Principal Financial Analyst

This position is responsible for financial support and business partnering for key markets in North America.  This position works directly with several General Managers and their teams to drive sales growth, support strategic initiatives, develop AOP and Forecasts, provide ad hoc analysis, and help drive the commercial success of our business. This position will have full P&L responsibility for the GM’s they support.

This role is a key member of the Americas Finance team, reporting directly to the Sr Director of Americas Finance. 

• Providing analysis and delivering insight that links financial reports to business strategies
• Providing effective commercial procedures, or initiating change, to ensure key operational, commercial, and financial targets are delivered
• Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all managers and their teams
• Work with business partners to develop better forecasting tools, continuously, including for key products
• Develop quotas for sales teams, working closely with Incentives and Finance peers
• Develop key metrics and reporting, leveraging CRM systems and data
• Drive analysis of key trends on a proactive basis and understanding business drivers behind the trends that are visible in the results
• Support business partners with Annual Operating Plan (AOP) proposals and presentations, using data to drive recommendations
• Work with business partners to evaluate business and channel models and proposals, develop financial models and proposals accordingly
• Manage or participate in projects across the organisation, including our company’s Strategic Planning Process
• Support the business partners by helping to drive continuous improvement activities that benefit the customer

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field of study
• 8+ years’ experience working in a commercial environment, preferably in the Life sciences industry
• Excellent analytical and presentation skills
• Expert knowledge in Office 365, including Excel, business warehouse and Power BI
• SAP experience would be useful
• Strong communication skills – both oral and written, with the ability to influence
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time efficiently
• Project management expertise or experience would be an advantage

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science. 

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.