Vice President, Finance

Flagship Pioneering, Inc.•Cambridge, MA

11h•$250,000 - $350,000

About The Position

Quotient is seeking a hands-on, highly experienced Vice President of Finance who has experience working in a private biotech company with both pre-clinical and clinical programs. The ideal candidate will have strong finance expertise, experience with technical and operational accounting, proven experience as a leader, and a demonstrated ability to build innovative finance teams and systems. This individual must be comfortable working independently in a resource-constrained environment while building out the finance function and also providing strategic financial guidance to the executive team. The Vice President of Finance will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of accounting, financial operations, and compliance while contributing meaningfully to corporate strategy and long-term planning. This is a key leadership role within the company and is the primary steward of financial strategy, discipline, systems, and governance.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including senior leadership roles
Proven track record in a private life sciences/biotech company with both clinical and pre-clinical programs
Strong understanding of GAAP and biotech-specific accounting issues, including R&D accruals and clinical trial accounting
Experience leading budgeting, financial reporting and long range planning processes
Experience building teams and system transitions/implementations
Experience managing direct reports and external vendors
Demonstrated ability to work independently in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

Nice To Haves

CPA or MBA strongly preferred
Experience supporting fundraising activities (venture capital, crossover, IPO readiness)
Understanding of and interest in utilizing AI and automation for finance
Familiarity with biopharma collaboration accounting and reporting as well as cost modeling for clinical development and pre-clinical programs

Responsibilities

Initially serve as the company’s controller, overseeing all accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls; ensure compliance with GAAP and all applicable regulations, manage monthly, quarterly and annual close processes as well as tax and regulatory filings, and initiate/lead financial statement audits
Partner with the CFO and leadership team to develop and refine the company’s financial strategy and long term operating plan; provide scenario modeling, budgets, forecasts, long range planning models and capital allocation recommendations, and support fundraising activities, investor relations and board-level financial reporting
Implement and maintain innovative and scalable accounting and financial systems, processes and tools; oversee cash flow management, including tracking of R&D expenses, collaboration budgets and operational spend, and lead implementation of accounting and finance systems independent from the Flagship ecosystem
Plan and build out a small internal finance team, fostering growth and accountability; develop and oversee launch of finance function independent of Flagship support, oversee and coordinate work of external vendors, including auditors, accounting consultants, tax advisors and payroll providers, ensuring vendors meet performance expectations, budgets and timelines