Finance Business Partner

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Position Summary:

This position is responsible for leading and coordinating financial planning activities to ensure effective, efficient, and accurate financial and administrative operations.
As a Finance Business Partner for each site within KBI, the role involves preparing, updating, and analyzing budgets and forecasts, as well as reviewing data with members of the leadership team.

The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills to evaluate key business drivers—including the financial impact of new spending decisions and other ad hoc projects. The role requires a high degree of initiative, the ability to identify issues independently, propose solutions, and drive execution through cross-functional collaboration and consensus-building. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact at a rapidly growing company.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and analyze consolidated financial reports at the site level, including actuals, budgets, forecasts, and year-over-year comparisons

• Identify key variances between actual performance and forecasts, and highlight critical financial and operational issues

• Coordinate financial planning activities and consolidate departmental budgets and forecasts

• Support operational teams in achieving financial targets

• Provide detailed analysis and support for revenue forecasts and departmental budgets

• Create presentations that clearly and effectively communicate budget results

• Work with management to develop budgets and forecasts and report actual performance versus plan

• Develop, maintain, and enhance site-level KPIs and financial/operational metrics

• Generate and distribute daily/weekly/monthly metric reports

• Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and forecasts—not just compiling inputs but validating assumptions and ensuring data integrity

• Conduct monthly budget variance analysis

• Propose financial and operational benchmarks to evaluate departmental and divisional performance

• Provide financial analysis for contract negotiations and capital investment decisions

• Prepare financial presentations and analytical materials for senior leadership as needed

• Review and evaluate CapEx proposals submitted by business units

• Collaborate with leadership to prioritize investments and develop the annual CapEx plan

• Monitor actual CapEx spending against approved budgets and alert management to any potential overages

• Assess financial impact of new investments and conduct post-investment variance analysis

• Collaborate with project managers and department heads to update and review monthly revenue forecasts

• Support external and internal audits and recommend improvements to financial processes

• Assist in the administration and enhancement of company financial systems such as SAP

• Participate in company-wide FP&A initiatives to improve team performance and capabilities

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred (Finance or Accounting major strongly preferred)

• Experience reporting directly to VP or Director-level executives

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in Finance, FP&A, or Plant Finance (experience in life sciences/biotech preferred)

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains or other large ERP systems required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong knowledge of GAAP, budgeting, financial planning, and cost control principles

• Familiarity with automated financial and accounting systems

• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare reports, forecasts, and profitability analyses

Salary Range: $101,000 - $138,600

Salary range provided per current averages and expectations. The salary and job title for this opening will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience and may be outside this range. KBI has a robust total rewards strategy which includes an annual bonus structure for all employees, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid PTO and holidays, 401K matching with 100% vesting in 60 days and employee recognition programs.   

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