Sr Manager Finance - R&D and IT

Terumo BCT, Inc. • Denver, CO

1d • $145,000 - $181,300 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Finance - R&D and IT serves as a strategic finance leader and trusted advisor to Terumo BCT’s global R&D and Information Technology organizations. This role is responsible for financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and investment analysis across R&D portfolios, IT programs, and enabling capabilities that support long-term growth, innovation, and operational excellence. Success in this role requires a high degree of cross-functional partnership with R&D leadership, IT leadership, and Corporate Finance, along with the ability to translate complex technical and innovation-driven investments into clear financial insights for executive decision-making. The role operates at both a strategic and operational level, ensuring alignment between enterprise priorities, governance requirements, and long-range value creation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration or equivalent of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, or related roles within a medium to large, global organization.
• Demonstrated experience supporting R&D, IT, engineering, or innovation-driven functions strongly preferred.
• Proven capability in financial modeling, business case development, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed environment with international operations.
• Prior people management or project leadership experience preferred.
• Experience leading teams or influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with executive leadership and challenge decisions constructively.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics.
• Deep understanding of financial planning, investment evaluation, and performance management.
• Solid knowledge of U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS, internal controls, and governance practices.
• Advanced financial systems and data analytics skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations.
• High degree of professional judgment, integrity, and confidence in representing finance perspectives.
• Ability to balance business partnership with enterprise governance requirements.
• Continuous improvement mindset; experience applying Lean or process optimization principles.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree such as an MBA preferred.
• Certification, such as a CMA, CPA or other professional financial certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key finance partner to global R&D and IT leadership, supporting strategic planning, investment prioritization, and performance management.
• Actively participate on R&D and IT senior leadership teams, providing financial insight, constructive challenge, and recommendations to support enterprise objectives.
• Translate scientific, technical, and digital initiatives into clear financial narratives for senior leadership and executive audiences.
• Lead financial planning and forecasting activities for global R&D and IT, including annual operating plans, long-range plans, and monthly forecasts.
• Develop and maintain financial KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting, highlighting trends, drivers, risks, and opportunities relative to plan and strategy.
• Provide insightful monthly and quarterly performance analysis, including forward-looking commentary and scenario considerations.
• Lead and review business cases for R&D programs, sustaining and innovation portfolios, digital initiatives, and IT investments.
• Partner with Commercial Finance to ensure business cases are financially rigorous, aligned with governance standards, and include appropriate risk assessment, sensitivity analysis, and value realization metrics.
• Perform look-back analyses on completed initiatives to improve forecast accuracy and inform future investment decisions.
• Support enterprise governance processes related to R&D and IT investments, including prioritization, funding decisions, and resource allocation.
• Partner with Corporate Finance and other FP&A teams to ensure consistency of assumptions, methodologies, and reporting across the enterprise.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, internal controls, and approval requirements.
• Partner with Financial Systems and Business Intelligence teams to enhance FP&A tools, reporting, and data integrity (e.g., SAP, Adaptive Planning, Power BI).
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, reporting efficiency, and analytical capabilities, applying Lean and best-practice FP&A principles.
• Support alignment across financial systems used for R&D, IT, and enterprise reporting.
• Manage and mentor a Senior Financial Analyst, driving accountability for high-impact analytics, forecast accuracy, and executive-level financial deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional projects and initiatives requiring advanced financial expertise and stakeholder management.
• Model Terumo BCT leadership behaviors, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• competitive total reward offerings that consist of compensation, benefits, recognition, along with a wealth of other well-being, work-life and recognition programs
• multiple group medical, dental and vision plans
• a robust wellness program
• life insurance and disability coverages
• a variety of voluntary programs such as group accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and much more
• 401(k) plan with a matching contribution
• vacation and sick time programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager