues before deliverables are shared.
- Reliable and proactive, consistently meeting deadlines for close, forecast, and other key deliverables, and flagging timeline risks early.
- Maintains constructive, professional relationships with business partners and peers under pressure; demonstrates sound judgment in ambiguous situations and responds to feedback with openness.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required.
- 4+ years related financial experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a key financial partner to R&D, delivering financial data, interpretation, and actionable insights that inform forecasts and support business decisions.
- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of R&D expense drivers and trends (e.g. program spend, headcount, outside services), linking financial data to program and business priorities.
- Support the strategic plan, budget and forecasting process, functional reviews, and management presentations for R&D, coordinating cross-functional input and alignment.
- Prepare, analyze and present monthly and quarterly financial results, forecasts, and variance analyses to R&D leadership, summarizing performance versus budget/forecast and highlighting key variances and recommended actions.
- Extract, manipulate, and analyze data sets to support financial modeling for R&D programs and projects, generating financial insight to support business decisions.
- Support the design, implementation, and enhancement of financial processes, reporting tools, and modeling (e.g. R&D project cost tracking, program spend analysis, R&D portfolio valuation), leveraging technology and best practices to deliver cohesive, polished, and well-documented results.
- Support cross-functional projects and initiatives, helping ensure effective planning, coordination, and execution across multiple deadlines.
Benefits
- bonus eligible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
