Deborah Glick Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Reporting to CFO, established a robust FP&A function for the organization and dedicated finance oversight to Clinical Development and R&D teams. Managed annual budgets and quarterly forecasting cycles. Established and communicated budget timelines, process, and expectations to the organization, supported budget owners with hands-on-budget/forecast execution, consolidated budget submissions, prepared quarterly executive review materials, gained approval. Integral member of extensive Phase III-IV clinical trial teams providing finance input during CRO and vendor selection, program budget creation, and finance management for the duration of study execution. Identified and managed risk in forecasted operating profit and working capital, providing key recommendations to counter measure any risk identified.

Rtp, North Carolina

Reported to CFO, directly managed a team of 2 associate directors and indirectly 20 global business unit FP&A staff, overseeing and directing the financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, long-term planning, and financial modeling in support of the global, $4B Drug Development segment. Designed and implemented monthly forecast, annual budget, and five-year planning processes for Drug Development segment which involved working with segment executive team and business unit/finance leaders to understand budgets and forecasts, identify drivers of variances, and recommend business improvements. Oversaw enhancements to Hyperion Planning system and communicated timelines, assumptions, expectations, and deliverables to global FP&A teams for all planning cycles. Developed comprehensive financial reports and analysis leveraging Hyperion Planning; thorough and accurate information supported corporate quarterly earnings release process which consisted of crafting earnings releases, earnings call scripts, and preparation of responses to anticipated analyst questions.

Reported to VP Finance and oversaw financial planning and analysis and order-to-cash (OTC) for $1B revenue business unit that provided central laboratory testing solutions for global pharmaceutical clinical trials. Member of business unit executive leadership team and relied on by other functional leaders to provide recommendations to maneuver challenging finance issues. Directed FP&A staff of 6 team members providing global business unit decision support including managing the monthly forecasting and annual budgeting processes utilizing Hyperion Planning, the publication and communication of financial results and projections, and developing ROI analysis and business cases for capital expenditure requests. Provided leadership to 10 staff member OTC team by advising on navigating challenging client issues and working through changing client demands for detailed billing reports on clinical trial or sample storage activity. Team balanced creating flexible solutions around an inflexible system while ensuring strong internal controls.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Reported to Corporate Controller and led a team of 2 managers and 5 staff, providing general accounting and financial system and procedure support to achieve accurate and timely transactions processing and reporting. Ensured reliability of financial statements for the system by devising and executing disciplined processes and controls. Identified and resolved closing issues before submission to Ascension with diligent oversight and month end detail review for many of the St. Vincent Health facilities. Assured timely completion and review of quarter end compliance documents from each of the health ministries. Oversaw the development and implementation of an automated system to determine revenue, net of contractual allowances, discounts, and charity care, resulting in improved accuracy and 30% greater efficiency during month end close.