- FP&A Analyst
- Azenta Life Sciences in Manchester, , United Kingdom
- jobs
- 1 day ago
jobs description
Company Overview
At Azenta Life Sciences, a global leader in the life sciences arena headquartered in Burlington, MA, and operating offices worldwide, the trajectory of our future is shaped by fresh ideas, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative perspectives. Every day our employees support us fulfilling our mission to bring breakthroughs to the market faster. Our organizational culture, firmly grounded in our core values, places the utmost importance on putting people first. Open communication is not just encouraged but embedded in our DNA, fostering an environment where ideas freely flow, and collaboration thrives. Authenticity is not just a principle but a guiding light, encouraging our diverse workforce to bring their true selves to work.
This culture empowers our employees to champion innovation and question conventional norms through creative thinking and collaborative work dynamics. Diversity is not just a concept but a cornerstone of our ethos, recognizing that a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enhances our collective creativity and success. Leveraging our unmatched expertise, we offer comprehensive services spanning lab analysis, sample management and storage, informatics software, and consumables. Notably, our extensive installed base oversees the management of over 1 billion samples on a global scale.
Our Finance team is looking for a new talent, starting at the earliest possible time as FP&A Analyst (m/f/d).
hybrid office based in Manchester, UK
Permanent, fulltime employment
How You’ll Add Value…
This position is within Sample Management Solutions FP&A team and will be responsible for day-to-day activities including data analysis for financial reporting, forecasting, and planning. Support data-driven decision making by providing management reports & analysis of monthly results and forecasts. Perform work to assist in the analysis of cost structure, profitability, and key performance metrics. Support the development of budgets and forecasts for functional spending areas and perform ad hoc analysis, as needed.
What You’ll Do…
* Serve as a business partner to the operating team to drive business initiatives, growth, and profitability.
* Provide timely, relevant financial information to develop action plans to meet targets.
* Financial analysis for Gross Margin, Operating Expenses and Headcount.
* Trusted finance operations partner to the business leaders and internal support functions (HR, IT, Facilities, Commercial, Legal, Facilities).
* Partner with business unit leaders to drive profitability improvements.
* Analyze and interpret data trends and present results. Improve visibility to costs, lead cost out initiatives.
* Prepare margin & variance analysis, understand the impact from cost changes, mix etc.
* Develop and report headlight metrics, perform data analysis on key business metrics. Support development of forecasts, annual operating plan, and multi-year plans.
* Monthly / quarterly forecasting and monitoring of risk and opportunities.
* High quality Monthly and quarterly management reporting.
* Support customer pricing analysis for the division/business units.
* Engage with commercial team in deal reviews, provide guidance on pricing, payment terms, highlight and address financial risks proactively.
* Develop business cases for growth initiatives in partnership with the business, functional leads, and commercial team.
* Drive controllership awareness and compliance with business policies and controls:
* Ensure compliance with US GAAP and business accounting policies and procedures. Develop and maintain processes to support a strong controls environment.
* Support internal and external audits.
What you will Bring…
* Education: Bachelor’s degree Finance and Accounting, MBA would be a plus.
* 5+ Years of experience in an FP&A function in a manufacturing environment.
* Demonstrated track record of business partnership in a dynamic, high-growth environment.
* Excellent interpersonal, verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
* Strong process improvement mindset and cross functional engagement. Project management skills. Six Sigma and/or Lean trained would be an added advantage.
* Highly proficient in ERP & Financial applications (Oracle, OneStream), Excel skills, PowerPoint, data analytics tools (Tableau, Datawarehouse, Sales Force etc.). SQL and VBA skills are a plus.
* Demonstrate sound work ethic, respect and cultural sensitivity and awareness. Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
* Detail-oriented with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines.
* A sense of urgency and self-motivation, with a personal commitment to meeting deadlines. Occasional travel may be required.
Contact
Azenta Life Sciences
Manchester
Christina Knappe (Recruiter)
Please apply with your complete application documents (cover letter, detailed CV, references) in English.
About us
Azenta Life Sciences is a global life sciences leader headquartered in Burlington, MA, with offices and operation sites around the world. We are the market leader in automated biospecimen management solutions and genomic services in areas such as drug development, clinical and novel cell therapies for the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions. Our laboratory analysis, sample management and storage, informatics software and consumables services offer unparalleled capabilities and have the largest installed base managing over one billion samples worldwide