Principal Financial Analyst
Shanghai China
Responsibilities
Location Shanghai, ShanghaiCN Job ID REQ-054579The Company
PerkinElmer is a global analytical services and solutions provider with offerings including the leading OneSource Field and Laboratory services business that serve the biopharma, food, environmental, safety and applied end markets to accelerate scientific outcomes. Since 1937, PerkinElmer has served as a trusted partner in laboratory analysis and management and today complements its service offerings with a broad portfolio of atomic spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, and chromatography instruments, consumables, and reagents. With a dedicated team of more than 5,000 team members, the Company serves customers in more than 35 countries. Additional information is available at www.perkinelmer.com
Purpose
This role will be a pivotal part of PerkinElmer’s global Commercial Finance team, offering an exciting opportunity to gain valuable regional and global experience to support your professional growth.
In this role, the Principal Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial oversight and support for our dynamic and fast-paced Analytical Solutions & Customer Enablement Sales team. We are looking for a motivated and strategic teammate with a keen eye for detail that flourishes in a collaborative environment. In this high-visibility and high-impact role, you will lead activities including budgeting, forecasting, ad hoc analysis, process improvement and more, to help drive the commercial success of our business.
Responsibilities
- Lead overall financial management and forecasting process across assigned region, presenting findings to business leaders, and providing recommendations to achieve financial targets.
- Analyze monthly P&L performance, conduct variance analysis against forecasts, and identify market trends to offer actionable insights to business leaders.
- Collaborate with commercial and operations teams to drive informed financial decision-making, contributing to strategic planning, annual budgeting, and business reviews.
- Conduct ad hoc financial analysis, leveraging complex data to provide meaningful recommendations to business leaders that drive business decisions and opportunities for financial improvement.
- Proactively drive cross-functional process improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance or Accounting
- 2 years of experience in Commercial Finance business partnership
- 3 years of experience in financial planning and analysis
- Advanced knowledge in MS Excel
- Fluent in English
Preferred Characteristics
- Experience working in a matrixed, multi-cultural, global organization.
- Demonstrated success of collaborating with business leaders and cross-functional colleagues.
- Effective communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical information into actionable business insights.
- History of leading cross-functional projects focused on process improvements.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with SAP, Hyperion (HFM/Essbase), Business Objects, Advanced Excel skills
PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.
