Lead Financial Analyst – Operations & Commercial

Overview

Hands-on leadership role embedded in Clinical Operations and Commercial, acting as a trusted finance business partner to drive financial accountability and inform strategic decisions.

What you'll do

• Own and lead capacity modeling for Clinical Operations staff, aligning headcount with patient volume, operational targets and cost objectives, and flagging risks against approved plans.
• Own headcount management reporting across Clinical Ops and Commercial teams, tracking actuals, performing actual vs. plan variance analysis and presenting root causes to leadership.
• Lead budget and forecast cycles with Operations and Commercial leaders, building bottoms-up models.
• Own and maintain gross margin workbooks monthly, incorporating actuals and producing variance commentary.
• Conduct ROI and cost-impact analysis on process improvements, product changes and new initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to Clinical Operations and Commercial leadership, identifying financial risks, opportunities and trade-offs.
• Build and maintain dynamic financial models in Adaptive Insights (Workday Adaptive Planning) for planning, scenario modeling and real-time reporting.
• Leverage AI-powered tools and automation to streamline recurring analysis and speed up financial deliverables.
• Build cross-functional relationships so finance is embedded in operational and commercial discussions.
• Translate complex financial data into strategic narratives for stakeholders.
• Champion financial discipline, proactive ownership and data-driven decision-making across partnered functions.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field.
• 7–9 years of FP&A, commercial finance or operations finance experience.
• Healthcare, life sciences or services industry background preferred.
• Proven track record operating as a finance business partner, influencing senior stakeholders and driving accountability through financial insights.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain complex financial models (capacity models, gross margin workbooks, headcount trackers).
• Comfortable working across Google Suite (Sheets, Slides, Docs) and Microsoft Office products.
• Clear and confident communicator able to present financial findings to non-finance stakeholders and engage senior leadership.
• Highly organized, self-directed and able to manage multiple deliverables across functions and time zones.
• Ability to commute or relocate to Hyderabad, Telangana before starting work.

Nice to have

• MBA or CPA/ICAI.
• Hands-on experience with Adaptive Insights / Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Exposure to AI-assisted analytics or business intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent).

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
• Availability during East Coast US hours, including overlap for leadership calls, planning sessions and ad hoc requests.
• Interview process: Talent Acquisition, Hiring Manager, behavioral interview(s), case study with Senior Leadership (subject to change).