Sr Financial Analyst

bioMérieux SA; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

bioMérieux SA, a leader in diagnostic solutions, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join their FP&A team in Chicago. The role involves strategic financial insights, sales analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance business performance. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills, experience in financial systems, and a Bachelor's degree. This position offers a competitive salary with rich benefits, supporting a culture of innovation and care for employees.

Benefits

Medical plans including prescription, dental, and vision

Company-Provided Life and Accidental Death Insurance

Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan with employer contributions

Adoption Assistance

Wellness Programs

Employee Assistance Program

Parental leaves

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Experience with financial systems is a plus.
• Proactive problem-solver with strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform sales analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and OPEX variance analysis.
• Drive financial performance and operational efficiency with cross-functional teams.
• Build data models to track sales pipeline and metrics.

Skills

Financial Planning and Analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data Modeling & Analytics

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Tableau

Alteryx

Data warehouse

Job description

Location: Chicago, IL, United States
Position Type: Unfixed Term
Job Function: Finance

A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMérieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety.

In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada.

Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.

Description

Position Summary & Responsibilities:

The Senior Financial Analyst will play a critical role in the FP&A team, providing strategic financial insights to support decision-making within our Commercial Operations team. This role will focus on sales analysis, budgeting, forecasting, OPEX variance analysis, and business partnering with cross-functional teams to drive financial performance and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with strong analytical skills and experience with financial systems such as Tableau, SAP, SAP Analytics Cloud, and Salesforce CRM.

The position supports our Industrial Microbiology business which covers diverse markets within the pharmaceutical quality control and food safety and quality spaces.

• Perform all work in compliance with company policy and within the guidelines of bioMérieux
• Provide daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly reporting as defined by the business.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of reporting.
• Responsible for accurate financial reporting, includingensuring appropriate application of accounting and group procedures.
• Drive quarterly and annual sales budget and forecast process including quarterly Risks & Opportunities(R&O) process.
• Leverages data warehouse and BI tools to build sustainable and validated reporting and models for distribution as well as creating ad-hoc reports as needed by the business.
• Track organizational KPIs and operational metrics while managing cross-functional reporting and analytics.
• Ability to convert data to understandable and explainable format including slide preparation for the business for both monthly reporting as well as quarterly business reviews with executive leadership
• Understand and evaluate drivers behind variances to Budget/Forecast/prior period.
• Build data models to track sales pipeline, historical trends, and sales performance metrics against sales plan with supporting detail (customer, product, geography, sales channel, ASP’s etc.), ensure team members understand how key metrics are calculated and communicate this understanding to the business.
• Collaborates with market analysts to incorporate assumptions related to new product launches in overall sales forecast.
• Support the Industry Commercial Operations leadership, Accounting, and Regional/Corporate FP&A teams.
• Work with other finance and operational leaders to review processes and make recommendations for changes where necessary
• Performs ad hoc analysis and special projects as needed.
• Supports special projects in compliance within company policy and within the guidelines of bioMerieux
• Familiar with accounting and controlling concepts such as cost accruals, GL account reconciliations, and performing journal entries to reclass costs as appropriate
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Skills, & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required with minimum of 5 years’ experience in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Experience in the following area(s) are desired:
  Financial Planning and Analysis Budgeting Forecasting Strategic planning Data Modeling & Analytics
• Advanced Excel &PowerPoint skills
• SAP or other enterprise management system
• BI tools (Tableau and Alteryx preferred) and data warehouse

The estimated salary range for this role based in the Chicago, IL area is between $100,000 and $110,000 annually. This role is eligible to receive an annual bonus based on individual performance per bioMerieux’s bonus program. This range may differ from ranges offered for similar positions elsewhere in the country given differences in cost of living. Actual compensation within this range is determined based on the successful candidate’s experience and will be presented in writing at the time of the offer. In addition, bioMérieux offers a competitive Total Rewards package that may include:

• A choice of medical (including prescription), dental, and vision plans providing nationwide coverage and telemedicine options
  
• Company-Provided Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  
• Retirement Plan including a generous non-discretionary employer contribution and employer match
  
• Adoption Assistance
  
• Wellness Programs
  
• Employee Assistance Program
  
• Various voluntary benefit offerings
  
• Parental leaves

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