Director, Finance - Global Operations (Onsite in Torrance, CA)

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Phenomenex, 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.

Phenomenex isn’t your typical scientific company. Founded nearly 40 years ago, Phenomenex is a global technology leader committed to developing novel analytical chemistry solutions that solve the separation and purification challenges of researchers, advancing the future of scientific analysis and investigation, ensuring the quality of essentials like your food, water, shampoo, and even cold medication. Be part of our global success and together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

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The Director, Finance - Global Operations will be responsible for all operations-related accounting and forecasting as well as supporting the Operations team in driving efficiencies and providing insightful analysis for that team. The position will provide decision support to the VP of Operations, VP of Supply Chain and General Manager of Phenova, a subsidiary.

This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and is part of the Finance & Accounting organization located in Torrance, CA and will be an on-site role.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Partner with Operations to improve gross margin, through careful identification and management of cost trends.

• Develop and lead, individually and through management of direct reports, all Operations Finance processes while coordinating with global finance and business teams to consolidate global results, including the Strategic Financial Process, Annual Budget, Monthly Forecast processes and close processes.

• Manage annual product costing which includes calculation, review and maintenance of annual labor, overhead, material burden and freight-in rates by product lines for standard cost roll at year-end and during budget process.

• Manage PPV, VAVE and Indirect expense cost reduction against targets, driving additional projects with operations.

• Work closely with Supply Chain Team on inventory controls and management including physical inventory counts.  Implement key reporting for managing inventory which includes detailed reporting on inventory type and turns, cycle count reporting, and forecasting/ reporting on absorption. Calculate and review global E&O reserves quarterly within the Danaher Policy; suggest mitigation of risk with countermeasures.

• Provide decision support to the operations team in analyzing margins, purchase price and production variances and other associated operating costs through insightful internal reporting dashboards, and providing cost analysis for New Product Introductions.

• Manage the Capital Asset Request Expenditures process within Operations to ensure prioritization within the budget, compliance with accounting policy and approval matrix.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Ability to balance the demands of financial accuracy with operational effectiveness, elevate issues and keep the CFO advised of current and evolving matters.

• Required software expertise — ERP and Financial Consolidation tools like Hyperion Enterprise, mastery in Excel.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• BS/BA in Accounting/Finance, CPA and/or MBA preferred

• 10+ years of increasing responsibility in various accounting and finance roles including proficiency in FP&A or Operations Finance in a fast-paced, results-oriented global manufacturing organization.

• Minimum of five (5) years of leadership experience

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• The ability to improve processes through Kaizens, or similar Danaher Business System (DBS) tools is a plus

• Expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Bi, SQL, Hyperion Enterprise or OneStream

Phenomenex, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The salary range for this role is $180,000 - 220,000.00 annually. 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.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a 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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