Sr. Financial Analyst, Program Finance

Overview

This role owns the financial position of the Enterprise Laboratory Instrument Services (ELIS) program, including profit and loss performance, the budget cycle, billing accuracy, and reported savings. Responsibilities also include maintaining the arithmetic behind any commercial claims the program makes.

The position reports to the Director of Sourcing and Payments. It leads Finance Analysts and partners with Regional Directors of Operations on regional profit and loss, the Program Analyst on operational analysis, and Accounts Payable Coordinators on the spend position.

Responsibilities

Program profit and loss

• Own the program profit and loss, including labor, parts, travel, tooling, and vendor pass-through
• Own the monthly close for the program, including accruals, prepayments, and reconciliation to the general ledger
• Analyze and explain margin performance by region, site, and service line
• Own the forecast and re-forecast, explaining variance rather than restating it
• Flag margin erosion early, including where delivered scope has grown beyond the priced baseline

Billing and revenue

• Own billing accuracy against the contractual pricing structure, including named headcount, rate lines, and pass-through mechanics
• Confirm every billed line traces to a contractual basis before an invoice is issued
• Own the billing calendar and resolve client queries related to billed amounts
• Own revenue recognition for the program in line with company policy
• Own commercial mechanics agreed with the client, including invoicing frequency, payment terms, and any float position

Commercial case support

• Own the financial arithmetic behind change orders, material scope changes, and pricing proposals
• Build cost basis for new or expanded scope from actual loaded cost rather than an assumed rate
• Own the savings baseline so any savings claimed traces to a prior contract price or prior labor cost
• Model the financial effect of self-perform and workforce conversion, including the step cost of hiring whole heads against fractional demand
• Provide financial views in client business reviews and internal commercial decisions

Budget and planning

• Own the annual budget cycle for the program with Regional Directors and sites
• Provide site-level budget and spend data in a form usable by site leadership
• Own the headcount cost model, including loaded cost, burden, and rate build
• Support workforce and capacity planning with the cost consequence of each option

Leading the function and control

• Lead Finance Analysts, including work allocation, development, and performance management
• Own financial controls for the program, including approval limits and segregation of duties
• Support internal and client audits with traceable financial records
• Maintain documented methods behind every reported financial measure so figures are reproducible

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in financial analysis, management accounting, commercial finance, or program finance
• 2+ years of experience leading a finance team or function
• Demonstrated ownership of a contract or program profit and loss, including monthly close
• Demonstrated experience owning billing accuracy against a contractual pricing structure
• Experience building cost basis for a change order, pricing proposal, or business case from actual loaded cost
• Strong modeling capability and the discipline to show the arithmetic chain rather than only the result
• Experience with an enterprise resource planning and reporting environment
• Experience in a service, outsourcing, or regulated technical service environment strongly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification
• Training in GxP, data integrity, and client site safety provided or required

Required Education / Special Training

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business required
• Training in GxP, data integrity, and client site safety provided or required
• Financial system and CMMS training provided after hire

Required Competencies

• Traceability: Every number can be reproduced and will not be published if it cannot
• Commercial Judgment: Builds a case on actual cost rather than an assumed rate
• Billing Rigor: Confirms the contractual basis before the invoice goes out
• Early Warning: Flags margin erosion while it can still be acted on
• People Leadership: Develops analysts and holds the standard on method
• Practicality: Gives operations a number they can act on, not only a report
• Communication: Explains financial position to operations and operational reality to finance leadership
• Integrity: Admits mistakes, is direct and truthful, and acts in the best interest of clients and employees

Success Measures

• Program profit and loss against plan
• Margin performance by region, site, and service line
• Monthly close completed on schedule and reconciled
• Billing accuracy measured as client queries and credits raised
• Every billed line traceable to a contractual basis
• Forecast accuracy and variance explained
• Savings claimed traceable to a prior contract price or labor cost
• Change order and pricing cases built on actual loaded cost
• Budget cycle delivered with usable site-level detail
• Audit outcomes on financial records and controls

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description

Location

• Predominantly remote, office-based work
• When on client sites: presence in active laboratory environments including areas with biological, chemical, electrical, and cryogenic hazards
• Travel approximately 10 to 20 percent, covering client governance, client sites, and program meetings

Safety Requirements

• Abide by and follow company safety policies, procedures, and injury and illness prevention expectations
• Maintain a safe working environment for self and others when visiting customer sites, laboratories, offices, or operational environments
• Follow applicable customer site safety requirements, OSHA guidelines, and laboratory or facility-specific procedures as required
• Complete required safety training assignments on time

Physical Requirements

• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment when on site

Classification

• FLSA: Exempt

Equal Employment Opportunity

The employer provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. The policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Employee is an at-will employee, and this does not act as a contract of employment.