Senior Financial Business Partner

Position Overview

The Senior Financial Business Partner provides strategic financial support to the business. This position requires a blend of financial expertise, business acumen and the ability to influence and drive strategic initiatives. This role acts as a key advisor to the Program Management leadership, supporting all financial elements relating to revenue recognition accounting, contract review and approval and sales to program margin forecasting. This role is also responsible for ensuring financial goals are met and business strategies are effectively implemented. The role involves engaging with business partners to understand business processes, performance, highlighting risks and opportunities, and fostering well-informed decisions.

Company Overview

We are ‘Advancing tomorrow’s medicines’ and making a real difference to the world in which we live. At FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, we partner with our clients to deliver recombinant proteins, viral vaccines and gene therapies to patients. As a Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), our focus is to combine technical leadership in cell culture, microbial fermentation and viral vectors with world class GMP manufacturing facilities to advance tomorrow’s medicines. We seek candidates with proven ability to work independently and collaboratively to achieve optimized strategies, and execution programs with the ultimate goal of delivering products that transform the lives of patients.

Job Description

What You’ll Do

• Analyzes and manages the financial data related to profit margin, monitoring and optimizing profitability.
• Collaborates with Program Managers to develop and evaluate Client Project profitability and profitability modeling.
• Supports budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes, ensuring alignment with company objectives and identifying areas for efficiency and cost savings.
• Develops strategic partnerships with internal stakeholders to drive optimal value.
• Monitors financial performance against targets, identifies risks and opportunities, and recommends corrective actions.
• Prepares finance reconciliations of client projects versus internal accounting systems.
• Reviews revenue recognition, profitability and cash flow implications.
• Provides input for monthly site leadership reports, CFO report and bi-annual budget reports.
• Optimizes contract and pricing strategies, ensures accuracy of models aligned while maintaining a consistent global approach.
• Reviews and signs-off customer contracts, change orders, inter-company agreements, and Master Services Agreements, ensuring they follow the correct approval process.
• Works closely with and proactively builds and maintains effective relationships with theProgram anagement team providing finance support and insight, as required.
• Ensures compliance to all relevant internal and external guidelines such as financial reporting guidelines, tax, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to support business goals and financial transparency.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvements and support implementation of these processes.
• Adheres to safety requirements and company training schedules in timely manner.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Excellent customer service, presentation, team interaction and communication skills (written and verbal) across functional and inter-company boundaries.
• Ability to be proactive, multi-task, and prioritize work assignments with limited supervision.
• Ability to adhere to deadlines while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent in analyzing and interpreting data.
• Demonstrated ability to react and respond professionally to changing priorities and timelines.
• Bring a strong sense of urgency to meet business financial needs, bring a positive ‘hands-on’ approach to the position.
• Team oriented person who has excellent problem solving/ judgment skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Advanced skills in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio)
• Willingness to learn new skills

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field with 8 years of experience in commercial finance, business finance partnering, FP&A, or a related role OR
• Master’s degree in