Principal Financial Analyst

Waters Corporation; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Waters Corporation is seeking a Principal Financial Analyst to lead financial strategies, oversee budgeting, and support marketing initiatives. This hybrid role requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance and 8+ years of finance experience. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, alongside expertise in financial modeling and tools such as SAP, Power BI, and SQL. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to effectively present to executives and manage complex financial data. Join us in Milford, MA to contribute to our commercial excellence goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally with exposure to commercial operations or marketing analytics.
• Strong track record of business partnering with commercial, marketing, and finance leaders.
• Very strong financial analysis and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for CommEx and Marketing.
• Provide data-driven financial insights that support strategic decision-making.
• Partner with commercial and marketing leaders to evaluate business performance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Excel expertise

Financial modeling

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

MBA designation

Tools

SAP

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Principal Financial Analyst

The Principal Financial Analyst reports to the Director of Finance, Analytical Science Division Global FP&A, and will partner closely with the Commercial Excellence and Marketing organization to drive sustainable growth, commercial effectiveness, and ROI on strategic investments. This role is critical in shaping financial strategy across sales enablement, marketing programs, and commercial initiatives. The analyst will serve as a key business partner, enabling data-driven decision making and long-term value creation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for the CommEx and Marketing business.
• Provide data-driven financial insights that support strategic decision-making across commercial programs, marketing campaigns, and sales enablement initiatives.
• Partner with commercial and marketing leaders to evaluate business performance, build business cases, and assess ROI for marketing investments.
• Support consolidated marketing financials across regions and segments.
• Develop and maintain financial models that support scenario planning, long-term growth strategies, and resource allocation across commercial and marketing priorities.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Strengthen financial processes, dashboards, and KPIs to improve visibility into commercial productivity and marketing effectiveness.
• Ensure alignment between Commercial Excellence and Marketing objectives and divisional financial goals.

This is a hybrid role based out of Milford, MA 3 days a week (Tuesday to Thursday)

Qualifications

• Basic requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Preferred: MBA designation.
• 8+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally with exposure to commercial operations or marketing analytics.
• Strong track record of business partnering with commercial, marketing, and finance leaders.
• Very strong financial analysis and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with finance and analytics tools (e.g., SAP, Power BI, and SQL).
• Comfortable presenting to executives when needed.
• Balances strategic thinking with strong execution and accountability.
• Demonstrates strong judgment and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
• Operates with integrity, transparency, and humility.
• Brings a broad global perspective of markets, customer behavior, and marketing trends.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.