Finance Manager

Company Description:

Public clinical-stage biotech company based in Redwood City is looking for a FP&A Manager, ideally targeting someone with 5+ years of life sciences and/or biotech experience.

The Opportunity:

The Manager, FP&A will be the FP&A business partner to our G&A departments and support our growing needs in R&D Finance. This role will also assist with performing company-wide reporting and managing the FP&A planning software.

• Supporting and serving as the financial G&A business partner for our Commercial, Legal, Finance, HR, Facilities, and IT teams
• Work cross-functionally with R&D Business partners including Biology and Chemistry
• Prepare monthly variance analysis of actuals to forecast and budget, explain, and investigate any major discrepancies, and understand key business drivers.
• Play key role in preparing monthly internal financial management reporting package.
• Work closely with accounting to forecast and track activities for internal functions including tracking headcount and CAPEX purchases.
• Maintain reporting tools to report and communicate company’s financial metrics, including the team’s financial planning software (Adaptive Insights)
• Support annual budget and forecasting process, including budget and forecast template preparation, perform additional analyses that support budget and forecasting needs and prepare PowerPoint slides as needed.
• Review purchase requests against budgeted amount and account coding
• Help drive process improvements and efficiencies in areas of financial planning, financial analysis, and production of reporting packages.
• Support monthly accounting close process.
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis, as needed.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field
• CPA or MBA preferred.
• 4+ years’ experience in similar role in biotechnology industry
• Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated experience utilizing financial systems and other business intelligence tools; Sage Intaact, Adaptive Insights (including OfficeConnect), and Coupa experience a plus.
• Experience working effectively in a fast-paced environment with minimal direction.
• Strong work ethic and ability to adjust workload based on changing priorities.
• Highest standards of accuracy, precision, and attention to detail; highly organized
• Ability to think creatively, highly driven, and initiative-taking.
• Ability to work cross-functionally effectively and collaboratively with demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize options, anticipate challenges, and execute corporate goals.
• Strong analytical and advanced excel skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.