Working under general supervision, this position is responsible for independently performing a full range of financial analyst assignments. This is an advanced level position with college level background and eight (8) or more years of successful experience in a position having financial analysis as the principal responsibility. Incumbent may oversee the work assignments of other professionals or have assignments that are recognized by Senior Financial Managers as having significantly greater complexity and accountability. This position interacts on a frequent and regular basis with managers or designated budget personnel for areas in which position is assigned. This position interacts on a frequent and regular basis with senior managers throughout the organization in meetings and through individual interactions. Has frequent and regular contact with subordinates in both group and individual settings and supervision responsibilities over general ledger staff. May have contact with outside vendors, regulatory agencies and managers at other companies.
Key Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Designs, maintains, and disseminates information from complex reporting tools. Manages all key financial statement and metric reporting for multiple departments. Key decision maker on reporting structures and data design.
• Performs financial analysis of current operations through review of operational reports, which may be developed by the incumbent in this position. The breath of operation this position supports will span multiple sites.
• Directs development and compilation of forecasts regarding financial performance of business unit. This may include development of appropriate allocation methods to be used to analyze a product line. Initiates sharing of forecasts and financial reports with other managers and senior managers, and directors as appropriate; participates in discussion of their importance and meaning.
• Oversees and directs development of annual departmental budgets. This includes pointing out inefficiencies that the manager may not be addressing as well cost drivers and pricing deficiencies. Monitors operations to ensure compliance with budgets. Analyzes the financial impact of operational changes on operating budgets and reports to other senior managers.
• Evaluates capital expenditure requests and provides recommendations regarding financial feasibility including payback, ROI, and financial modeling of investment. Collaborates with other managers and departments to monitor current capital projects. Creates financial models in order to evaluate capacity and resource expansion plans; integrates models with current operations and strategic plans.
• Participates in ongoing operational management of business unit in collaboration with other senior managers in order to attain short, mid and long-range goals and objectives. Play an active roll in constructive pushback on operational managers for improved margin development.
• Oversees, implements and manages fiscal and administrative controls, procedures and policies for remote operational units.
• Responsible for managing ad hoc projects, reports and initiatives.
• May supervise the work of other financial professionals and clerks.
• Performs other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Successful experience in a position having financial analysis as the principal responsibility.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of budgeting with five (5) or more years of successful experience providing a systematic review, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of budgets as the principal responsibility.
• BS degree required, master's preferred
• Three to five years of financial analysis, costing and financial tool development required.
• Proven Ability to lead others effectively as well influences others especially in an indirect reporting structure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive computer skills at a expert level when it comes to financial tool development
• Ability to build strong, positive working relations across a number of departments
• Highly skilled and knowledgeable in word processing software, database and spreadsheet software to aid in design and changes in financial and ERP systems.

Pay Range: $84,300 - $141,138 based on total years of prior related experience
About JAXThe Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org .
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