Senior Financial Analyst - Walkersville Based (Biotech)
Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of.
This position will provide financial, analytical, and business partnering support for the Walkersville support teams, with a strong focus on partnering with one of the site's asset heads. The success of the role depends on delivering timely and accurate financial analysis and providing effective functional support to plant leadership, project teams, and asset-centric leaders. The role will also support the justification of both capital and ad hoc project requests. It will provide forecasting insights in collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain, Technical Functions, and other plant teams to ensure effective cost control across the site. Working directly with site controlling and department heads, this role plays a key part in ensuring that business expectations are accurately reflected in budgets, forecasts, and actual results. This is a hybrid position based at our Walkersville, MD facility.
Key Responsibilities:
Partner with business teams to supervise primary and secondary costs, supporting important metric implementation and providing accurate project spend reporting
Perform regular analysis of business unit performance, identifying areas for improvement and supporting cost control efforts
Support monthly financial close activities, including accruals, cost variance analysis, inventory valuation, and revaluation processes
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare forecasts and budgets for capital projects, cost centers, and operational functions
Drive updates to BOMs and recipes and provide financial insights that support better decision-making across departments
Assist with fixed asset verification and support the tracking and validation of innovation projects
Contribute to the development of performance evaluation tools and lead initiatives to improve internal controls, particularly around inventory
Champion innovation and automation in reporting, continuously seeking opportunities to streamline processes and improve financial visibility
Key Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CMA) preferred
3–5 years of relevant finance, cost controlling, or FP&A experience, preferably in a manufacturing, life sciences, or industrial setting
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights
Proficient in financial systems and tools (e.g., SAP, Power BI, Excel); experience with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
Ability to manage several priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative attitude
Meticulous with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
Proven ability to partner cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, and technical teams
Familiarity with capital project justification, BOM/recipe management, and inventory control processes is a plus
Continuous improvement attitude with a focus on innovation and automation in reporting and analysis
We recognize that attracting, developing and retaining the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract the best candidates. As required by law in this state, the quoted salary range for this onsite-hybrid position is $95,000.00 – $161,000.00. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities; while also allowing for differentiation on performance based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at the company between the lower and the middle part of the applicable range. We tailor our offers within the range based on job-related factors, including organizational needs, internal equity, market data, geographic area and the selected candidate's experience, education, industry knowledge, location, technical and/or communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. This range is only inclusive of base salary, and base pay is just one component of Lonza's total compensation package for employees. Full-time employees are eligible to receive a performance-related bonus, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage, 401k plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off (PTO), and more.
Every day, Lonza's products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.
People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.
Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
