Lead Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis
United Therapeutics Corporation
August 22, 2026
Remote friendly (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area)
United States
Corporate Functions
Responsibilities:
- Support development, analysis, and continuous improvement of product, net revenue, and inventory forecasts through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Partner cross-functionally with commercial, manufacturing, and accounting to align forecasting assumptions and ensure integrated forecasting of income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.
- Partner with budget managers and stakeholders to translate operational activity into financial projections.
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve financial and long-range forecast models aligned to strategic goals.
- Ensure financial data integrity via accruals, reconciliations, and period-close activities.
- Support budget managers with cost analysis, reconciliations, operational metrics tracking, and budget/financial inquiries.
- Provide financial and strategic decision support to business partners and senior leadership.
- Perform variance analysis, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
- Design and deliver standard and ad-hoc financial reports, dashboards, and presentations.
- Identify and lead FP&A process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
- Monitor and track key operational and financial metrics; flag risks and opportunities.
- Perform financial reconciliations, forecasting, and operational metric tracking.
- Partner with budget managers to prepare the annual budget.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 8+ years (Bachelor’s) or 6+ years (Master’s) in accounting/finance with business operations knowledge.
- Prior ERP system experience.
- Experience working in a large organization.
- Strong analytical/quantitative problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of life sciences/pharmaceutical industry.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel (financial modeling, pivot tables, data visualization).
- Effective communication across all levels.
- Flexible/adaptable; manage ambiguity; strong organizational/time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
- Capable in stressful environments and handling varied tasks.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a related field.
- Support development, analysis, and continuous improvement of product, net revenue, and inventory forecasts through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Partner cross-functionally with commercial, manufacturing, and accounting to align forecasting assumptions and ensure integrated forecasting of income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.
- Partner with budget managers and stakeholders to translate operational activity into financial projections.
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve financial and long-range forecast models aligned to strategic goals.
- Ensure financial data integrity via accruals, reconciliations, and period-close activities.
- Support budget managers with cost analysis, reconciliations, operational metrics tracking, and budget/financial inquiries.
- Provide financial and strategic decision support to business partners and senior leadership.
- Perform variance analysis, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
- Design and deliver standard and ad-hoc financial reports, dashboards, and presentations.
- Identify and lead FP&A process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
- Monitor and track key operational and financial metrics; flag risks and opportunities.
- Perform financial reconciliations, forecasting, and operational metric tracking.
- Partner with budget managers to prepare the annual budget.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 8+ years (Bachelor’s) or 6+ years (Master’s) in accounting/finance with business operations knowledge.
- Prior ERP system experience.
- Experience working in a large organization.
- Strong analytical/quantitative problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of life sciences/pharmaceutical industry.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel (financial modeling, pivot tables, data visualization).
- Effective communication across all levels.
- Flexible/adaptable; manage ambiguity; strong organizational/time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
- Capable in stressful environments and handling varied tasks.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a related field.