Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
Editas Medicine, United States

Key Responsibilities amp; Accountabilities:

• Leading and building a robust FPamp;A Business partnering and decision support function at a growing company
• Managing budgets, forecasts, financial models, and management reporting, in support of our portfolio strategy and mission to develop potentially transformative gene-editing medicines to treat a broad range of serious diseases that will have durable benefit for patients.
• Playing a lead role in developing and maintaining strategic plans, partnering with Business Dev. and Alliance management in the evaluation of business initiatives
• Leading the long range planning process, partnering with program management amp; corporate development to develop financial plans to execute against company priorities and coordination for strategic planning function.
• Managing annual budget and forecast processes, incorporating business initiatives, economic trends and operational effectiveness. Aligning budget to corporate goals and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborating with and providing financial support for executive leadership - including creation of financial presentations, evaluation of cash runway, business operations, and analysis to support decision making.
• Serve as an effective business partner with the Corporate Controller to collaborate on all aspects of financial results for a public company, i.e. SEC filings, financial analysis, and quarterly and annual accounting close processes.
• Prepare, compile, analyze and communicate information for financial reporting and analysis including quarterly results package for enterprise operating reviews
• Ensure the FPA team, systems and processes are effective and fully support business requirements.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills amp; Capabilities:

• Demonstrated ability to lead a team, processes and work across functions in a hands on approach to achieving the FPamp;A goals and objectives.
• A track record of clearly communicating a cohesive and concise story around business drivers behind financial data and potential implications on future results
• Ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues, by using sound judgment that is consistent with business standards, practices, policies, procedures and regulations
• Ability to assess system requirements to support financial planning processes in the most

Education amp; Relevant Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required, MBA highly preferred
• 15+ years’ experience developing financial analyses for programs from clinical development through initial commercial launch in a biotech/pharma setting
• 10-15 years’ experience leading financial planning teams
• Strong proficiency in excel and ERP systems
• Experience with Oracle and planning tools (Adaptive) is strongly preferred
• Financial statement knowledge and understanding of US GAAP
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to think creatively, remain highly-driven and self-motivated

Job Rewards and Benefits