Finance Associate Jobs

Job Title: Associate Finance

Location: Remote

Duration: 06 months (Possible Extension)

As part of the Operations Finance organization, this Associate will be the Finance point of contact for certain cost centers assigned within the two manufacturing facilities. The Associate will have frequent interaction with senior leadership across the Rhode Island (ARI).

Summary of key activities/responsibilities:

• Prepare standard and ad hoc expense analyses including headcount related costs and outside expenses.
• Perform analytical comparison and obtain explanations of changes between LE/Budget exercises per expense line items
• Document analysis and related-work flow activities to insure proper support and standardized procedures
• The Associate will support financial expense planning processes such as the monthly close, quarterly forecasting, and annual planning activities including headcount, operating expense, capital and COGM planning.
• Prepare and present operating expense results for various department managers and communicate expense plans and results.
• Provide support to the Capital budget and latest estimates process during the year
• Provide high quality, timely and business-sense financial and/or technical advice to management and or peers.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree

OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of accounting or finance experience

OR

• Associates degree and 6 years of accounting or finance experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess a continuous improvement mindset
• Strong oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact well with all levels of management
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Working knowledge of key finance systems (Hyperion planning and ad-hoc reporting, SAP)
• Biotechnology, pharmaceutical or healthcare industry experience
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint proficiency
• Ability to take initiative and work within a fast-moving environment.
• Strong leadership ability and a team player
• Experience supporting senior leaders of an organization as an FP&A business partner or in some other advisory capacity