Global Financial Analyst Lead Job at PerkinElmer (Seer Green)

Job Responsibility

Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting — Lead development of annual and in-year client budgets in collaboration with operational leaders and client finance teams
Own rolling forecasts, including monthly reforecasts, variance analysis, and identification of financial risks and opportunities
Maintain full visibility of forecast vs. actuals across all spend categories and client locations
Ensure financial plans align with contractual scope, pricing models, and operational delivery plans
Purchase Order and Contract Governance — Ensure timely receipt, validation, and tracking of client purchase orders against approved budgets and contractual entitlements
Reconcile purchase orders to forecasts, invoices, and contracts, proactively resolving discrepancies
Maintain clear, auditable linkages between budgets, contracts, purchase orders, and invoices
Financial Close and Journaling — Own monthly financial close activities for assigned client sites, including accurate accruals and cost allocations
Ensure journals are complete, accurate, and compliant with internal controls and external accounting standards
Partner with central finance and accounting teams to resolve close issues efficiently and within deadlines
Spend Management and Financial Analysis — Manage and report on financial performance across multiple spend categories, including: Contracted services
Headcount and labor
Ad hoc time and materials
Parts and pass-through costs
Provide clear cost drivers, trend analysis, and forward-looking insights to support financial and operational decisions
Client Interface and Stakeholder Management — Act as the primary finance contact for the client account, engaging directly with senior operations and finance stakeholders
Present financial performance, forecasts, risks, and opportunities in client reviews, governance forums, and ad hoc discussions
Build trusted client relationships that balance commercial rigor with a partnership mindset
Commercial Support and Margin Management — Support pricing, costing, and margin analysis for new business, scope changes, and contract amendments
Assess the financial impact of operational changes, service model adjustments, and productivity initiatives
Ensure commercial decisions are supported by robust financial analysis and appropriate governance approvals
Operational Decision Support — Provide financial insight to operations teams to support workforce planning, service delivery trade-offs, and productivity analysis
Translate operational metrics into clear financial implications to enable evidence-based decision-making
Sourcing and Procurement Support — Partner with sourcing and procurement teams to deliver spend analysis, vendor comparisons, and cost models
Support identification, validation, and tracking of savings against baseline budgets and forecasts
Billing and Revenue Assurance — Perform weekly and monthly billing reviews to ensure invoices are accurate, timely, and contractually compliant
Ensure billing aligns with agreed pricing models, contracts, and purchase orders
Resolve billing discrepancies and disputes efficiently while maintaining strong client confidence
Governance, Controls, and Process Excellence — Define, document, and implement financial processes and SOPs where gaps exist
Ensure adherence to internal forecasting, approval, and financial governance frameworks
Maintain audit readiness in a regulated services environment
Leadership and Team Development — Lead, coach, and develop a small team of finance analysts supporting the account
Set clear expectations, review outputs, and build capability in forecasting, analysis, and stakeholder engagement

Requirements

Significant finance experience in a client-facing or account-based role, ideally including budgets, forecasts, billing, and commercial support for sizeable accounts or portfolios
Background in services, managed services, or professional services with complex delivery and billing models
Comfort working across multiple stakeholders — operations, commercial, sourcing, and client finance — and translating between them
Strong judgment, a partnership mindset, and the ability to hold your own in senior client conversations
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience
Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred

Nice to have

Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated industries
Exposure to multi-site and multi-country service delivery models
Experience with long-term outsourcing or managed services contracts

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