Associate Director, Clinical FP&A

Role Summary:

The Finance team is responsible for the coordination and consolidation of the company’s budget, forecasts and long-range plan and the associated reporting and analysis of actual expenses. This position supports the Senior Director, FP&A in all aspects of the budgeting and forecasting processes, planning for corporate items, financial analysis and support and management reporting. You will play a key role in leading financial planning activities for the Clinical Organization as their finance business partner and manage the forecasting of external Clinical Trial expenses.  In this fast-paced and high-exposure role, this role interacts with senior leaders and finance team members throughout the organization to meet goals and objectives including partnering with the Clinical leadership teams, functional heads, and program/project teams to guide the future growth of Dyne.

This role is based in Waltham, MA without the possibility of being a remote role.
 
Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Provide financial and operational leadership for budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning for the Clinical Organization
• Build and maintain Clinical Trial financial models for all development stage programs
• Act as a strategic financial partner and point of contact for leadership and key stakeholders across the organization
• Drive monthly financial and managerial reporting packages, including analysis of key financial metrics and executive level explanations of variances and trends
• Deliver financial presentations to senior leadership, including annual budget summaries and quarterly financial reports
• Pro-actively engage with program/project teams and functional leaders to manage budgets, challenge assumptions and estimates, identify areas for improvement and/or cost savings, and ensure consistency between departmental financial plans, corporate goals, and program/project timelines
• Manage key internal processes to ensure accuracy and transparency across the finance organization
• Evolve financial planning processes, modeling, and budgeting accuracy for Clinical Trial external vendors

Education and Skills Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business
• Advanced degree, CPA or MBA preferred
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in finance, focus on FP&A, in biotechnology or the life science industry
• Knowledge of Clinical Operations and Clinical Trial financial planning required
• Excellent knowledge of US GAAP accounting and SOX requirements
• Detail oriented, solution driven with excellent written and verbal communication analytical, and presentation skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel and PowerPoint) is required
• Proficiency with Financial software and ERP systems required; Adaptive Insights or comparable planning tool preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; effective at communicating across all levels in the organization
• Strong organizational skills to meet tight deadlines
• Enjoys a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills; effective on teams as well as individually
• Results driven; adaptable, flexible and creative in developing new improvement ideas and solutions
• Work closely with accounting team to help facilitate month end close process
• Build and manage models for problem solving and business forecasting
• Implement continuous enhancements in support of a quickly growing organization, including standardized reporting, process improvement, and benchmarking analysis
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and assist with special projects, as required

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