Associate Director, Finance (Biologics)

About Site

Catalent's Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for an Associate Director, Finance (Biologics) to join our team. In this role, you will lead financial planning and analysis for the site, including monthly actuals, forecasts, budgets, and strategic plans. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide financial support for customer negotiations. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on site operations and business success.

Location: Kansas City, MO

100% Onsite

The Role

• Manage the site's monthly actuals, monthly forecast, annual budget, and 5-year strategic plan, incorporating insights from commercial, operations, quality, and other functional teams.

• Build cross-functional partnerships among the site leadership team, ensuring clear and efficient Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes; develop and mentor one high-performing direct report.

• Provide finance support to customer negotiations, including pricing models, margin analysis, change orders, and contract structuring.

• Partner with the shared site accounting function to ensure robust processes for service costing.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.

• Minimum eight years of progressive finance experience.

• Demonstrated leadership supporting a complex operations site; analytical testing.

• Deep experience with Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), cost accounting, financial modeling, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent‑sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

• Experience in biologics or pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) industry.

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.

• Diverse, inclusive culture.

• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.

• Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays.

• Community engagement and green initiatives.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.

• Tuition reimbursement.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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