Senior Financial Analyst

azenta; Plainfield (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Azenta Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to lead strategic financial planning and analysis.

This role partners with SRS leadership to shape expense management, investments, and headcount planning, driving data-driven decisions across Finance, HR, IT, Legal, and Operations. Responsibilities include leading the annual plan, forecasts, and monthly reviews, while delivering concise financial narratives for executive audiences and supporting lean initiatives to improve efficiency and

Qualifications

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• Strong financial planning and analysis skills with business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual operating plan and long-range strategic planning.
• Partner with leaders to align financial strategies with growth objectives.
• Identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions to improve performance.
• Drive forecasting accuracy through analysis of trends and drivers.
• Serve as finance partner to SRS leaders, guiding expense management and headcount planning.
• Support workforce planning and cross-functional collaboration to optimize outcomes.
• Prepare and deliver financial reporting packages and earnings analyses.
• Present results and recommendations to leadership teams.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Strategic partnership

Data analytics

Lean methodology

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Oracle

OneStream

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Azenta Inc.

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity

Senior Financial Analyst

At Azenta, new ideas , new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. Within Azenta, the Sample Repository Services (SRS) business provides industry-leading biobanking, sample storage, logistics , laboratory services, and specimen management solutions that help customers safeguard and maximize the value of their critical biological materials.

How You'll Add Value:

What You'll Do:

Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead the annual operating plan, long-range strategic planning process, quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial reviews for corporate functions


• Partner with leaders to develop financial strategies that align with organizational priorities and growth objectives


• Identify business risks and opportunities and provide recommendations to improve financial performance and resource allocation


• Drive forecasting accuracy through rigorous analysis of trends, assumptions, and key business drivers

Executive Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary finance partner to SRS leaders, providing strategic guidance on expense management, investments, organizational planning, and operational performance


• Challenge assumptions and influence decision-making through data-driven insights and financial modeling


• Support workforce planning and headcount analysis to ensure alignment with business objectives and financial goals


• Collaborate across Finance, Human Resources, IT, Legal, Operations, and other functions to optimize financial outcomes

Executive Reporting & Investor Support

• Lead preparation and delivery of financial reporting packages, including monthly operating reviews, and earnings support analyses


• Develop concise and impactful presentations that communicate key financial trends, risks, opportunities, and business performance


• Support the quarter-end close process through analysis and reporting used in earnings releases and executive communications


• Present financial results and recommendations to leadership teams

Process Improvement & Financial Transformation

• Identify opportunities to enhance financial processes, reporting capabilities, planning methodologies, and system utilization


• Support cross-functional initiatives focused on automation, efficiency improvements, data integrity, and reporting standardization


• Champion Azenta's Lean culture by driving continuous improvement initiatives that eliminate waste, simplify processes, and improve business outcomes


• Utilize Lean principles, root cause analysis, and data-driven problem-solving techniques to increase organizational effectiveness and scalability


• Partner with Finance Systems teams to optimize Oracle, OneStream, and other reporting tools to improve scalability and decision support


• Champion best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across the FP&A organization

Leadership & Talent Development

• Provide leadership and mentorship to finance team members and serve as a role model for collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning


• Lead projects and cross-functional initiatives, influencing stakeholders across all levels of the organization


• Support the development of finance capabilities, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness initiatives

Strategic Projects

• Lead and support special projects, inc