Head of Corporate Finance and Operations

Axle Informatics is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations around the globe. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with premier research organizations and facilities including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other public and private organizations.

100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees

• Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)
• Employee Referral Bonus

~Flexible Spending Accounts:

• Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
• Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Finance Operations Manager
We are seeking a highly analytical, business-oriented Finance Operations Manager to lead financial planning, forecasting, analysis, and operational decision support across the organization - while also managing and developing the team that produces this work. This role turns financial and operational information into forward-looking insight that helps leadership improve revenue, profitability, cash flow, contract performance, and business execution. This is not primarily a transactional accounting role: the successful candidate goes beyond reporting numbers to determine what's driving performance, what's likely to happen next, and what action to take - and builds the automated, scalable infrastructure to do that reliably as the team and business grow. The Finance Operations Manager owns budgeting and forecasting, revenue forecasting, project and contract profitability, workforce economics, backlog and funding analysis, cash-flow forecasting, and management reporting, while managing and developing the analysts and staff who support this work. The role requires equal comfort setting analytical direction and working hands-on in the models and data - and a willingness to build new tools, reporting, and processes where none exist today.
Financial Planning, Budgeting & Revenue Forecasting
Lead annual budgeting and recurring forecasting across company, business-unit, customer, contract, and project levels
Develop detailed revenue forecasts using contract funding, deployed staff, bill rates, and utilization
Analyze actual performance against budget and forecast, determining root causes of variances and recommending corrective actions
Contract, Margin & Workforce Analysis
Monitor financial performance by customer, contract, and project, including margin, funding, and burn rates, identifying risk early
Maintain visibility into backlog and contract funding, flagging exhaustion dates before they become operational issues
Cash Flow, Reporting & Decision Support
Develop short- and medium-term cash-flow forecasts and monitor AR/DSO trends to flag liquidity risk early
Develop recurring reporting on revenue, margin, backlog, and cash flow that clearly communicates what changed, why, and what's recommended
Serve as financial partner to leadership and Operations, modeling new opportunities, pricing, and staffing scenarios
Automate recurring reports and models, building dashboards and consistent KPI definitions to reduce manual spreadsheet work
Lead and develop a high-performing finance team, including staffing, workload balancing, and performance reviews - this role manages both the work and the people doing it
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field

• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, financial operations, or business finance
• At least 3 years in a direct management or supervisory role
• Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear business recommendations
• Proven track record of implementing automation to streamline financial processes

Experience in government contracting, including contract economics, funding, backlog, and burn rates
MBA, CFA, CPA, or CMA
Leadership can reliably forecast revenue and understands profitability at the customer and contract level
Margin deterioration and contract funding risks are identified early, not after the fact
The team spends less time assembling data and more time acting on financial insight

Ready to help shape the future of financial operations? The diversity of Axle's employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.