Finance Manager Global Pathology and Microbiology

IDEXX; Hoofddorp; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Gym benefits

Wellness resources

Volunteer paid days off

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

IDEXX is seeking a Finance Manager for Global Pathology & Microbiology based in Hoofddorp, NL, with a hybrid work model. You will lead financial strategy, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for a global reference laboratory network, partnering with leadership and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes capacity planning, cost optimization, and rigorous financial governance, with a focus on building strong teams and delivering strategic insights to drive business growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive FP&A or finance experience with ownership of complex planning cycles.
• 5+ years of people management experience.
• Fluency in English.
• Experience with capacity planning, demand forecasting, or workforce planning in regulated operations preferred.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills; advanced Excel and PowerPoint; BI tools experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior finance partner to leadership across Pathology and Microbiology, shaping decisions on investment, capacity, and margin performance.
• Own forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and financial modeling for Global Pathology and Microbiology reference laboratory operations.
• Model capacity levers, including hiring, contract and locum coverage, case routing, digital pathology, and workflow automation.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual P&L reporting for revenue, gross margin, capital, and operating expenses; deliver actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Lead governance, controls, and process automation in planning and reporting.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Leadership

Strategic partnership

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

MBA or Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

BI tools

Financial systems

Job description

As a Finance Manager Global Pathology & Microbiology you will lead financial strategy and business partnerships for Global Pathology and Microbiology reference laboratory operations. The role owns forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and financial modeling, supports global pathology capacity and demand planning, and manages a team of finance professionals. This role partners closely with Pathology and Microbiology leadership, Lab Operations, Product Management, and TechOps.

Why This Role Matters

You will be a key contributor to the financial success of the IDEXX Companion Animal Group (CAG), support business growth, and ultimately contribute to better outcomes for animals’ health.

In This Role

You will cover the following areas:

Business Partnering

• Serve as the senior finance partner to leadership across Pathology and Microbiology, shaping decisions on investment, capacity, and margin performance.
• Provide decision support on test mix, pricing, volume growth, productivity initiatives, and margin performance.
• Own the identification, quantification, and tracking of savings and productivity initiatives to ensure benefits are realized.
• Challenge assumptions and ensure operational decisions are financially sound.

Pathology Capacity & Demand Planning

• Partner with the global capacity and demand planning team by reviewing case volume forecasts by discipline (clinical pathology, cytology, histopathology), region, and lab. Align the volume assumptions with the financial plan, and flag where they diverge from budget, actuals, or business expectations.
• Model capacity levers, including pathologist hiring, contract and locum coverage, case routing across the lab network, digital pathology, and workflow automation, and recommend the most cost-effective mix.
• In partnership with the global capacity planning team and Pathology leaders, drive standardization on definitions and methods for non-case reading work and build financial views for onboarding regions that are consistent with existing ones.
• Serve as financial steward of the global pathology demand and capacity plan outputs, partnering with that team to review results for financial reasonableness, explain drivers of change, and ensure staffing and cost outputs are credible to leadership.

FP&A & Reporting

• Lead strategic planning, annual budget, and forecast processes for Pathology & Microbiology, integrating capacity and demand assumptions.
• Oversee period-end close, including accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual P&L reporting for revenue, gross margin, capital, and operating expenses; deliver actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Lead financial modeling for high-impact initiatives, including new test launches, portfolio expansion, automation, and productivity investments, and translate results into forecast and long-range plan impacts.

Governance & Controls

• Serve as the accountable finance owner for control effectiveness within Pathology & Microbiology, escalating material gaps to senior finance leadership.
• Identify control gaps and lead mitigation, while driving process improvement and automation in planning and reporting.

People Leadership

• Manage a team of finance professionals, assigning work, setting goals and priorities, and evaluating results.
• Coach and develop team members, building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across a global, multi-site environment.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive FP&A or finance experience, including ownership of complex planning cycles and senior-level business partnership.
• 5+ years of people management experience, with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience with capacity planning, demand forecasting, or workforce planning; laboratory, healthcare diagnostics, or regulated operations experience strongly preferred.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills; advanced Excel and PowerPoint, with BI tools and financial systems experience preferred.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Fluency in English.

What You Can Expect From Us

• This is a hybrid role based either at our office in Hoofddorp, Netherlands or Westbrook, Maine, with a minimum of eight days a month on-site.
• Eligibility for annual bonus.
• On the job training & career advancement opportunities.
• Additional benefits include, but not limited to gym benefits, wellness resources, volunteer paid days off.

Why IDEXX

We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve since 1983, our team members help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, ensure safe drinking water for billions, and help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease.

We have customers in over 175 countries and a collaborative global workforce. Our culture embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you’ll be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

If meaningful work and a sense of purpose are at the top of your list, you’ll find it here. Let’s pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.