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Catalent Pharma Solutions Director of Finance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Job Title: Director of Finance
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Position Summary:
Catalent is a global, high-growth, public company, and a leading partner for the pharmaceutical industry in the development and manufacturing of new treatments for patients worldwide. Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to our mission: to help people live better, healthier lives.
The Director of Finance will be responsible for the management of leading monthly accounting, forecast & reporting processes to ensure that Corporate, Business Unit, and Site timelines and objectives are met. This position will also maintain the effectiveness of the financial controls for corporate governance and SOX compliance. The Director of Finance is expected to learn about and gain a deep understanding of Catalent accounting policies as well as site policies and processes to ensure the financial statements are accurately reflected. The successful candidate will find efficiencies in our processes and continuous improvement is expected. This role will establish metrics, performance to the budget, forecast, and ad hoc financial/operational analyses related to fixed asset purchases, base cost management, working capital management, headcount control, and operational performance. Revenue Recognition expertise is required in accordance with GAAP.
The Role:
Prepare Management presentation material and present for monthly forecast/close meetings, Operations Review meetings, and QBRs
Perform/review monthly variance review of income statement
Proactively identify, analyze and present financial reporting and analysis in an accurate and timely manner to Site and Functional leaders.
Contribute to weekly Revenue and income forecast process with Business Unit
Recommend and implement techniques to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, reduce costs, take advantage of opportunities, and maintain state-of-the-art practices.
With Operations, prepare economic analysis for Capital Requests
Lead annual Site and Functional Budget process including development/analysis of budget targets, developing, communicating and driving the budget timeline, creating budget templates, creating/maintaining budget roll-up files, preparing budget deliverables for Site Management and Business Unit Leadership Team.
Review monthly the balance sheet and its components. Participate with Shared Services to monitor the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable balances.
Works with VP Finance to build 5 year strategic plan, coordinates and supports the execution at the facility as required.
Domestic travel to Headquarters or other sites (less than 5% travel).
The Candidate
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting OR Finance from an accredited institution.
Prefer CPA &/or MBA and experience in a manufacturing environment is highly desired.
10+ years progressive experience in the Finance/Accounting field
Demonstrated leadership experience. 5-10 years supervisory experience or equivalent cross-functional project leadership.
Experience with ERP systems (JD Edwards preferred) and cost accounting
Experience with planning and financial consolidation systems, such as OneStream
Advanced Excel skills
Excellent communication skills and ability to work with all levels of management and with all levels of finance expertise
Understanding of manufacturing cost accounting
Outstanding management skills; able to establish and focus on key priorities.
Why you should join Catalent
Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
Diverse, inclusive culture
Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
Competitive salary with quarterly bonus potential
Community engagement and green initiatives
Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual
Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
Tuition Reimbursement
On-site fitness center and wellness programs
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.
Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
Visit Catalent Careers (https://careers.catalent.com/us/en) to explore career opportunities.
Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com . This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.
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