The Jackson Laboratory

Senior Financial Analyst

The Jackson Laboratory

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $85,987 - $120,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Build and maintain accurate financial and operational reports that drive action and improve outcomes.
  • Communicate monthly the performance of supported areas to senior leaders with clear and actionable metrics that support operational decision making and financial performance improvements.
  • Lead annual OPEX budgeting and monthly OPEX forecasting for supported areas using clear, actionable metrics that support financial performance and are easy for non-financial stakeholders to understand.
  • Evaluate strategic expenditures and projects (e.g. CAPEX, R&D, Licensing) with ROI-based analysis, and collaborate across teams to monitor project outcomes.
  • Lead or support ad hoc financial projects, reports, and strategic initiatives as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in financial analysis, with a focus on budgeting, forecasting, and operational finance.
  • 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.
  • Knowledge of the supervisory process and techniques of leadership as would normally be acquired through five (5) years of progressively increased responsibility culminating in a management position.
  • Three to five years of financial analysis, costing and financial tool development required.
  • Exceptional analytical acumen for investigating and explaining why financial and non-financial variances occur.
  • Strong understanding of cost structures and the key drivers of operational and manufacturing expenses (e.g. labor, materials, outsourced & insourced services).
  • Demonstrated ability to translate operational goals into measurable financial and non-financial KPIs.
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with operational teams to ensure financial and non-financial KPIs are actionable.
  • Proven experience in developing metric-driven financial models that enable fast and flexible planning cycles, including annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and scenario simulations for proposed changes.
  • Adept at distinguishing leading vs. lagging indicators to drive proactive decision-making.
  • Proficient in transforming data into compelling narratives that inspire strategic action.
  • Capability to present findings clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
  • Advanced proficiency in tools such as Excel and Power BI to extract, relate, interpret, and visualize data from multiple systems.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial analysisbudgetingforecastingcostingfinancial tool developmentROI-based analysismetric-driven financial modelsKPI developmentdata transformationscenario simulations
Soft Skills
analytical acumencollaborationcommunicationleadershippresentation skillsdecision-makingstrategic thinkingproblem-solvinginterpretationevaluation