Job Description

Company Description EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC IS AN INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES COMPANY, PROVIDING A UNIQUE RANGE OF ANALYTICAL TESTING SERVICES TO CLIENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES, TO MAKE LIFE AND OUR ENVIRONMENT SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE. FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT, TO THE WATER YOU DRINK, TO THE MEDICINES YOU RELY ON, EUROFINS WORKS WITH THE BIGGEST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD TO ENSURE THE PRODUCTS THEY SUPPLY ARE SAFE, THEIR INGREDIENTS ARE AUTHENTIC AND LABELLING IS ACCURATE. EUROFINS BELIEVES IT IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN FOOD, ENVIRONMENTAL, PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETICS PRODUCTS TESTING AND IN AGROSCIENCE CRO SERVICES. IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE GLOBAL INDEPENDENT MARKET LEADERS IN CERTAIN TESTING AND LABORATORY SERVICES FOR GENOMICS, DISCOVERY PHARMACOLOGY, FORENSICS, CDMO, ADVANCED MATERIAL SCIENCES AND IN THE SUPPORT OF CLINICAL STUDIES.

IN OVER JUST 30 YEARS, EUROFINS HAS GROWN FROM ONE LABORATORY IN NANTES, FRANCE TO OVER 47,000 STAFF ACROSS A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 900 INDEPENDENT COMPANIES IN OVER 50 COUNTRIES AND OPERATING MORE THAN 800 LABORATORIES. EUROFINS OFFERS A PORTFOLIO OF OVER 200,000 ANALYTICAL METHODS TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY, IDENTITY, COMPOSITION, AUTHENTICITY, ORIGIN, TRACEABILITY AND PURITY OF BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES AND PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING INNOVATIVE CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES, AS ONE OF THE LEADING GLOBAL EMERGING PLAYERS IN SPECIALISED CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS TESTING.

IN 2019, EUROFINS GENERATED TOTAL REVENUES OF EUR € 4.56 BILLION, AND HAS BEEN AMONG THE BEST PERFORMING STOCKS IN EUROPE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

Job Description JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Be the Business Partner of Managing Directors/Presidents of the US companies.
• In close cooperation with the National Support Center (NSC), be responsible for monthly and quarterly financial management reporting of the US region and its business units, explaining main variances in P&L, Net working capital, Capex and all other relevant financial matters
• Get strong understanding of the business situation and make the bridge between business and finance
• Business Partner for local NSC’s for non-recurrent and material financial matters (such as IT solutions, reporting processes)
• Manage local finance team that are in charge of the O2C process. Support where needed.
• Make an analysis of and alert on deviations between actuals and budgets, challenge the business solutions to bridge gaps and monitor the action plans taken
• Make ad-hoc financial analysis for the Management team (Managing Director(s), Global Finance Manager and Global Business Line Director)
• Strong implication in the budget process of the business line and in particular be fully responsible of the coordination of the budget process and the forecasting exercises
• Monitor and control compliance of spending & contracting authorities
• Support local finance and admin in NWC and Treasury management
• Ad hoc project management, including the implementation of Finance IT systems
• Facilitate between the local Managing Directors/ Presidents and National Service Centers
• Advisory role in M&A transactions and coordinate Post-M&A integration into the business line

Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, CPA, with a minimum of 5 years of work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in financial statement consolidation strongly preferred.

PERSONAL SKILLS:

• Strong interpersonal skills (e.g. oral and written communication skills, presentation skills) as this role will interface with leaders of the Group as well as local resources and experts.
• Proven change management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical skills, focus on adding value
• Strong problem-solver with “can-do” mentality, able to both pragmatically define solutions and capture and understand all relevant details
• Technical knowledge IT: MS Office products with advanced level in Excel.
• Strong knowledge of business processes
• Experience with different Finance IT Solutions tools such as ERP-tools, PSA-tools, BI-tools, reporting-tools; AX/GP (Microsoft) and Cognos (TM1 IBM) is a plus
• Willing to travel on a frequent basis to the different operational sites

Additional Information Position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with overtime as needed. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Burbank, CA (Eurofins Digital Media Services, LLC) are encouraged to apply.

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

EUROFINS IS A M/F, DISABLED, AND VETERAN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.