Financial Analyst

The role of Financial analyst supports the management reporting and financial planning for Perceptive. The role is expected to establish itself as a strong business partners to the Finance leaders throughout the Perceptive as well as be a subject matter expert with the P&L. Understanding business drivers behind financial results.

Key Accountabilities:

Business Skills

• Communicates effectively with business leaders and cross-functional teams to drive commercial outcomes and revenue-aligned initiatives.
• Supports the setup and rollout of BU finance and analysis functions with a focus on revenue optimization across business units.
• Produces financial and performance analysis that is timely, logical, and linked to top-line growth drivers.
• Promotes standardization and harmonization of management reporting to enable clearer visibility into revenue streams and margin performance.
• Identifies opportunities to enhance commercial efficiency and profitability through finance-led improvement projects.

Knowledge

• Demonstrates applied understanding of financial principles that directly support business growth and revenue generation.

Complexity

• Performs a range of finance activities in dynamic environments, contributing to scalable solutions for revenue tracking and forecasting

Influence

• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to shape decisions that impact revenue and business outcomes.
• Demonstrates awareness of market dynamics, customer needs, and competitive positioning when advising on finance strategy.

Autonomy

• Works under routine direction but takes ownership of revenue-aligned projects with minimal oversight.

Environment

• Understands commercial and financial drivers that influence profitability, growth, and customer value.

Other

• Carries out any other reasonable duties as requested with a mindset geared toward improving financial performance.

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, confident presenter
• A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning
• Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail
• Must have the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
• Demonstratable ability to apply critical thinking to problems and tasks
• Shows initiative and self-confidence, is adaptable and is able to cope with changing and evolving priorities
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements
• Proactively participates in skills improvement training and encourages their teams to participate
• Maintains an up-to-date awareness of trends, tools, technology, techniques and processes that affect technology within the Life sciences domain
• A self-starter and able to work under own initiative
• Ability to operate collaboratively within a global team environment
• Takes ownership and responsibility

Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience using tools to communicate progress to Stakeholders
• Experience of regulated environments.
• Proven experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Proven experience in Revenue Recognition.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies (preferably Scrum), UML, Object Orientated, Data Modeling, Process & financial Modeling and/or other development methodologies
• Solid professional experience in the same or very similar role

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, Sciences or a related study, or equivalent project-related experience
• English: Fluent