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Manager, Finance – Remote (East Coast Preferred)
Curia is a global contract research, development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), dedicated to rapidly and reliably delivering high quality, complex services/products that enable our customers to improve patients’ lives. With locations in North America, Europe and Asia, Curia’s team combines scientific expertise and market-leading technology to provide a complete suite of solutions in Discovery, Development, Analytical Services, API Manufacturing and Drug Product. Founded 30 years ago, Curia has announced deals and collaborations with such companies as Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Merck, Eli Lilly, Takeda, Genentech, Bristol-Myers Squibb and many other innovative biopharmaceutical and biotechnology firms.
Curia is a leading CDMO operating in an $80Bn, fast-growing market. In July 2021, Curia announced a definitive agreement to acquire Integrity Bio, a leader in formulation and fill-finish clinical manufacturing of injectables. The acquisition is expected to occur in the near future after the necessary regulatory processes required for the acquisition are complete.
The company was acquired by two blue-chip private equity firms, The Carlyle Group and GTCR, in August 2017.
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The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group is a private equity firm and business development company that originates, structures and acts as lead equity and debt investor in leveraged buyouts, management-led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations, buildups and growth capital financing. The company focuses on a wide range of sectors which includes aerospace and defense, automotive and transportation, consumer and retail, energy and power, healthcare, industrial, technology and business services, and telecommunications and media. It was founded in 1987 and is based in Washington, DC with additional offices across North America, South America, Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa. Carlyle is one of the largest Private Equity firms in the world with assets under management of approximately $200 billion.
GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR is a private equity firm based in Chicago. GTCR and its affiliates have been partnering with leading management teams for over 30 years, having invested over $10 billion in over 200 companies. GTCR invests in a wide variety of service sectors of the economy, including information services & technology, growth business services, financial services & technology and healthcare.
The Manager, Finance will be responsible for delivering all internal financial reporting, forecasting, analysis and business insights needed to successfully manage Curia’s California site’s business operating performance. Working in concert with Curia’s global shared services center, the position will also be responsible for overseeing compliance and accounting for the California site, ensuring compliance with Curia financial reporting and accounting policies and processes. This role will be a key member of the Curia leadership team for formulation and fill-finish clinical manufacturing of injectables and will report directly to the Global R&D Finance Leader with a dotted line to the General Manager of Curia’s California site.
Responsibilities
• Principal financial advisor and business partner to the leadership team and General Manager of the California site
• Provide the management team with timely and valuable financial insights that support business decision making
• Proactively identify and communicate areas for operational and financial improvement with the business, leading to improved gross margins and working capital. Partner with business on initiatives that improve financial performance
• Perform monthly accounting, closing and financial reporting activities for the business including, but not limited to, revenue reporting/recognition, balance sheet accounts, product and project margin reporting and manufacturing variance analysis
• Lead the development and coordination of the annual operating plan for the business. Monitor performance and initiate corrective action as required. Drive adherence to monthly/quarterly/annual financial goals
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts as required to support the leadership team and meet all corporate requirements for the financial reporting and forecasting processes
• Play a key role in a successful integration of the California site (recently acquired) into Curia’s financial and business process, and IT systems
• Develop product cost standards and cost models for site. Analyze both product/project and customer margins to identify areas of opportunity and focus
• Develop and document standard financial processes. Improve the efficiency of the finance function through a focus on process improvement
• Direct responsibility for maintaining the appropriate environment of internal financial controls in all aspects of the site’s financial reporting. Ensure the consistent implementation of Curia’s accounting policies, accountable for the accuracy of site financial results in accordance with US GAAP
• 10-20% travel
Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required. Master’s Degree preferred
• 5-7+ years of financial management experience with demonstrated success. Site finance lead, manufacturing (cost accounting) and commercial experience required
• Experience in Financial reporting software such as Oracle and Hyperion Essbase/Smartview and a strong proficiency in Excel
• Strong business acumen and judgment. Ability to think strategically about business issues
• Demonstrated knowledge of US GAAP accounting standards, and proven experience in the application of such standards
• Strong business analysis, financial planning and reporting skills that generate business insights that add measurable value
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (both written and verbal), and presentation skills. Has executive presence and is capable of presenting to senior leadership
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrix environment. Maintains effective working relationships across the company, at the business unit and functional levels
• Possesses the behavioral attributes of the competencies in the Curia finance competency model: critical thinking and analysis, business insight, decision making, drive for results, financial expertise, project management and process improvement, collaboration and team work, and influence
U.S. employees of Curia Global Inc. and its subsidiaries (a “Company”) hired after December 7, 2021 must be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and provide the Company with proof of vaccination as a condition of their employment except for U.S. employees who request and qualify under applicable law for disability and religious accommodations from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. An applicant who receives an offer of employment from the Company for a position as a U.S. employee will be required to provide proof of vaccination, or to request and receive a disability or religious accommodation that the applicant is entitled to under applicable law, before their first day of employment or any earlier or later deadline specified by the Company in the offer letter. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and provides employment opportunities and makes employment decisions without regards to an individual’s disability or religion or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
All interested applicants must apply online. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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