Finance Leader: AI-Powered FP&A & Data Strategy (Hybrid)

WuXi AppTec Group; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

WuXi AppTec Group in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking a Sr. Manager Finance to lead the finance staff and act as a strategic partner for US Testing, Biology, and operating units.

You will oversee monthly reporting, budgeting, variance analysis, forecasting, commission modeling, and ROI analysis. This hybrid role includes overseeing the data warehouse and reporting to the China corporate team, driving AI-enabled automation, and mentoring a finance team while collaborating with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting (or equivalent) with MBA/CPA/CMA a plus
• 2+ years of experience managing or mentoring staff
• Experience in life sciences, CRO, pharmaceutical industry is a plus
• History of interfacing with Sr. Management and presenting financial results
• Great Plains, JDE, SAP S/4, or equivalent ERP system
• Experience with financial reporting tools, such as LucaNet, Qlikview, PowerBI, and AI exposure
• Fluent Mandarin speaker is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide business partner support for US Testing, Biology, and US operating units
• Communicate monthly financial variance analysis, KPI tracking, and cost saving progress against goals
• Lead monthly/quarterly forecasting and long-range planning
• Partner with sales leadership to develop, maintain, and prepare commission calculations for US/EU sales
• Prepare financial information for COO’s executive presentations
• Manage, coach, and develop finance staff, including goal-setting, performance reviews, and workload prioritization
• Oversee data warehouse and corporate reporting; ensure data integrity of financial Power BI data
• Interface with Corporate staff on data consistency & reporting tools
• Work with accounting team to implement master data
• Drive the finance department's adoption of AI tools and automation
• Participate with IT in deployment of AI initiatives
• Improve efficiency and quality of financial reporting
• Develop automated reporting and variance analysis
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Oral & Written communication

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Mandarin

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA, CPA, or CMA a plus

Tools

Great Plains

JDE

SAP S/4

PowerBI

Qlikview

LucaNet

Job description

WuXi AppTec Group in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking a Sr. Manager Finance to lead the finance staff and act as a strategic partner for US Testing, Biology, and operating units.

You will oversee monthly reporting, budgeting, variance analysis, forecasting, commission modeling, and ROI analysis. This hybrid role includes overseeing the data warehouse and reporting to the China corporate team, driving AI-enabled automation, and mentoring a finance team while collaborating with cross-functional