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Quest Diagnostics Inc Sr. Financial Analyst (Hybrid) in Clifton, New Jersey

This position serves as a financial business partner to Regional Operations Leadership. Additionally, Regional Operations Finance has ownership and responsibility for the analysis, forecasting and budgeting of operating costs for the East Region on an expense base of $1B annually. The role reports to the Sr. Manager, Regional Finance - Operations.


  1. Act as a key business partner to functional leaders and their direct reports. Includes becoming a functional expert and an extended member of their team(s), prep and participation in monthly functional financial reviews, tracking of cost saving initiatives and validation, and ad hoc reporting and analysis as requested.
  2. Month-End close analysis:
  • Work with functional leaders and Centralized Accounting to assess/adjust accrual need
  • Perform variance analysis vs. prior year, budget, and forecast/outlook

3. Monthly functional Outlook/Forecast development

4. Annual Operating Plan (AOP)/Budget process

  • Participate in AOP process
  • Bottoms-up, functional detailed budget build up to meet overall regional target

5. Owner of the region capital expenditure process including:

  • Partner with functional leaders to develop annual budget and quarterly forecasts for capital spending
  • Own depreciation budget and outlook
  • Partner with Fixed Asset team on in-service dates
  • Own fixed asset physical inventory process including transfers, sales, and disposals

6. Partner with the QMS function on cost-savings initiatives including participation in Shin Kaizen events

7. Partner with Operations Finance, Centralized Accounting, and Fixed Assets to complete objectives

8. Maintain existing SOPs and develop new for your areas of responsibilities

9. Process Improvement

10. Ad hoc requests and special project support as needed

11. Be actively committed to personal development through the continuous maintenance of an Individual Development Plan, engaging in training and learning opportunities, and having an active mentoring relationship. Set goals and develop a vision to obtain those goals. Work to achieve goals that have been set.


The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting with three to five years of relevant experience including strong computer, analytical and interpersonal skills. The candidate will have the opportunity to use and enhance leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills through various responsibilities and projects.

Important Personal and Other Attributes:

  • Intellectual Horsepower:
    • Strong analytical and computer skills
    • High level of intuition
  • Leadership:
    • Recognize that everyone has opportunities to lead, and demonstrate leadership
    • Demonstrate tactical and strategic thinking leadership skills
    • Demonstrate the highest level of integrity
  • Influencing:
    • Challenge the status quo
    • Possess strong change management skills
    • Possess backbone, an ability to push back and hold ground
    • Continually raise the bar
  • Interpersonal:
    • Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
    • Presentation skills and ability (to highest level in organization)
  • Demonstrate a sense of urgency:
    • Possess an appropriate level of "fire in the belly"
    • Possess an insatiable sense of curiosity
  • Performance and process driven
    • Action oriented self-starter
  • Customer service focused
  • Personal Leadership
    • Strive for continuous personal development
    • Ability and desire to subsequently be promoted into higher positions

Quest Diagnostics is an equal employment opportunity employer. Our policy is to recruit, hire and promote qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by state or local law. Quest Diagnostics observes minimum age requirements established by federal, state and/or local laws, and will ask an applicant for verification when deemed necessary. 

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