Associate Director FP&A

37605169 -Remote Associate Director, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), 7 Months

Sigma Systems is currently looking for a Remote Associate Director, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)

Job Overview:

We are currently seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, and experienced individual for the position of Associate Director, FP&A.

This is a hands-on business partnership role.

This position will be responsible for supporting company-wide P&L consolidation activities as well as being an FP&A partner to key leaders in G&A.

The individual will be directly responsible for coordination of consolidation activities related to planning and close. The position will also work in partnership with the team to support G&A planning, close, reporting, and analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the company-wide FP&A calendar, financial consolidations, and narrative development for forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans.
• Own preparation of executive financial reviews, Board materials, and leadership reporting packages
• Partner with the VP of FP&A and FP&A Leadership Team to deliver key planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis activities.
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, assumptions, and stakeholder engagement across Finance and business functions.
• Partner with IT and business teams to enhance planning, reporting, and analytics capabilities.
• Identify and lead opportunities to reduce manual effort, eliminate duplication, and improve planning efficiency.
• Support planning system enhancements, automation initiatives, and technology modernization efforts.
• Design and enhance scalable P&L modeling capabilities that support scenario planning.
• Build strong collaborative relationships across Finance and business functions to improve decision-making, operational efficiency, and financial performance.

Key Core Competencies

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Appetite to learn about the business areas supported and how the financials tie into the strategy.
• Ability to work within a team, sharing ideas for best practices and process improvements.
• Ability to present results to multiple levels of the organization including Finance leadership and SMPA parent company in a clear and concise manner.
• Strong problem-solving skills, especially related to financial system integration.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, able to establish strong rapport and partnerships at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently under general guidance, take initiative and complete tasks to deadlines.
• Ability to spot and deliver improvements.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
• FP&A experience
• Advanced expertise in Hyperion, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint
• Minimum 8 – 12 (w/o Master's) or 6 – 8 years (with Master's) years of relevant experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industry
• Experience using SAP and Oracle
• Experience in Finance system enhancements, integrations, and/or implementation
• Understanding of SAP master data and Planning Tool data structures