Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Global Channel Management, Inc • Framingham, MA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 2m ago

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis needs 8-12 (without Masters) or 6-8 years (with Masters) of relevant experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.

Qualifications Required:

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
FP&A and Financial Reporting experience
Advanced expertise in Hyperion, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint
Advanced experience in Oracle ERP
Minimum 8-12 (without Masters) or 6-8 years (with Masters) of relevant experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry
Experience using SAP and Oracle is a plus
Experience/exposure to cost accounting is a plus
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
Appetite to learn about the business areas supported and how the financials tie into the strategy
Ability to work within a team, sharing ideas for best practices and process improvements
Ability to present results to multiple levels of the Finance organization in a clear and concise manner, including VP of FP&A, Executive Leadership, and corporate partners
Strong problem-solving skills, especially related to financial system integration
Exceptional interpersonal skills, able to establish strong rapport and partnerships at all levels of the organization
Ability to work independently under general guidance, take initiative and complete tasks to deadlines
Ability to spot and deliver on improvements

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis Duties:

Serve as financial advisor to the VPs in Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, CMC, and CPC, as it relates to Operating Expense Management
Lead key analytics including CPC facility business support, overhead production allocations, etc.
Lead R&D finance collaboration to support reporting and consolidation of key results
Own overhead product allocations
Build collaborative working relationships with partners in financial operations, costing, FP&A, R&D, and Accounting
Develop a deep understanding of strategy for supported departments and how those strategies are linked to our financial plans; understand the story behind the numbers
Complete and submit timely forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range plans for operating expenses and headcount
Drive month/quarter/year-end accrual and PO cleanup process in collaboration with the business and accounting teams
Build Operating Expense summaries and present commentary on key variances; support projects including process/system standardization, enabling LRP modeling, consolidated reporting, analytics, etc.

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