• Location: Cambridge, MA
• Type: Temporary
• Job #5018

Global R&D Finance Business Partner

Start: 08/18/2020
End: 02/28/2021

Description:
Reason: Peak Period

Duties:

• Lead monthly close activities including accrual development, preparation of monthly journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations
• Be the Finance lead for R&D/MA functional areas globally
• Lead accrual management and financial monitoring of multiple Clinical Trials, working directly with the Senior Managers and Director Business Operations (Clinical Development) to provide financial stewardship and oversight
• Lead the completion of timely monthly management reporting, including detailed, in-depth variance analysis and commentaries
• Own the reconciliation of month close results to Group reported results
• Support all internal and external audit requests
• Manage Budgeting and Forecasting Cycles across all functions
• Manage Cost / Project Accounting Activities
• Manage Financial analysis activities to support decision making
• Global R&D Lead for Capex Management and Reporting
• Global Finance Business Partner to R&D and Medical Affairs Functions
• Lead monthly functional reviews with RDLT /MALT members and budget owners and provide proactive financial analyses, challenge and strategic insight to budget owners
• Educate non-finance staff on financial matters to improve financial awareness and responsibility across the Functions
• Support the ongoing development and roll-out of global R&D/MA business processes and initiatives to support enhanced visibility of development activity
• Leading the R&D/MA Finance Improvement initiative workstream for Monthly Reporting
• Leading Headcount Management for the R&D/MA organization, including in-depth analysis and monitoring; roll out of processes to the wider Seqirus organization
• Leading implementation of Tools
• Participate in developing tools, techniques and best practice approaches to support the ongoing development of the R&D Finance Team and the wider Finance community
• Champion the business partnering mind-set
• Supporting Global R&D Finance input in strategic projects, taking ownership for overall Project Management and Delivery of programs
• Contributing to tactical performance and cost optimisation initiatives
• Undertake individual and team training requirements, including tactical development activities.
• Participate in developing tools, techniques and best practice approaches to support the ongoing development of the R&D Finance and wider Finance community.

Skills:

• The role holder will be a finance professional with a minimum of 5 years of experience. Experience of working in finance in a global pharmaceutical/healthcare organisation is desired with good understanding of the R&D environment and project finance.
• Broad business / financial experience supported by strong analytical skills
• Good experience of project accounting
• Experience of Global working with multi-disciplinary/cross-cultural teams
• Demonstrated Knowledge of global and corporate business context
• Excellent organizational and communication skills – experience in a global environment with multi-disciplinary/cross-cultural teams
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, with multiple deliverables and tight deadlines
• Strong problem solving skills and the ability to exercise sound judgement and support decision making based on accurate and timely analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to perform in an environment that emphasises collaboration and teamwork
• Self-starter with the ability to take initiative. Works well, both independently with minimal supervision, and as part of a team 
• High level of customer focus
• Desire to continually improve processes and procedures
• Strong systems and software skills – advanced Excel skills a must, SAP experience strongly preferred
• Must be both detail oriented and have the ability to consider the bigger picture

Education: 

• Tertiary level qualified in accounting, finance or business-related field, CPA/CA qualifications, minimum 5 years of finance experience, specifically management accounting experience, good understanding of R&D environment / project finance desirable.

Keywords: 
ACCOUNTING
AUDIT
BALANCE SHEET
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
CLINICAL TRIALS
Additional Skills:
DETAIL ORIENTED
EXCEL
FINANCE
JOURNAL
OPERATIONS
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROJECT ACCOUNTING
RECONCILIATION
RECONCILIATIONS
SAP
SELF-STARTER
VARIANCE ANALYSIS
BUDGET
BUDGETING
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FORECASTING
MICROSOFT EXCEL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SELF MOTIVATED
TRAINING

Minimum Degree Required:

• Master's Degree

Location:
Cambridge, MA