Senior Financial Analyst

Overview:

Certara accelerates the potential of bringing medicines to market and to patients using biosimulation software, technology, and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Our clients include more than 2,400 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies across 70 countries.

Our goal is to enable the life sciences industry’s use of data, modeling, and analytics to make better decisions across the various phases of discovery and drug development. Our software and scientists incorporate modern advances in scientific understanding, drug development experience, data analysis, and AI resulting in significant opportunities to decrease the cost and increase the probability of success for new drug approval and commercialization.

The Senior Financial Analyst reports operating metrics and financial results to the leadership team of the Software division. The Senior Financial Analyst will collaborate directly with members of the Software Division leadership team and Certara’s Corporate Finance team, to ensure the accurate reporting of business performance at weekly, monthly and quarterly intervals.

Responsibilities:

• Create and update reports such as financial models, dashboards that track KPIs.
• Forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and analysis of financial results
• Assist in monthly/quarterly/annual FP&A activity including: SW Capitalization processes, revenue reconciliations and analytical transaction review
• Monthly commentary and variance analysis, and analysis of financial results and risks
• Collaborate with Sales Operations on data validation and sales pipeline
• Prepare weekly & monthly forecast reporting & variance analysis
• Assist FP&A team in reporting enhancements: build and automate reports that collect and connect data from multiple business systems
• Analyze profitability, pricing and process compliance for a large team comprising multiple product portfolios and businesses across several geographical regions
• Perform strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting
• Perform ad hoc analyses, and work with other business units on corporate initiatives, as required
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• 5-7 years of professional relevant experience (ex. as an accountant, auditor, or computer programmer analyst OR valid CPA (Certified Public Accountant) certificate with at least one year of professional experience as an accountant, auditor, or computer programmer analyst
• Professional experience preparing analyses and reports for a senior management audience
• Inclination toward improving the utility of reports and automating analyses and reporting processes
• High level of proficiency with Excel required; experience with SharePoint and MS Teams preferred
• Availability to work extended hours during monthly close
• Experience in consulting industry or corporate finance for a professional service is highly desired

Critical Technical and Soft Skills:

• Systems proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint (and exposure to MS Teams and SharePoint)
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and problem-solving orientation
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated budgeting and forecasting experience
• Process optimization
• Cross-Functional organization experience
• Audit/Controls framework
• Comfort working in a position with high level of visibility to management
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Comfortable producing a wide range of analyses and reports in a deadline-driven environment
• Self-motivated

Other Information:

• Percentage of Travel Required: As needed (
• Non-supervisory role

Certara bases all employment-related decision on merit, taking into consideration qualifications, skills, achievement, and performance. We treat all applicants and employees without regard to personal characteristics such as race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental condition, genetic information, military service, or other characteristic protected by law.