About the Job:
The Internal Controls & Business Process Transformation Manager is responsible for strengthening the company’s internal control environment, improving the design and execution of finance-related business processes, and leading cross-functional transformation initiatives that increase efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance data quality. This role partners closely with Finance leadership, Accounting, FP&A, IT, Procurement, and Supply Chain to ensure processes are well-controlled, scalable, and fit-for-purpose as the business evolves. This role is also expected to be a key contributor to the company’s ERP planning and implementation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the internal controls program (e.g., SOX/ICFR), including risk assessment, control design, documentation, testing coordination, and remediation tracking
- Build and maintain control narratives, RCMs, and process flows
- Ensure designed controls address key financial reporting risks, and controls are operating effectively consistent with their design
- Communicate control deficiencies and improvement opportunities, influence stakeholders, and drive closure of remediation activities
- Lead identification, evaluation, and remediation of control gaps; ensure corrective actions are implemented, tested, and sustained
- Maintain a risk & controls backlog and monitor trends to prevent recurrence (root cause analysis, preventive controls)
- Develop dashboards and reporting on controls health (testing status, deficiencies, remediation aging)
- Provide clear executive updates and recommendations that balance risk, cost, and operational impact
- Identify, prioritize, and execute process improvements across Finance and adjacent functions using structured methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma concepts, standardization)
- Facilitate workshops to map as-is and to-be processes, define requirements, and align stakeholders on solutions
- Drive automation and simplification opportunities (workflow, controls automation, RPA, ERP features), ensuring control integrity is maintained or improved
- Establish KPIs and controls monitoring routines for critical processes (e.g., order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report)
- Develop and deploy policies, SOPs, and training materials to standardize execution
- Participate in ERP and finance systems projects (upgrades, implementations, integrations), ensuring controls are embedded into design and testing
- Comply with FMI's attendance policies
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or related field
- 5+ years of progressive experience in a combination of internal controls (SOX/ICFR), audit (internal/external), Finance transformation, process improvement, or finance systems/ERP initiatives
- Advanced proficiency with Excel and practical experience with documentation/visual tools (e.g., Visio/Lucidchart/Miro/PowerPoint)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional certification: CPA, CIA, CISA, CMA, Lean/Six Sigma (Green Belt+) or similar
- Experience with ERP systems and control environments (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, Dynamics) and finance tools (BlackLine, Coupa, Anaplan, etc.)
- Experience implementing controls automation (workflow approvals, configuration-based controls, GRC tooling)
- Experience in high-growth, regulated, or public-company environments; familiarity with scaling controls in a fast-changing organization
- Experience supporting M&A integration, including controls harmonization, process standardization, and system integration readiness
- Demonstrated experience with process documentation (flowcharts, narratives) and controls artifacts (RCMs, testing plans, remediation logs)
- Strong understanding of core finance processes including Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, and Procure-to-Pay
- Experience managing stakeholders across Finance and non-Finance teams; proven ability to influence without authority
- Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to convert complex issues into clear action plans and executive-level summaries
- Understanding of HIPAA and the importance of patient data privacy
- Commitment to reflect FMI’s values: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Boston, MA is $92,800 - $116,000 per year. The salary range is commensurate with Foundation Medicine’s compensation practice and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for Foundation Medicine's benefits.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or related field
- 5+ years progressive experience in internal controls (SOX/ICFR), audit, finance transformation, process improvement, or finance systems/ERP initiatives
- Advanced proficiency with Excel
- Practical experience with documentation/visual tools (Visio, Lucidchart, Miro, PowerPoint)
- Experience with ERP systems and finance tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, Dynamics, BlackLine, Coupa, Anaplan)
- Professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, CMA, Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt+) or similar
- Experience implementing controls automation and GRC tooling (workflow approvals, configuration-based controls, RPA)
- Experience in high-growth, regulated, or public-company environments and supporting M&A integration
- Demonstrated experience with process documentation and controls artifacts (flowcharts, narratives, RCMs, testing plans, remediation logs)
- Strong understanding of core finance processes (Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay)
- Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to influence stakeholders and present executive summaries
- Understanding of HIPAA and patient data privacy importance
Foundation Medicine Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Foundation Medicine and has not been reviewed or approved by Foundation Medicine.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses and long-term incentives are described as competitive and a meaningful component of total rewards. Annual bonuses tied to personal and company outcomes feature alongside base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical and dental coverage is a core element of the package. Health plans are positioned as robust and well-rounded rather than minimal.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings include flexible or unlimited PTO and paid parental leave, supporting work–life balance. Extra paid downtime has been referenced alongside standard PTO.
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What We Do
Foundation Medicine is a molecular information company dedicated to a transformation in cancer care in which treatment is informed by a deep understanding of the genomic changes that contribute to each patient's unique cancer. The company offers a full suite of comprehensive genomic profiling assays to identify the molecular alterations in a patient’s cancer and match them with relevant targeted therapies, immunotherapies and clinical trials. Foundation Medicine’s molecular information platform aims to improve day-to-day care for patients by serving the needs of clinicians, academic researchers and drug developers to help advance the science of molecular medicine in cancer. For more information, please visit us at www.FoundationMedicine.com or follow @FoundationATCG on Twitter. Community Guidelines: bit.ly/FMICommunityGuidelines







