Financial Planning & Analysis Associate Director

Job Description

General Summary:

The Associate Director, FP&A is a leader in Vertex's finance business partnering organization, providing financial direction and strategic insight to the key functional leaders. This role will help define and deliver against short term and long term goals, including identification of key value drivers and Business KPIs and provide strategic decision support, influencing decisions and identifying opportunities to invest, save costs and mitigate risks on a global basis.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides financial direction and strategic insight to the functional leaders. Helps to define and deliver against short term and long term goals, including identification of key value drivers and Business KPIs.
• Provides strategic decision support, influencing decisions and identifying opportunities to invest, save costs and mitigate risks on a global basis.
• Leads a team of Business Partners ensuring coherent financial analysis and alignment across functions - responsibilities also include staff training and development, defining and evolving roles and responsibilities to meet business needs.
• Leads the financial planning process for areas of responsibility (budget, forecast, long range plan) to provide meaningful forward looking direction, to develop key scenarios, and to identify key risks/uncertainties and plans for potential mitigation.
• Leads the financial performance management process for areas of responsibility (objective setting, budget vs. actuals, etc), including the monthly forecast process, with a focus on understanding the key drivers of short term performance and communicating the range of possible outcomes.
• Partners within FP&A and with accounting, GIS, HR and other functions to ensure there is clear ownership and management of the deliverables from those teams and that Finance services are delivered seamlessly to the business.
• Ensures the financial integrity and robust corporate governance and compliance of all financial aspects for areas of responsibility.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in pharmaceutical industry, business partnering with an executive team.
• Strong skills demonstrated in MS Office and financial software applications, including Hyperion.
• Strong communication, influencing and interpersonal skills necessary for daily interaction with senior management, as well as business partners and peers within Finance.
• Ability to lead and drive change in a developing business environment, coordinating processes involving large numbers of people, complex systems, and tight deadlines across multiple time zones.
• Capability to pro-actively participate in managing within a cross-cultural matrix organization.
• Strong analytical and financial skills to evaluate a broad range of financial questions—especially portfolio analysis, valuation, ROI/ROIC, and complex business questions.
• Capacity to understand the pharmaceutical industry to address a broad range of challenges and business issues globally across all functions with the ability to make and facilitate quick decisions.
• Proven leadership expertise to manage and develop a high performing group of business partners.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting or an equivalent qualification.
• Typically requires 8 years experience in a finance managerial role demonstrating strong technical and analytical skills or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A track record of success working in a team-based environment.

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Pay Range:

Disclosure Statement:

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as: 
1.    Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2.    On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time. 

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at [email protected]