Financial Analyst

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Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. 

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world. 

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. 

The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate reporting of financial transactions and reporting.

This position reports to the Plant Controller and is part of the Finance department located in  Lodi, CA and will be an  on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Support monthly close activities, including preparing journal entries, assisting with accruals, and reviewing financial data related to work order variances, NCR reserves, scrap, and KPI reporting.
• Cost accounting responsibilities such as: Item costing for new manufacturing items and during annual standard cost roll, monthly close entries and reporting for operations and capital asset expenses.
• Perform analysis and special projects such as Kaizens and process improvements.
• Work with Operations and support business units on cost analysis, forecasting and annual budget.
• Provide support for monthly Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR) and quarterly Excess & Obsolete (E&O) inventory analysis.

The essential requirements of the job include

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business field with 5+ years experience OR Master's degree in field with 3+ years experience OR doctoral degree in field with 0-2 years experience.
• Advanced Excel skills
• Manufacturing cost accounting experience including standard costing, item costing, BOM analysis, labor standards, and production variance analysis
• Strong ERP systems experience.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Manufacturing experience
• SAP experience
• Project Management experience

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $90,000-$110,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. 

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. 

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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