Financial Analyst in Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals

Financial Analyst in Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals

MCCARTNEY HR is accepting resumes for Financial Analyst positions.

Accounting Analyst job description

• Responsible for developing, interpreting and implementing financial concepts for financial reporting and control.


• Understand and apply complex concepts. Identify risks, propose recommendations and solutions to issues.


• Implement solutions for problem resolution. Complete a broad range of financial services and deliverables. Assess reasonableness and relevance of financial assumptions with limited supervision.


• Prepare and analyze account reconciliations promptly. Assure availability of timely and well-presented, high-quality actual P&L, balance sheet, and sales detail results vs. current and prior year benchmarks as well as trended information.


• Maintain controls to assure the integrity of assets and the compliance with GAAP.


• Ability to analyze and interpret data and make recommendations.


• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and performing other duties as assigned by management.


• Analysis and approval of project expenditures as well as invoicing per contracted billing milestones.


• Review billing milestones upon each budget change to ensure data accuracy and consistency.


• Review and approve project expenditure items for billing on a regular basis.


• Provide financial tracking and maintenance support to Project Managers.

Skills & qualifications required

• Ability to analyze and interpret data.


• Ability to plan, implement, and administer financial information and control systems. Knowledge of the principles, processes, and standards for integrated financial analysis and reporting.


• Proficient in Excel. Understanding of financial accounting systems, preferably SAP and PeopleSoft.


• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills


• Knowledge of pricing/budgeting tools and how to reflect operational changes in the tools


• Well-experienced with Microsoft suite of products


• Education: Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting or Finance. MBA or MSA preferred