Director, Global Financial Planning & Analysis

Role Overview

The Director, Global Financial Planning & Analysis is the global functional leader responsible for defining and advancing Leica Biosystems’ enterprise financial planning, forecasting, and executive decision-support model. This position reports to the Senior Director, Finance and is part of the Finance and Accounting Team located in Deer Park, IL and will be an on-site role.

What You Will Do

Own the enterprise-wide financial planning and performance management framework, setting global standards, governance, assumptions, and operating mechanisms for budgeting, forecasting, actual reporting, and executive financial deliverables. Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership by translating complex financial and operational information into forward-looking insights and recommendations that influence enterprise targets, resource allocation, investments, productivity, and risk management.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires 9+ years of progressive Finance experience, including significant responsibility for global FP&A, enterprise planning, strategic decision support, performance management, and Finance transformation. The ideal candidate will have recognized expertise in forecasting, scenario modelling, resource allocation, management reporting, and translating operational drivers into financial outcomes and actionable enterprise recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 9+ years of progressive Finance experience, including significant responsibility for global FP&A, enterprise planning, strategic decision support, performance management, and Finance transformation.
• Recognized expertise in forecasting, scenario modelling, resource allocation, management reporting, and translating operational drivers into financial outcomes and actionable enterprise recommendations.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing scalable Finance operating models, governance, standard work, analytics, automation, and enterprise planning solutions, with experience across consolidation, ERP, data warehouse, and business-intelligence platforms.
• Proven ability to advise CFO-level and other senior executives, lead complex multidisciplinary global initiatives through influence, constructively challenge assumptions, and exercise independent judgment on ambiguous issues with broad business impact.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• Bonus/incentive pay

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