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BioFire Diagnostics, LLC. Financial Analyst II in Salt Lake City, Utah
Position Summary:
This role can be based in St Louis, Salt Lake City, or the surrounding areas and cannot be fully remote.
R&D Financial Analyst is a business partner for our Global Research and Development teams and supports the performance monitoring, budget, forecast, and portfolio processes. This role also supports the month-end close process and works with the accounting team with full-cycle accounting processes. The ideal candidate is someone with excellent oral and written communication skills; attention to detail, and ability to work with diverse teams of people across multiple locations & time-zones. Someone with time management skills and ability to meet deadlines, as well as a self-starter with a desire to develop and evolve in a dynamic global company.
Primary Responsibilities:
Supports budget, forecast and strategic plan processes for the Global R&D teams.
Collaborates with senior management and department heads to support consistent and accurate reporting for R&D budgets. Work with HR business partners to build and monitor the headcount and salary budget.
Creates monthly dashboard reporting and analysis of expenditures, headcount, project expenses, and capital purchases.
Supports analysis and reporting for R&D scope, including project analysis, and provide ad-hoc reporting to support management in decision-making.
Leads monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process for R&D. Ensure that financial rules and procedures are followed by the business and are in line with corporate processes.
Supports the R&D team with preparation of project budgets, cost proposals, and forecasts for R&D related activities.
Serve as business partner to local departments and as liaison with the global controlling team.
Support the tax team with the R&D Tax Credit Analysis.
Supports internal monthly and ad-hoc reporting and accounting group day-to-day business process.
Review and approve purchase orders and capital requests for adherence to budget.
Participate in global finance initiatives.
Perform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards
Education, Skills, & Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting or related field with 5+ years of experience in the Finance/Accounting field with experience or knowledge in financial planning & analysis.
FP&A, Forecasting, and Budgeting experience is HIGHLY desired
Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills necessary.
SAP knowledge preferred.
Experience with tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Power Query is a plus
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