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Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, 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.
At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.
We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory.
It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
In this role you will have the opportunity to:
+ Develop and implement monthly review of consolidated operations results. Also lead detailed bottom-up forecasts and actual results analysis to anticipate short- and long-term business trends that help drive improved operations performance. Partner with leaders at global operation sites to deliver on annual cost reduction objectives.
+ Identify and manage risk in manufacturing variances, capital expenditures and working capital, providing key recommendations to counter measure any risk identified.
+ Lead, motivate and develop team of finance controllers with direct management for the manufacturing sites in Indianapolis, US and Marseille, France and Bangalore, India.
+ Assist with special projects, including balance sheet reviews and financial modeling of large capital investments.
+ Advocate and champion continuous improvement and standard work within the functional area as well as throughout the organization. Participate in Kaizens / skill development opportunities across the OpCo and throughout the broader corporation.
The essential requirements of the job include:
+ Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or similar field required with 20+ years experience OR Master’s / Doctoral degree in field with 18+ years experience AND related experience includes 6+ years managing people
+ Experience in finance and accounting with increasing levels of responsibility and emphasis on budgeting, forecasting, planning, financial analysis and modeling particularly within a manufacturing context.
+ Manufacturing cost accounting experience
+ Experience as a people leader, demonstrating the ability to get work done through others.
+ Excellent communication (both oral and written), presentation and interpersonal skills needed for cross-functional, multi-site scope of role.
+ Strong to advanced MS Excel skills (financial modeling, pivot tables etc.) as well as proficiency with other Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint)
+ Previous experience with enterprise performance management report writing (e.g. BPC, Hyperion) Oracle ERP and Oracle Business Intelligence
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
+ Certified Public Accountant or CMA
The salary range for this role is $205,000 – $240,000 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.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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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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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.
