Director, FP&A - Finance at LabConnect in Johnson City, TN

Overview

LabConnect improves lives by partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and clinical research organizations (CROs) to accelerate the development of new medicines around the world.

We are an independent, global, one-stop-shop focused on delivering Central Laboratory Services that are tailor-made, timely and flexible to meet the evolving study demands of traditional to increasingly complex trials. Additionally, we provide Functional Service Provider (FSP) Solutions, supporting our clients with scientific and technical expertise, acting as an extension of their team, coordinating all laboratory related needs, advising on strategies for lab data collection and providing end-to-end analytical and logistical solutions.

Job Summary:

Lead the company’s enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, and analysis activities. Partner with senior leaders to translate financial and operational results into actionable insights, identify risks and opportunities, improve business performance, and support decisions that advance the company’s strategic and financial objectives.

Essential Duties and Other Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting:
◦ Develop, implement, and continuously improve company-wide operating expense and capital expenditure planning and forecasting processes.
◦ Perform monthly variance analysis against forecasts and budgets, partnering with stakeholders to explain results, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
◦ Prepare and maintain periodic financial forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range plans.
◦ Identify, quantify, and track cost optimization and productivity opportunities across the organization.
• Guide business and financial performance:
◦ Perform ad hoc financial and scenario analysis, including what-if modeling, sensitivity analysis, investment evaluation, and assessment of business risks and opportunities.
◦ Month end review, including developing insights into financial trends.
◦ Develop recurring management and executive-level reporting and presentations that communicate financial performance, key business drivers, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
◦ Serve as a trusted finance partner to business leaders by participating in operating reviews, building stakeholder relationships, challenging assumptions, and supporting financial decision-making.
• Value capture and measurement:
◦ Support processes related to tracking and reporting value realization around strategic initiatives.
◦ Develop metrics and analytical framework to build a disciplined approach to measuring performance and reporting to technology and business leadership.
• Leadership:
◦ Manage and develop FP&A team members, including interviewing and hiring, performance management, development, and coaching.
◦ Support change and ongoing transformation.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance, accounting, or a business-related discipline required; master’s degree in accounting or CPA preferred. A minimum of 5 years of progressive FP&A experience is required, including financial reporting and consolidation experience. Global experience is strongly preferred. At least 2 years of experience leading or managing a team is required.

Skills Required

• Ability to build strong business partnerships and collaborate across multiple business units and stakeholders.
• Strong sense of urgency to meet deadlines with ability to lead multiple projects and initiatives concurrently.
• Superior knowledge of financial analysis and building financial models. Experience using management reporting, enterprise performance management, or FP&A systems to support planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis is required; experience with Datarails is preferred.
• High level of proficiency of MS Office Suite, including PowerPoint and intermediate to advanced Excel skills. Salesforce and SharePoint preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong executive presence
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.
• Collaborative, customer-focused and able to create visible value.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.

Mathematical Ability:
Ability to perform calculations and manage budgets. Ability to apply mathematical concepts to budget management for clinical trials.
Certificates and Licenses
Not required.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervises FP&A team (managerial & professional level employees).
Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or clinical research protocols. Ability to draft reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from colleagues and clients.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills:
Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint, as well as an aptitude for learning new database software quickly. Salesforce and SharePoint experience preferred.
Work Environment:
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Physical Demands:
Must regularly operate a computer and occasionally operate other office equipment.

This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform other related duties as may be required by their supervisor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Join our team and discover how your work can impact patients' lives around the world!
Some of the Perks our LabConnectors Love:
• Financial Security (Base Pay, 401k Match and Possible Annual Bonus Eligibility)
• Health Benefits beginning on date of hire
• PTO plan, plus 11 Paid Company Holidays, and 1 Day to Volunteer in your community
• Short and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• We celebrate our differences, which enriches our culture!
In addition to great perks and challenging work assignments, we invest in our people with career growth opportunities, globally. We believe in a friendly and collaborative environment with open lines of communication. While living out our values of People First, Quality Focused, Customer Centered, Technology Driven, and Accountability Always.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and value the diversity of our workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. To learn more about equal employment opportunity, please view the posters here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters
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If you need assistance to complete your job application, search for a job opening, or submit an online application at LabConnect, please email talent@labconnect.com or call +1 (423) 722-3155.