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For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

Charles River Labs is seeking an experienced financial analyst to help support their growing Gene Therapy site in Rockville, Maryland. **This position will be on-site.**

The **Senior Financial Analyst** will be responsible for supporting the Senior Finance Manager with activities related to monthly/quarterly financial close, forecasting & reporting, as well as participating in the preparation of the annual operating plan and any site improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in a finance function in the life sciences or biotech industry and be comfortable working and building business relationships with both local and corporate business partners.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Partner with client project management and client services on Statements of Work and relevant SAP workflow as needed, including cost analysis used to develop pricing.

* Analyze client unbilled and aging receivables and partner with CRL Credit and Collections, Project Coordination, Client Project Management, Business Development, and Site Operations to drive resolution.

* Partner with site Operations and Quality to develop KPI's and reporting to allow for relevant business decision making and measurement of the business operations and efficiency.

* Utilize SAP, AFO and SAC applications to develop routine financial reporting tools for variance analysis and reporting.

* Analyzes financial and operational performance, provides concise, relevant explanations, observations and/or recommendations to leadership and executive management.

* Contribute to the development of monthly/quarterly forecasts, Annual Operating Plan, Strategic Plan, and analyze the variances.

* Support monthly business reviews with senior management discussing operational and financial results, challenges, opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses.

* Proactively partner with site leadership (Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Sales, Human Resources, etc.) to address organizational needs and identify financial risk and opportunities to improve financial reporting.

* Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

* Education: Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent business or science degree.

* Experience: 5 - 7+ years experience in financial analysis or business. Experience in Life Science industry strongly preferred.

* Strong attention to detail, excellent analytical skills with recommendations grounded in data.

* High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

* Must be able to work with minimal supervision

* An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. 10 yrs experience as a Financial Analyst will be accepted in lieu of Bachelor's degree.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $90,000 - $100,000K USD annually. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, 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 Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.

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 [email protected]. 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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