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Varian

Tech-enabled radiation oncology hardware and software

Commercial Project Analyst - Finance

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMountain View, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business is required.
  • Three to five years of progressive analytical experience in mid- to long-term project execution and services environments is required.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% is required.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure accuracy of cost and pricing calculations for order booking, including in the enterprise resource planning system.
  • Oversee strategic project plans and commercial execution, including contract modifications.
  • Align with finance teams on performance-based contracts and contract combinations.
  • Lead governance and manage third-party financier relationships.
  • Execute revenue recognition according to financial reporting guidelines and periodic reconciliations; manage balance sheet positions, including contract assets, contract liabilities, inventory, and accounts receivable; and clear contract assets and liabilities in line with risk and internal controls.
  • Monitor value flows to ensure quality of books and records.
  • Ensure the handover phase (PM100 and PM670) and financial bridges in coordination with the Project Manager or Engagement Manager.
  • Analyze and monitor invoicing, contractual commitments, penalties, documentation pricing, costs, and margins for contract changes.
  • Lead project budgeting and forecasting, including cash flows.
  • Report on non-conformance and claims, assess costs, conduct risk analysis, and monitor mitigation actions and productivity measures.
  • Ensure adherence to accounting guidelines and system improvements.
  • Support accountable management in planning and calculating yearly budgets.
  • Consolidate top-down and bottom-up budgets, prepare revolving midterm plans, and produce periodic forecasts during the year.
  • Compare actual results with plans and pursue the effects of agreed measures.
  • Analyze and evaluate cost structures, and build, maintain, and improve the relevant cost accounting system.
  • Provide regular business reports on overall performance and recommend actions to accountable management.
  • Conduct ad hoc analyses and profitability calculations.
  • Contribute to conceptual and project work related to controlling.
  • Drive complex financial analysis to determine information accuracy and completeness, advise management, provide feedback and recommendations, and support actions to improve financial results.
  • Contribute to financial report development and support datasets and dashboards for management reviews of financial plans and budgets; ensure conformance to International Financial Reporting Standards.
  • Conduct commercial and contract activities, including pricing and margin calculations.
  • Collaborate across global matrixed functions.
  • Drive continuous improvement and digitalization of processes and tools, collaborative value creation, and knowledge sharing.
  • Build customer and business relationships to achieve goals aligned with strategy.
  • Collaborate with Education, Lifecycle, Order Management, Quote to Booking, Digital and Automation, IT, and other areas, and lead resources effectively to achieve financial excellence and business goals.

Desired Qualifications

  • Project Controlling certification, such as Project Management Institute or International Project Management Association certification, is preferred.
  • Experience with SAP, Microsoft Power Platform, and Qlik is preferred.
  • An MBA is desirable.

About the Company

Varian

Tech-enabled radiation oncology hardware and software

Varian, part of Siemens Healthineers, focuses on oncology by providing integrated radiation oncology solutions that combine software, hardware, patient data, and care teams. Its offerings include treatment-planning software, radiation therapy machines, and data-management systems that work together to enable precise cancer treatments. The company differentiates itself through an integrated platform approach and services like Oncology-as-a-Service (OaaS), which lets healthcare providers adopt advanced radiation oncology with ongoing service support rather than large upfront investments. Varian serves healthcare providers such as hospitals and cancer centers, helping them deliver coordinated care and improve patient outcomes. Its goal is to reduce the fear of cancer by using data and technology to support clinicians in delivering effective treatments.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA
Founded
1948

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