Senior Finance Manager

Overview: The Sr. Manager Finance is responsible for leading the finance staff in providing financial business partnership to the US Testing, Biology, and operating units. This will include monthly reporting, budgeting, variance analysis, forecasting, commission modeling, and other ad-hoc analysis. This position will also be responsible for the oversight of the company data warehouse and data reporting to the China corporate team. This role is hybrid in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. ResponsibilitiesProvide business partner support for US Testing, Biology, and US operating unitsCommunicate monthly financial variance analysis, KPI tracking, and cost saving progress against goals.Lead monthly/quarterly forecasting and long-range planningPartner with sales leadership to develop, maintain, and prepare commission calculations for US/EU salesPrepare financial information for COO’s executive presentationsManage, coach, and develop finance staff, including goal-setting, performance reviews, and workload prioritizationLead budgeting efforts with stakeholders and submissions to CorporateAnalyze potential capital investment for ROIAssist in modeling US costs including benefit models, bonus analysis, salary rate modeling, etc.Oversight of company data warehouse and corporate reportingResponsible for data integrity of the financial Power BI dataInterface with Corporate staff on data consistency & reporting toolsWork with accounting team to implement master dataDrive the finance department's adoption of AI tools and automationParticipate with IT in deployment of AI initiativesImprove efficiency and quality of financial reportingDevelop automated reporting and variance analysisWork with accounting team to implement master dataNormally receives minimal instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new assignments.Ability to work in a team environment and independently as requiredMay be required to work Holidays and weekendsContributes to the overall operations and to the achievement of departmental goalsPerform job specific tasks in compliance with applicable Regulations, International Standards, and WuXi AppTec Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.Other duties as assigned Qualifications:Experience / Education Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, (or equivalent and experience); MBA, CPA, or CMA a plus2+ years of experience managing or mentoring staffExperience in life sciences, CRO, pharmaceutical industry is a plusHistory of interfacing with Sr. Management and presenting financial resultsGreat Plains, JDE, SAP S/4, or equivalent ERP systemExperience with financial reporting tools, such as LucaNet, Qlikview, PowerBI, and AI exposureKnowledge / Skills / Abilities:Proficient in Oral & Written communication skillsExpertly proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)Fluent Mandarin speaker is a plusOccasional travel may be required The anticipated annual base salary range is: $130,000 to $160,000