Finance BP Snr. Manager

Overview

This role will be required to work as a finance partner to Service BU General Manager. Also to build and maintain partnerships with Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Operation team, accurately and timely report results, support to build realistic and data-driven forecasts, provide financial analytics and modeling to support business decisions.

Critical success factors for this role include the ability to connect with business partners, and to identify and highlight insights that influence business decisions and processes.

This role will be able to developed new finance and modeling skills, learn about comprehensive business model, and learn how a world-class organization operating in this regulations reforming circumstance.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth. Sales analysis support to manager and business team, by providing periodically reports with analytical comments, including weekly sales tracking, monthly sales by multi-dimensions, quarterly/yearly and historical trend reports with analysis on sales volume, pricing changes and margin mix.
• Forecast Accuracy. Support topline forecast process, work closely with Sales & Operation team to conduct sales forecast and gap close plan, make sure forecast commitment on time.
• Process Improvement. Develop business model analysis framework to provide clear view for business functions, to support key business decisions.
• Annual budget. Contribute in annual budget, as a bridge to corporate finance and local Sales and Marketing team, to provide templates and act as facilitator in the process, to make sure budget completion on time, accord with Corporate requirement.
• Perform as a business partner to business functions. Enhance profitability and efficiency.
• Respond to manager ad-hoc requests or Special Projects for customized data and reports in a knowledgeable and flexible manner
• Respond for Servce Opex and IB analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Economic
• 12+ years' experience working in a commercial environment preferably in the Life sciences industry
• Instrument service finance experience is a plus
• Demonstrated partnering and communication skills with cross-functions
• Advanced proficiency in quantitative analysis, problem solving, and financial modeling
• Strong process mindset, together with concise and positive manner
• Strong sense of responsibility and the ability to meet deadlines, handle multiple priorities and perform job responsibilities accurately with minimal supervision
• Refined English and Chinese written and verbal communication skills, with ability to extract and explain the "story" from the data
• Proficient in office software (e.g. Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), with knowledge of financial and ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Power BI) and software with the ability to quickly learn and apply new skills and techniques

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.