Finance Analyst – Upstream & Fluid Management

Cytiva; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Cytiva in Marlborough, MA, is seeking a Finance Analyst – Upstream & Fluid Management to provide FP&A support across Product Management, CUSP and Commercial Technology. You’ll help forecast, analyze margins, and drive close activities with cross‑functional partners.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business and 1–2 years of FP&A experience, strong Excel, and experience partnering with Product Management and Controllership to translate data into insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business or equivalent experience.
• 1–2 years of FP&A, month-end close or commercial finance experience in manufacturing/life sciences.
• Advanced Excel and ability to analyze financial data across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly forecasting support for Product Management, CUSP and Commercial Technology budgets.
• Support month-end close, variance commentary and postings.
• Provide financial analysis for reviews, including backlog and net volume forecasts.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Controllership and Supply Planning on inventories and reserves.

Skills

Financial planning

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life‑saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life‑changing career.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Finance Analyst – Upstream & Fluid Management is responsible for providing financial planning, reporting and business partnering support across Product Management, CUSP and Commercial Technology. This role supports forecast accuracy, close execution, margin and discount analysis, operational dashboards and reserve reviews, helping the business translate financial insight into commercial and operational decisions.

This position reports to the Senior Director of Finance, Upstream & Fluid Management and is part of the UFM Finance team supporting Product Management, CUSP and BU Commercial activities. This role is located in Marlborough, MA and will be an on-site role.

What You Will Do

• Lead monthly forecasting support for Product Management, CUSP and Commercial Technology budget, including forecast updates, scrap/E&O review, variance analysis and preparation of inputs for BU forecast reviews.
• Support month-end close activities by refreshing actuals, reviewing postings, preparing variance commentary and partnering with stakeholders to resolve reclasses, accruals or unexpected cost movements.
• Provide financial analysis for execution calls and business reviews, including backlog, sales, secured push-outs, pull-ins and net volume forecast assumptions.
• Partner with Product Management, Commercial Finance, Controllership and Supply Planning on inventory, reserve and field action topics, including E&O, FMI, goodwill, installation and sample reclass analysis.
• Support ad hoc analysis and process improvement across Product Management, CUSP and Commercial Technology, including average selling price analysis, cost centre changes, NPI revenue tracking and finance process standardisation.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 1-2 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, month-end close, variance analysis or commercial finance within a manufacturing, life sciences, diagnostics, biotechnology or industrial environment.
• Advanced Excel capability and experience working with financial data, reporting tools or ERP/business intelligence systems to analyze, reconcile and communicate business performance.
• Ability to convert complex operational and financial data into clear insight, commentary and recommendations for finance and business stakeholders.
• Experience partnering across functions such as Product Management, Commercial Finance, Supply Planning, Controllership or Operations.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• Ability to travel occasionally for business reviews, site meetings or stakeholder engagement, as required.
• No specific motor vehicle record or physical requirements are anticipated for this finance role, unless required by local policy or final work arrangement.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience in a product management, commercial technology, supply chain or hardware/equipment business environment.
• Experience with inventory reserves, E&O, field actions, reclasses or margin/discount analytics.
• Experience using or implementing AI-enabled analytics.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The salary range for this role is $80K-$90K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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