R&D FP&A Manager — Strategic Finance for Innovation

INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORP; Kingston (NJ); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Integra LifeSciences Corp in Princeton, NJ is seeking a Finance leader to provide strategic FP&A for R&D enabling functions, including CTO, CMO, and GRA. You’ll drive long-range plans, annual budgets, and executive-ready insights to guide capital allocation and investment decisions.

The role requires building robust models, partnering with senior leaders, and delivering accurate reporting while supporting governance and continuous FP&A improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics required; MBA preferred.
• 3-7+ years of relevant FP&A, Finance, or related roles.
• Experience supporting R&D, life sciences, or other highly regulated environments strongly preferred.
• Strong financial modeling skills and demonstrated experience developing investment business cases.
• Proven ability to analyze complex financial and non-financial data and translate into actionable insights.
• Demonstrated success operating in a cross-functional, matrixed organization and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced Excel skills required; experience with OneStream is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with CTO, CMO, and GRA leadership to support long-range planning, annual operating plans, and forecasts, providing clear insights into drivers of spend, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead financial support for R&D Enabling Functions, including monthly and quarterly variance analysis, trend monitoring, and preparation of executive-ready reporting and insights.
• Support the monthly and quarterly close process, including preparation of accurate accruals, alignment with Accounting and FP&A on post-close adjustments, and delivery of timely and actionable actual vs. budget reporting.
• Lead enterprise innovation pipeline analytics, developing models, dashboards, and insights to provide visibility into R&D investments and support prioritization and trade-off decisions.
• Own financial modeling and business case development for R&D investments, applying consistent methodologies (e.g., NPV, IRR, risk-adjusted returns) and partnering cross-functionally to challenge assumptions and enhance decision quality.
• Support capital appropriation governance processes, ensuring rigor and consistency in investment submissions, reviewing proposals for financial integrity and alignment, and tracking performance against approved business cases.
• Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, tools, and forecast accuracy, in collaboration with Accounting and broader FP&A teams.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights, and prepare materials for Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Board discussions, and ad hoc strategic analyses

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

Financial planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA preferred

Tools

OneStream

Excel

Job description

Integra LifeSciences Corp in Princeton, NJ is seeking a Finance leader to provide strategic FP&A for R&D enabling functions, including CTO, CMO, and GRA. You’ll drive long-range plans, annual budgets, and executive-ready insights to guide capital allocation and investment decisions.

The role requires building robust models, partnering with senior leaders, and delivering accurate reporting while supporting governance and continuous FP&A improvements.