Sr. Financial Analyst, Operations Consolidations

Sr. Financial Analyst For Operations ConsolidationsAre you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology? At Cepheid, one of Danaher's operating companies, our work saves livesand 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.The Sr. Financial Analyst for Operations Consolidations is responsible for driving financial clarity across global operations by consolidating and analyzing spend and headcount data to support strategic decision-making. The role also focuses on standardizing scalable processes and improving reporting efficiency, enabling leadership to act quickly and confidently in a dynamic business environment. This position reports to the Sr. Finance Manager, MFG. FP&A and is part of the Manufacturing Finance team located in Sunnyvale, CA and will be an on-site role. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:Lead the consolidation, reporting, tracking, and analyzing of financials for Global Operations Finance as part of month end and forecast cyclesSupport annual budget setting cycle process including calendar/deadline tracking, support of various key schedules (Operations Spend, Headcount, etc.)Lead on reporting of headcount including reconciliations, open requisition reporting, month-end variance analysis, etc.The selected candidate will possess the following:Preparing and consolidating Global Operations monthly presentations to senior leaders, and maintaining reporting structures including cost center and account hierarchiesPreparing and publishing monthly standard business performance indicators and designing reporting to address ad-hoc requests to help provide business insights in aiding leadership decision making for Global OperationsProviding front line FP&A support to the Global Ops PMO office, including forecast, budget, month-end close journal entries and flux analytics, ad-hoc analysis, reporting and evaluating processes, procedures, and systems to further improve data collection and reporting and driving efficiency and automation in financial processesBeing a subject matter expert of the financial reporting system for the Global Operations Finance team and a liaison to IT for any finance related enhancement projectsThe essential requirements of the job include:Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent disciplineMinimum of 5 years' of relevant FP&A experienceIt would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:Financial systems such as SAP, Hyperion, BPC, OneStream, Power BI or equivalent, in a manufacturing settingAdvanced Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including fluency with pivot tables and if-function formulasStrong communication, analytical and interpersonal skills, ability to think critically and being customer service oriented with a high sense of urgencyProven self-starter who is intellectually curious with the ability to work in a cross-functional, fast paced environment and ability to cultivate relationships and communicate effectively across the organizationCepheid, 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 salary range for this role is $101,000-$128,000 annually. 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 a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.