Financial Analyst III
Work ScheduleStandard (Mon-Fri)Environmental ConditionsOfficeJob DescriptionHow You Will Make an Impact:As a Finance Analyst III on the Niche Diagnostics (NDx) Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, you will partner with leaders across R&D, Sales, Marketing, Quality, Facilities, and General & Administrative (G&A) functions to help them understand financial performance and make informed business decisions.You will support monthly financial reporting and close activities, analyze actual results against budgets and forecasts, help develop annual budgets and longer-term financial plans, and provide financial analysis for business decisions and investments.This role is well suited for a finance or accounting professional who enjoys working with data, explaining financial results to business partners, and finding ways to improve and automate financial processes.Key Responsibilities:Serve as a finance partner to R&D, Sales, Marketing, Quality, Facilities, and G&A teams, helping business leaders understand financial performance and make informed decisions.Manage and forecast operating expenses (OPEX), including reviewing actual spending against budget and forecast and explaining key variances.Support R&D project financial reviews by tracking project spending, forecasts, and financial performance.Partner with HR and commercial teams on headcount and resource planning, including forecasting the financial impact of hiring and staffing decisions.Support capital expenditure (CAPEX) planning by developing financial business cases, reviewing completed investments against expectations, and monitoring fixed assets.Support and coordinate monthly financial close activities, including variance analysis, accruals, reclassifications, account reconciliations, and management reporting to help ensure accurate P&L and balance sheet results.Prepare and analyze annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and long-range financial plans, with a primary focus on operating expenses.Provide financial analysis and decision support to business unit leadership, functional leaders, Division Finance, and Accounting.Analyze business unit profitability, spending trends, and working capital and identify opportunities to improve financial performance.Prepare clear financial reports and presentations that summarize results, key drivers, risks, and opportunities for finance and business leadership.Reconcile financial information across systems and help maintain accurate, consistent financial data.Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate financial reporting and analytical processes.Support strong financial controls and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, corporate policies, and applicable statutory requirements.Participate in Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives to improve finance processes and controls.Support additional finance projects and business needs as re...