Position Overview: 

The Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Commercial, will be a key member of the FP&A team reporting to the VP of FP&A. The focus of this position will be managing the planning processes and serving as the business partner to the Commercial organization and working cross-functionally to ensure accuracy of commercial revenue projections. This position will also be responsible for most financial modeling projects on the FP&A team and interact closely with the accounting team on the month end closing process.

Responsibilities 

• FP&A business partner to the Commercial, and risto-cel program.
• Oversee planning cycle activities and review and ensure accuracy of plan data for all partner functions and programs.
• Conduct monthly budget vs. actual analysis for partner functions and programs and finance/management results.
• Track risks and opportunities to the annual budget and enter material changes into rolling forecast.
• Assist in the overall budget, LRP, and forecast processes outside of partnership duties.
• Partner with Commercial and Manufacturing to assess risto-cel commercial patient forecasts and pressure test assumptions and outputs.  
• Partner with Accounting and Commercial to assess risto-cel commercial revenue forecasts and pressure test assumptions and outputs.
• Partner with Commercial to assess patient and revenue forecasts and pressure test assumptions for additional commercial launches and pipeline commercial opportunities.
• Build and maintain complex, integrated financial models supporting long-range planning, valuation, and strategic decision-making to assess key business risks and opportunities.
• Special projects as required. 

Requirements 

• Typically 12+ years of experience with 8+ years of FP&A experience; biotech industry experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting or equivalent.
• Financial statement knowledge and understanding of US GAAP.
• Strong team player that has a customer service approach and is solution oriented.
• Ability to work within and meet all deadlines while executing on multiple deliverables.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Advanced financial modeling expertise with the ability to build models from the ground up in Excel and/or planning tools.
• Comfort utilizing and incorporating available AI tools into work processes.
• Advanced understanding of Excel, Adaptive Insights, and ERP systems (preferably NetSuite or SAP).
• Candidates are expected to come onsite 1-3 days per week.