Senior Director, Global Head FP&A
CellCarta
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Own forecasting accuracy and monthly financial performance management
- Build and maintain reporting frameworks for backlog, bookings, revenue, costs, and cash flow
- Translate operational metrics into financial insight and predictive forecasts
- Lead scenario modeling related to demand volatility, staffing ramps, pricing changes, and regulatory impacts
- Establish consistent forecasting processes across regions and business units
- Lead long-range planning, annual budget, and rolling forecast processes; Work with divisional leaders to ensure visibility into demand, capacity, backlog, and performance
- Analyze key operational and financial drivers including resource and capacity utilization, standard costs and billable rates, contract mix, backlog to revenue conversion, productivity
- Support M&A (acquisitions, add-ons, and integrations), including financial modeling, diligence support, and synergy tracking
- Serve as primary FP&A interface with the private equity sponsor team
- Prepare board deck financials, KPI reporting, and other investor analyses
- Deliver insights on growth, profitability, and operational performance
- Lead and coach a high-performing global FP&A team
- Drive standardization of reporting, planning tools, and data governance
- Partner with finance, IT, and operations to improve forecasting systems and business intelligence tools
- Optimize financial processes for scale, visibility, and transaction-readiness
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred)
- 10+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, consulting, or investment experience
- Experience in life sciences services (CRO, CDMO, diagnostics, or laboratory services) preferred
- Experience in private equity–owned or highly growth-oriented organizations strongly preferred
- Strong financial modeling and forecasting expertise
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills
- Willing to work Eastern Time Zone hours
- Experience working with global, cross-functional teams
Benefits
- Competitive wages ($180,000 - $200,000 USD)
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401k retirement savings plan with a healthy match
- Vacation and sick time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial modelingforecastingreporting frameworksscenario modelingbudgetingdata governancecapacity utilizationKPI reportingfinancial performance managementoperational metrics analysis
Soft skills
executive communicationpresentation skillsleadershipcoachingcollaborationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvinginsight deliveryteam managementorganizational skills
Certifications
MBACPACFA