Job Overview
The Strategic Finance Manager serves as a key finance business partner for Discovery and Safety Assessment (DSA), supporting both strategic decision-making within DSA and representing DSA finance in CRL-wide collaborations. Reporting to the Strategic Finance Director, this role is responsible for annual STRAT support, business case development, financial modeling and analysis, business performance and ad hoc strategic analyses. Working closely with Commercial, Operations, Accounting CoE, and Finance CoE teams, the Strategic Finance Manager provides actionable insights that help understand market dynamics, evaluate growth opportunities, investment options and resource allocation, and support the successful execution of long-term strategic initiatives.
The successful candidate combines strong analytical and financial expertise with business acumen, attention to detail, and the ability to influence and partner effectively with leaders across functions. This individual will leverage financial systems, data, and analytic insights to drive profitable growth, improve decision-making, and support the execution of business strategies.
- This position will work remote from home office.
Strategic Finance & Business Partnership
- Partner with Commercial, Operations, Accounting CoE, and Finance CoE teams to support strategic initiatives.
- Provide financial analysis and insights to support decision-making, performance management, and operational improvements to create long-term values
- Assist in the development of business cases and financial assessments for long-term growth and investment opportunities.
- Communicate financial results, risks and opportunities to finance and business stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner.
- Develop and maintain robust financial models to support strategic planning, annual budget, investment evaluations, and business initiatives.
- Support the preparation of business cases for capital investments, growth opportunities, new services, productivity initiatives, and strategic projects.
- Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to support key business decisions.
- Support annual STRAT processes and liaise with FP&A CoE on DSA budget and forecast
- Prepare reporting packages and presentations to support business reviews as needed.
- Drive continuous improvement of financial analysis and modeling leveraging AI and the latest technology.
- Enhance analytical tools, dashboards, and reporting capabilities to improve decision-making effectiveness.
- Support system implementations and process standardization initiatives.
- Promote best practices in financial modeling, forecasting, and business analysis across the organization.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, commercial finance, strategic finance, business finance, or related roles.
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems; experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Power BI, and other planning / reporting tools preferred.
- Strong communication, and presentation skills with the ability to influence business decisions through data-driven insights and effective business partnering.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in CRO, pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or other related industries is a plus.
The annual pay range for this position in the USA is $110K - $120K USD. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, location and any collective agreements, if applicable. Remote candidates located outside of the USA should be aware that the relevant pay range varies based on country and location.
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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