Manager, Finance Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance (RAQA)

Primary Function of Position

The Finance Manager will be the lead finance partner to Intuitives Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance
(RAQA) leadership teams including Regulatory Affairs Product Quality Post Market Survey (PMS) Quality
Systems and Compliance (QS&C) and Compliance Audits.  This role is responsible for financial planning strategic and economic decision support expense and headcount management performance reporting and data-driven business insights for the RAQA organization.

The Manager will lead 2 Analysts in supporting these functions and will work closely with partners across Finance Global Operations Services and other cross- functional organizations.  The Manager will lead grow empower and inspire team members and collaborate across the broader Finance
organization to enable Intuitives strategic operational quality and financial goals.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close quarterly forecasting annual budgeting and related financial planning processes across all RAQA functions ensuring accuracy transparency and strong business ownership.
• Deliver a thorough and thoughtful 3-year Long Range Model (LRM3) that links functional priorities resource requirements strategic investments and productivity opportunities to enterprise objectives.
• Serve as a trusted strategic finance partner to RAQA leadership by translating business priorities into financial implications resource allocation choices risks and actionable recommendations.
• Lead workforce and expense planning including headcount reconciliation hiring plans attrition open requisitions and investment phasing with clear visibility for functional leadership.
• Create financial and scenario models to support key investment decisions. Establish expected outcomes and rigorously assess return on investment and post-implementation performance.
• Provide in-depth analysis of actual spending commitments and remaining budget to identify trends emerging risks investment capacity and opportunities to optimize cost and resource deployment
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs leaders to support Global Expansion including financial planning scenario analysis resource requirements and investment trade-offs associated with regulatory readiness and market expansion priorities.
• Partner with Product Quality leadership and the Global Operations Finance team on new manufacturing site development.
• Collaborate with Operations Finance and Services Finance teams to establish transparency into Cost of Quality identify its key drivers develop relevant performance measures and advance cross-functional actions that reduce costs while sustaining quality and compliance objectives.
• Support global matrix management by connecting functional and regional financial views clarifying ownership and ensuring that planning and performance discussions reflect the full global cost and resource footprint.
• Proactively identify and implement opportunities to streamline and automate planning reporting headcount management and recurring financial processes enabling the team to spend more time on strategic analysis and business partnership.
• Lead and develop Analysts strengthening technical capability business acumen executive communication cross-functional influence and readiness for broader responsibilities

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant finance experience including financial planning and analysis business partnership or strategic decision support.
• Strong organizational analytical people management and leadership skills with executive presence and the ability to translate complex information into clear business insights.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional leaders and navigate a matrixed global organization.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team and peers to deliver accurate timely and high-quality results that
• positively impact the business.
• Deep business acumen and strategic thinking with the ability to rapidly learn business models operating processes and financial drivers.
• Experience developing financial models scenarios KPIs and performance reporting to support investment decisions and resource allocation.
• Proficiency with financial systems and analytical tools. 
• Self-starter with intellectual curiosity sound judgment and the ability to establish clear priorities and goals in an ambiguous and changing environment.
• Ability to manage a team effectively through ambiguity while maintaining strong controls attention to detail and high standards for accuracy.
• This role requires working onsite in our Sunnyvale CA office Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday every week.

Required Education and Training

• Bachelors degree in finance business economics or a related field. 

Preferred Skills and Experience

• MBA and/or CPA is a plus
• Experience with Anaplan Tableau and SQL is preferred.

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

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This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidates experience knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidates qualifications consistent with applicable law.

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We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time