Senior Financial Analyst
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026. Danaher scores A on the Alion truth index.
Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives-and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.
At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.
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The Senior Financial Analyst, General & Administration, is a key member of the Corporate Finance team, reporting to Corporate FP&A Director. This position will act as direct business partner with business leaders and is responsible for development of accurate headcount, expense and capital budgets/forecasts, timely corporate submissions, month-end FP&A close activities, and management reporting.
This position reports to the Director, Global Financial Planning and Analysis and ispart of the Finance Team located in Sunnyvale, CA and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Act as business partner for G&A Leaders - while establishing a regular cadence with business partners to review monthly actuals, analyze forecast variance, identify trends and provide recommendations to drive forecast execution and accuracy. Prepare and distribute monthly/quarterly management review packages.
- Evaluate results to plan, drive variance analysis and provide partnership to business leaders to execute on plan; analyze historical, current, and projected financial data for use in planning, forecasting, and management decision making.
- Perform in-depth financial & operational analysis and quarterly/annual forecast modeling, including operating expenses, headcount and capital, to accelerate future business planning decisions.
- Actively participate in cross-functional projects designed to solve business problems and improve profitability.
- Conduct ad-hoc planning and analysis to support the business and senior management.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field with 4+ years of relevant financial planning and analysis experience.
- Understanding of accounting processes, procedures and internal controls.
- Advanced user in MS Excel.
- ERP/planning applications experience (SAP/OneStream preferred).
Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
The annual salary range for this role is $125K to $140K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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