Director, Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis

Disc Medicine • Massachusetts - Hybrid, MA

1d • $207,000 - $253,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) leads FP&A activities for the Commercial organization and associated functions. Reporting to the VP of FP&A, this newly created role develops financial plans and provides transparent visibility into actual operating expenses and forecasts through analysis and reporting. The Director manages planning processes and serves as a finance business partner to the Commercial organization, working frequently with Accounting and recommending monthly and quarterly accruals for Commercial functions.

The role leads annual budgeting, quarterly reforecasts, long-range planning, financial analysis, and reporting for Commercial functions and product launch leads. It partners with business stakeholders, Accounting, Commercial Operations, Human Resources, and Project Launch Management to support decision-making, financial close, spending oversight, headcount planning, and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance and/or Accounting.
• 12 or more years of relevant work and FP&A experience in the biotech or life sciences sector, particularly at public companies.
• Track record of success in small- to mid-size biotech environments.
• Experience providing FP&A support to a growing Commercial organization.
• Financial experience in a commercial company with revenue, cost of goods sold, and gross margin, along with knowledge of related accounting requirements for planning.
• Expertise developing comprehensive commercial models and applying industry best practices to budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation.
• Experience with planning software such as Planful or Adaptive Planning.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills and expertise with financial software systems such as NetSuite.
• Knowledge of financial statements and US GAAP.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Nice To Haves

• MBA.
• CPA certification.
• Consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to the Commercial organization and related functions, understanding business performance drivers and their financial implications.
• Support Commercial leaders in prioritization and spending trade-offs, and act as their financial point person.
• Develop business insights and KPIs with Commercial Operations.
• Recommend monthly and quarterly accruals in partnership with Commercial and Accounting, and support accurate and timely financial results and close processes.
• Lead monthly financial analysis for the Commercial organization and contribute to financial close.
• Lead or support Commercial financial projects and initiatives, communicating finance dependencies, opportunities, and issues clearly and promptly.
• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly reforecasts, and long-range planning for Commercial functions and product launch leads, coordinating with stakeholders and the VP of FP&A.
• Develop functional financial plans and provide information and analysis to support informed decisions.
• Present data-based summaries of financial drivers and performance to leadership.
• Work with program and functional leads to understand cost drivers and develop recommendations.
• Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis of actual and forecasted Commercial results.
• Develop and maintain quarterly function and program management reporting, analytical reviews, trend analysis, and dashboards for the Executive Team and Board of Directors.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for Commercial functions, departments, programs, and Product Launch leadership, providing actionable insights.
• Assess the revenue model and forecast with Commercial and provide insights and recommendations.
• Assess gross-to-net actuals with Accounting, review and update assumptions for future periods, and analyze monthly and quarterly results.
• Build and maintain financial tracking to help budget owners manage functional spending.
• Review Commercial business terms and conditions, including vendor agreements, contracts, and purchase requisitions, and determine expense recognition under US GAAP and company policy.
• Identify and periodically review near- and long-term financial risks and opportunities.
• Build effective relationships with Commercial functions and HR, serving as a strategic business partner.
• Partner with Accounting on monthly and quarter-end close, expenses and accruals, budget-versus-actual analysis, and internal-controls compliance.
• Partner with Project Launch Management to align key activities and drivers, scope, and timing.
• Promote organizational visibility and understanding of financial topics.
• Support ad hoc projects aligned with strategic priorities, such as new indication planning.
• Partner with HR to create, track, and report monthly company headcount and related cost trends and comparisons with prior periods, budget, and forecast.
• Maintain the headcount model in Planful and provide analytics and scenarios.
• Provide management KPI and performance highlights (MD&A).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director