Location: Remote - Thousand Oaks, CA

Employment Type: Contingent Worker (Contract, W2)

Contract Length: 10 months (possible extension)

Compensation: $60/$80 per hour (based on experience)

Summary of the Role

Join a large biotech pharmaceutical leader supporting key business operations and financial analytics initiatives. You will manage budgets, support financial planning and analysis, and leverage industry standard tools within a complex, matrixed R&D environment. This contract position is ideal for analytical, detail-oriented professionals who can communicate effectively at all organizational levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee budget planning, forecasting, and monitor actuals vs. budget
• Guide stakeholders through budgeting and financial processes
• Manage accounting and finance deadlines, including quarter close and annual planning cycles
• Analyze budget variances and prepare explanations
• Manage PO/contract monitoring, closures, and reclassing expenses
• Support long-range planning and year-end close processes
• Communicate with stakeholders at individual, team, and leadership levels
• Maintain and build dashboards using data analytics tools such as Anaplan, Power BI, or Tableau
• Track POs, contracts, and investigate invoices to ensure accurate financials
• Engage with suppliers to resolve financial discrepancies and operational issues

Required Experience & Skills

• Hands-on experience with procurement and financial analytics, with proficiency in SAP
• Strong budget management experience at the project, functional, or organizational level
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort navigating enterprise financial tools
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a complex, matrixed environment
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with financial reporting and forecasting
• Familiarity with drug development processes and R&D business units
• Proficiency with Tableau, Smartsheet, and MS Teams
• Experience with enterprise tools such as Ariba and Anaplan
• Ability to drive communication and organizational change effectively
• Quick learner with a proactive approach and initiative

Top 3 Must Have Skills

1. Attention to detail

2. Experience with procurement and financial analytics (SAP)

3. Experience managing a budget

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Plan and forecast budgets; monitor actuals vs. targets
• Track and manage POs, contracts, and invoice issues
• Build and maintain analytics dashboards using Anaplan, Tableau, and Power BI
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Support quarter closes, annual planning, and accrual processes

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 3 years of biotech/pharma-related business operations/financial analytics experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of biotech/pharma-related business operations/financial analytics experience

This posting is for Contingent Worker, not an FTE