Finance Manager

Scientific Search; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

Scientific Search is seeking a Finance Manager in Emeryville, CA to influence operational performance and business growth within a biopharmaceutical CDMO. The role emphasizes financial leadership through budgeting, forecasting, and partnering directly with operations and commercial teams.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree and has over 5 years of relevant finance experience. Responsibilities include managing profitability models and overseeing accounting operations, with opportunities for professional growth in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance experience in a CDMO or pharmaceutical environment.
• Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA, financial modeling, and analysis.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgets and financial planning activities.
• Develop profitability models for projects and clients.
• Oversee accounting operations including A/R and A/P.
• Manage cash flow activities and support financial audits.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on planning.

Skills

Financial modeling

SAP expertise

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP FI

SAP CO

SAP PS

Job description

Location: Emeryville, CA

Join a growing biopharmaceutical CDMO where your financial leadership will directly influence operational performance, client profitability, and strategic business decisions. My client is seeking a Finance Manager who can partner across commercial, operations, supply chain, and executive leadership teams to drive forecasting accuracy, financial planning, cost management, and business growth. This is an outstanding opportunity to make a visible impact within a dynamic manufacturing environment supporting life-changing therapies.

Why You Should Apply

• Play a key financial leadership role within a growing CDMO organization
• Partner directly with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Executive teams
• Influence business strategy through forecasting, budgeting, and profitability analysis
• Work with advanced SAP S/4HANA finance systems and transformation initiatives
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity for professional growth in a fast-paced biopharmaceutical environment

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning activities
• Develop project-level, client-level, and product-level profitability models
• Manage cost-plus and fixed-price contract financial modeling, including scope changes and change orders
• Partner with Commercial, Operations, and Supply Chain teams on demand and capacity planning
• Oversee accounting operations including A/R, A/P, inventory accounting, and customer fee management
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes within SAP FI, CO, and PS modules
• Manage cash flow activities and approved payment processes
• Support internal and external audits while maintaining financial controls and compliance

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline
• Approximately 5+ years of finance experience within a CDMO or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Strong SAP expertise, including S/4HANA, FI, CO, PS, material ledger, costing, and variance analysis
• Excellent analytical, financial modeling, and business partnering skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders

How To Apply

Send your resume to [e-mail] and reference Job #19923.