Director of Finance

15 days ago
Full time role
In-person · Saint Charles, MO, US... more

Become your most extraordinary self!  Our team is intensely proud to be a major provider of services and products to the drug discovery research industry.  Join Eurofins Panlabs, Inc. part of the Eurofins Discovery ™ group of companies serving global clients in the Pharma and Biotech industries.  Work alongside industry experts and collaborate with team members to directly and positively impact human health worldwide!

We have a philosophy to support work life balance, career progression opportunities and offer many benefits such as formal mentoring programs, tuition reimbursement, extensive career training programs, competitive health benefits, paid time off and 10 annual paid holidays*.  

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Overall management of the financial resources and financial operations of the business units including planning, organizing, and controlling the financial resources
  • Lead the Annual Business Planning Process across multiple legal entities.
  • Develop the annual and long term plan working with business unit leaders
  • Develop tools and reports that are needed by BU leaders to monitor costs and productivity.
  • Ensure key financial metrics (i.e. working capital, costs, etc.) are met by each of the entities and the business overall; provide corrective actions as needed
  • Oversee, compile, and analyze financial reporting packages for special projects and monthly business and quarterly business reviews.
  • Manage the accuracy and productivity of day-to-day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, perpetual inventory integrity, fixed asset records, and general & entity accounting
  • Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
  • Interact with corporate finance and boards relative to process and approval. Understand and comply with corporate spending and contracting authority.
  • Assess finance related processes for efficiency, make improvements and develop standard operating procedures as needed. Ensure compliance with procedures and document procedures where necessary.
  • Support audits
  • Oversee business performance against budgets. Address deviations and performance issues with each business manager and develop correction plan.
  • Work closely with business unit managers to understand the operation of the business to determine the levers to achieve financial metrics.
  • Support the innovation programs, tracking costs and sales to establish ROI.
  • Support development of business plans for financial aspects and ROI.
  • Support M&A activities
  • Ensure adherence to Eurofins financial policies, rules, and regulations.
  • Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, filing financial reports, and advising management on needed actions
  • Demonstrate and promote the company vision
  • Regular attendance and punctuality
  • Conduct all activities in a safe and efficient manner
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Own the accountability and responsibility of delivering to client needs and timeliness
  • Provide cross-functional support to other departments as required
  • Adjust work hours as needed to meet business unit manager and client deadlines
  • Adhere to site environmental health and safety (EHS) requirements