Sr Financial Analyst

PerkinElmer; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to own financial planning and partner with operations and client finance leaders. This role focuses on budgets, forecasts, and commercial decisions impacting account performance.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with contractual scope, pricing models, and operational delivery, while maintaining auditable linkages across budgets, contracts, PO, and invoices.

Qualifications

• Solid finance background in client-facing or account-based roles.
• Experience shaping budgets, forecasts and commercial decisions.
• Ability to translate operational data into actionable financial insights.

Responsibilities

• Drive annual budgets and rolling forecasts with operations teams.
• Maintain forecast vs. actuals across spend categories and locations.
• Support billing, revenue assurance and governance with robust analysis.

Skills

Financial Planning

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance Analysis

Stakeholder Mgmt

Education

Bachelora0s degree in Finance

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Excel

ERP Systems

Financial Modeling

Job description

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.

Job Title

Sr Financial Analyst

Location(s)

US Remote - VA

Job Description

As Senior Financial Analyst, you will play a central role in the financial relationship with one of our largest strategic accounts. You'll be a trusted finance voice with our client, shaping budgets, forecasts, and commercial decisions that directly influence how the account performs.This is a high-ownership role for someone who enjoys partnering with operations, commercial, and client finance leaders, translating complex delivery into clear financial decisions, and building the kind of trust that makes you the go-to person in every client conversation.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting - Drive development of annual and in-year client budgets in collaboration with operational leaders and client finance teams.
• Maintain rolling forecasts, including monthly reforecasts, variance analysis, and identification of financial risks and opportunities.
• Maintain full visibility of forecast vs. actuals across all spend categories and client locations.
• Ensure financial plans align with contractual scope, pricing models, and operational delivery plans.
• Purchase Order and Contract Governance - Ensure timely receipt, validation, and tracking of client purchase orders against approved budgets and contractual entitlements.
• Reconcile purchase orders to forecasts, invoices, and contracts, proactively resolving discrepancies.
• Maintain clear, auditable linkages between budgets, contracts, purchase orders, and invoices.
• Financial Close and Journaling - Perform monthly financial close activities for assigned client sites, including accurate accruals and cost allocations.
• Ensure journals are complete, accurate, and compliant with internal controls and external accounting standards.
• Partner with central finance and accounting teams to resolve close issues efficiently and within deadlines.
• Spend Management and Financial Analysis - Manage and report on financial performance across multiple spend categories, including:
  • Contracted services
  • Headcount and labor
  • Ad hoc time and materials
  • Parts and pass-through costs
  Provide clear cost drivers, trend analysis, and forward-looking insights to support financial and operational decisions.
• Client Interface and Stakeholder Management - Serve as a day-to-day finance contact for the client account, engaging directly with operations and finance stakeholders. Present financial performance, forecasts, risks, and opportunities in client reviews, governance forums, and ad hoc discussions. Build trusted client relationships that balance commercial rigor with a partnership mindset.
• Commercial Support and Margin Management - Support pricing, costing, and margin analysis for new business, scope changes, and contract amendments. Assess the financial impact of operational changes, service model adjustments, and productivity initiatives. Ensure commercial decisions are supported by robust financial analysis and appropriate governance approvals.
• Operational Decision Support - Provide financial insight to operations teams to support workforce planning, service delivery trade-offs, and productivity analysis. Translate operational metrics into clear financial implications to enable evidence-based decision‑making.
• Sourcing and Procurement Support - Partner with sourcing and procurement teams to deliver spend analysis, vendor comparisons, and cost models. Support identification, validation, and tracking of savings against baseline budgets and forecasts.
• Billing and Revenue Assurance - Perform weekly and monthly billing reviews to ensure invoices are accurate, timely, and contractually compliant. Ensure billing aligns with agreed pricing models, contracts, and purchase orders. Resolve billing discrepancies and disputes efficiently while maintaining strong client confidence.
• Governance, Controls, and Process Excellence - Define, document, and implement financial processes and SOPs where gaps exist. Ensure adherence to internal forecasting, approval, and financial governance frameworks. Maintain audit readiness in a regulated services environment.
• Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing - Share knowledge and provide guidance to junior analysts and colleagues supporting the account. Contribute to team capability in forecasting, analysis, and stakeholder engagement through peer review and mentoring.

What You Bring

Solid finance experience in a client-facing or account-based role, idea