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Position Overview

The Regional Associate Director, Finance Business plays a pivotal role in providing financial leadership and strategic support to the commercial and program management teams within our North Carolina sites. This position requires a blend of financial expertise, business acumen, commercial mindset and the ability to influence and drive strategic initiatives. This role leads the local Finance Business Partner team in supporting all financial elements relating to revenue recognition, contract review/approval and sales to program margin analysis and forecasting. They are also responsible for ensuring financial goals are met and business strategies are effectively implemented. This role requires an experienced commercially minded and driven individual with managerial experience.

Company Overview

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We’re looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Job Description

What You’ll Do

+ Oversees the analysis and management of financial data related to profit margin, monitoring and optimizing profitability.

+ Provides regional leadership by setting & aligning priorities, motivating, and empowering the team to deliver exceptional results.

+ Prepares budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes, ensuring alignment with company objectives and identifying areas for efficiency and cost savings.

+ Develops strategic partnerships with internal stakeholders to drive optimal value.

+ Collaborates with Program Managers to develop and evaluate Client Project profitability, profitability modeling.

+ Leads the development and implementation of financial business partnering role within the organization.

+ Continuously monitor financial performance against targets, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.

+ Leads finance reconciliations of client projects versus internal accounting systems.

+ Reviews revenue recognition, profitability and cash flow implications, challenging clauses accordingly.

+ Provides input for monthly site leadership reports, CFO report and bi-annual budget reports.

+ Optimizes contract and pricing strategies, ensure accuracy of models aligned while maintaining a consistent global approach.

+ Manages the regional team in the review and sign-off of customer contracts, change orders, inter-company agreements, and Master Services Agreements, ensuring they follow the correct approval process.

+ Ensures compliance to all relevant internal and external guidelines such as financial reporting guidelines, tax, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.

+ Collaborates with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to support business goals and financial transparency.

+ Identifies opportunities for process improvements and drive implementation of these processes.

+ Manages and develops finance business partners.

+ Administers company policies such as time off, shift work, and inclement weather that directly impact employees

+ Completes required administrative tasks (e.g., timecard approvals, time off approvals, expense reports etc.)

+ Coaches and guides direct reports to foster professional development

+ Participates in the recruitment process and retention strategies to attract and retain talent, as needed

+ Addresses performance gaps, employee questions and concerns, and partners with HR as needed for resolution

+ Performs other duties, as assigned

Knowledge and Skills

+ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.

+ Proven performer who is motivated, focused, passionate and inspires confidence in employees and with senior management.

+ Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

+ Ability to challenge and influence critical business decisions while developing and maintaining relationships with diverse internal and external business customers.

+ Ability to coach, lead, and develop individual contributors

+ Ability to effectively present information to others

+ Must be flexible to support 24/7 manufacturing facilitys

Basic Requirements

+ Bachelor’s degree in a Quantitative Field (Finance, Math, Computer Science) with 11+ years of financial planning and analysis or equivalent experience OR

+ Master’s degree in a Quantitative Field (Finance, Math, Computer Science) with 9+ years of financial planning and analysis or equivalent experience

+ Prior experience and proven ability to manage and lead the team.

+ Experience in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Preferred Requirements / Certifications

+ 8+ years of people management & leadership experience

+ Experience is pharmaceutical industry or CDMO environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Will work in environment which may necessitate respiratory protection x No Yes

May work in Mechanical/Production spaces that may require hearing protection and enrollment in a hearing conservation program. x No Yes

Will work in environment operating a motor vehicle or Powered Industrial Truck. x No Yes

Ability to discern audible cues. x No Yes

Ability to inspect or perform a task with 20/20 corrected vision, visual acuity, including distinguishing color. x No Yes

Ability to ascend or descend ladders, scaffolding, ramps, etc. x No Yes

Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time. x No Yes frequency/minutes (If yes, may specify frequency/duration: up to 15, 30, 120, 240 minutes)

Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time. No x Yes 240 minutes at a time

Ability to conduct activities using repetitive motions that include writs, hands and/or fingers. No x Yes

Ability to operate machinery and/or power tools. x No Yes

Ability to conduct work that includes moving objects up to X pounds. No x Yes If yes, x 10 lbs. 33 lbs.

Ability to bend, push or pull, reach to retrieve materials from 18” to 60” in height, and use twisting motions. x No Yes

_To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid._

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department ([email protected]).

**Job Locations** _US-NC-Holly Springs_

**Posted Date** _2 days ago_ _(5/27/2025 10:42 AM)_

**_Requisition ID_** _2025-34680_

**_Category_** _Accounting/Finance_

**_Company (Portal Searching)_** _FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies_