Financial Analyst, FP&A

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? 

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and 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. 

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. 

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. 

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The “FP&A Analyst” for Cytiva is responsible for Budgeting, monthly Forecasting, variance analysis, month close process, publishing Bowler report, Dashboard report and P&L report. 

This position is part of the global India Finance COE located in Bangalore and will be on-site (working hours from 1.30 PM to 10.30 PM). At Cytiva, our vision is to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery. 

What you will do:

• Key business partner to Finance leaders & operation team in leading planning cycles, estimates & books closing to help define priorities for the business while leading financial activities for monthly and quarterly pacing/closing and provide strong leadership and analytics for estimates, Budget setting.

• Lead analytics around high impact cost like headcount, contractors etc., support in dashboards, reports publishing and maintain financials, score cards etc. while being Responsible for quality error free deliverables in accordance with the quality standard for FP&A CoE.

• Providing necessary analytics to highlight key business performance drivers, identifying risks and opportunities throughout the quarter, and developing processes to mitigate risks while capitalizing on opportunities.

• Consolidating actual operating performance and reporting results while also providing variance reporting and investigative analysis against budgets, forecast and performance results.

• Accountable for creating and maintaining SOP's and participating in simplification projects that will facilitate and increase capacity for value-added financial analysis.

Who you are:

• B. Com, MBA, CA, CMA along with 3 - 6 years of progressive finance experience

• Excellent analytical skills: able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change

• Strong PC skills:  experience with financial systems/applications such as OneStream Oracle, Hyperion, Qlik etc., along with strong knowledge of excel / spreadsheet

• Experience working in a global environment with sound understanding of global processes and transaction flows

• Adaptable/Flexible: being opened to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, work in ambiguous situations, which will only be possible with effective communication and interpersonal skills along with someone who is self-motivated and possesses high energy.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Strong analytical skills: able to analyze large quantities of data, identify trends and drivers, link financial results to operational performance and distil them into insightful analysis;

• Process improvement initiatives;

• Working in ambiguous situations: adaptable & open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances;

• BI tools, for example QlikSense, OneStream; 

Cytiva, 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. 

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.For more information, visit www.danaher.com. 

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