Sr. Manager, Cost Finance; Hybrid

Overview

Job Description

Pay Range: $125,000 - $155,000 / year. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits Information

We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

• Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
• Best-in-class well-being programs
• Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
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  MINDS mental health program
• Vacation and Health/Flex Time
• 6 Holidays plus 1 MyDay off
• Fin Fit financial coaching and services
• 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Annual incentive plans
• Matching gifts program
• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
• Career advancement opportunities
• and so much more!

• Interact closely with business partners in preparing accurate and timely operating and capital budgets, analyze actual results vs. budget, identify risks / opportunities to be incorporated into monthly forecasts, monitor headcount statistics and drive best practices around cost analytics to facilitate Quest Diagnostics overall growth and financial objectives.
• Perform month-end close activities including preparing accounting entries (accruals, prepaids, reclassifications, etc.) and monthly reporting packages with value-added insight, coordinating closely with Corporate and Centralized Accounting.
• Engage Senior level staff regularly to drive behaviors around costs and headcount. Understand the business needs of specific functions and the drivers of spend, balanced against the need for spending controls, and then influence appropriate levels of spend in all areas, including expenses and capital. Recommend appropriate cost control initiatives, and drive adherence to these and other announced initiatives including hiring controls, spending controls, and capital spend request process.
• Enhance value-added monthly reporting packages, incorporating run rate analyses, for the functional leaders that will drive behavior. Provide analysis to leadership team to update on spending trends, watch-outs, issues, and drive actions to ensure appropriate behavior. Also, drive enhanced understanding of spend levels with the Director of Support Cost Finance and VP of Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Ensure controls are in place to appropriately account for and safeguard assets and maintain compliance with Company policy and procedures and enforce compliance.
• Coach and develop a direct report within the group, a Senior Financial Analyst, and provide challenging opportunities to gain additional knowledge of our business.
• Drive and support the development and implementation of departmental goals and organization structure.
• Specific to Quest for Health (in addition to the above):
• Engaged business partner with Q4H team in the development / financials of Quest Diagnostics Foundation grant proposals and in the review /approval process for Quest Diagnostics Inc. no-cost testing agreements.
• Ongoing evaluation of Q4H policies, procedures and processes, driving best practices to deliver Q4H objectives effectively and efficiently.
• Coordination with Treasury and Accounts Payable to facilitate timely payment of approved grants, including cash transfers from Quest Diagnostics Inc. to the Quest Diagnostics Foundation.
• Support internal and external tax practitioners in submissions of Quest Diagnostics Foundation annual tax filings.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-Year College Degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA and/or MBA a plus

• Minimum 6 years…