Financial Analyst Ii

Financial Analyst II

Location: Rochester, New York, United States

Industry: Biotechnology Research

Work Setting: Hybrid

Are you passionate about using financial insights to influence business strategy, improve operational performance, and support growth in a global manufacturing and life sciences organization?

We are seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst to support financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business performance analysis for a dynamic and growing business unit. This role works closely with finance and operational leaders to provide actionable insights, improve decision-making, and help achieve both near-term and long-term financial objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze financial, operational, and transactional data to identify trends, anomalies, risks, and opportunities.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting, budgeting, and planning processes.
• Develop and maintain financial models supporting revenue, pricing, expenses, capital investments, and business growth initiatives.
• Build, enhance, and automate dashboards, reports, and business intelligence solutions.
• Perform variance analysis and provide meaningful explanations of financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Collaborate with business partners to develop key assumptions, performance drivers, and strategic recommendations.
• Conduct profitability analysis across products, services, and business segments to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate manufacturing, operational, and supply chain performance metrics to support business decisions.
• Investigate data quality issues, perform root-cause analysis, and partner with stakeholders to improve reporting accuracy.
• Translate business initiatives into financial impacts and support decision-making through scenario modeling and forecasting.
• Prepare executive presentations and financial reporting packages for monthly, quarterly, and annual reviews.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities that enhance analytics efficiency and reporting effectiveness.
• Support special projects, ad hoc analyses, and strategic business initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Analytics, or a related discipline with 2+ years of FP&A experience;
  or an Advanced Degree with relevant analytical experience.
• Experience working in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, or business analysis functions.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with attention to detail.
• Experience working with financial systems, reporting tools, and large datasets.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into actionable business recommendations.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across finance, operations, and commercial teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or product-focused organizations.
• Familiarity with enterprise financial systems and planning platforms.
• Experience building financial models and business performance dashboards.
• Knowledge of operational finance, profitability analysis, and business case development.
• Experience driving process improvements, reporting automation, or analytics transformation initiatives.

Key Skills

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Financial Modeling
• Variance Analysis
• Profitability Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• Financial Reporting
• SAP
• Hyperion Planning
• Cognos
• Power BI
• Microsoft Excel
• PowerPoint
• Dashboard Development
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Financial Controls
• Business Partnering
• Decision Support