Commercial Controller
Selby Jennings has partnered with the Life Sciences arm of a long-tenured leader in the manufacturing space who is looking to bring on a new Financial Controller to their office in Tewksbury, MA! This is a fully on-site, direct-hire opportunity.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to functional leaders, providing financial models, dashboards, and insights to drive business growth.
- Lead revenue recognition guidance and support competitive intelligence efforts.
- Collaborate with leadership and corporate teams on strategic and ad-hoc projects.
- Develop deep understanding of business drivers, markets, and growth opportunities.
- Partner with commercial and finance teams to build monthly, annual, and long-term revenue forecasts.
- Enhance analytics across regions, markets, and products by working with pricing and account teams.
- Drive continuous improvement in commercial finance processes and metrics.
- Manage and maintain financial databases and reporting tools for commercial operations.
- Prepare monthly financial review packages with key insights, variance analysis, and forecasts.
- Ensure accurate and timely financial close processes in compliance with US GAAP, statutory, and tax requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; 6+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong business partnering and communication skills; ability to influence and challenge decisions.
- Solid understanding of financial and management accounting (US GAAP, SOX).
- Creative problem-solver with a proactive, results-driven mindset.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) preferred.
- ERP and financial reporting system experience (e.g., SAP, PeopleSoft, HFM, Essbase) is a plus.
- Prior experience in life sciences or multinational manufacturing is advantageous.
- Self-motivated team player with strong prioritization and organizational skills.
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