Senior Manager Program Finance

Role Summary

Senior Manager, Program Finance will support clinical development studies and programs by providing financial analyses to strategic program teams, project managers, global program heads, senior management, and external collaborators. You will manage financial aspects of assigned projects and collaborate cross-functionally to develop and update budgets and forecasts based on operating assumptions. This role requires four days of on-site work in Sleepy Hollow, NY.

Responsibilities

• Owning and leading the financial reporting and analysis for assigned programs and collaborations, including preparing forecasts and actuals reporting and communicating status of each program’s financial performance and variances vs. budget/forecast.
• Developing and communicating budgets, forecasts, and actuals to external collaborators in addition to validating collaborator-developed budgets and assumptions.
• Leading and communicating P&L implications, including working with Accounting to ensure completeness and accuracy of actuals and clinical trial accruals.
• Translating operational components of clinical development plans to detailed forecasts for internal and external clinical costs and uploading into financial systems.
• Partnering with clinical trial teams to develop trial budgets, review purchase requisitions, and monitor clinical trial financials through study completion.
• Performing ad-hoc projects and financial analyses to tackle business problems and communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and other partners.
• Leading and participating in departmental initiatives to improve processes, including streamlining and standardizing financial templates and deliverables.
• Contributing to the development of a high-performing Finance team to meet increasing needs across the business and drive consistency, transparency, and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Required: 8+ years of forecasting, budgeting, and business partnering experience.
• Required: Science/pharma/biotech experience.
• Required: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Required: Understanding of finance and accounting principles.
• Required: Extensive experience with MS Excel.
• Required: Experience with ERP applications (e.g., Oracle, Hyperion, SAP).
• Preferred: MBA/CPA/CFA.

Skills

• You can lead multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while delivering high-quality results.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate analyses into practical solutions.
• Willingness to collaborate, facilitate, and partner cross-functionally to drive business decisions.
• Interest or knowledge of the clinical drug development continuum.
• Ability to resolve and navigate conflicts or disputes diplomatically.

Education

• BS in a business, scientific, or quantitative field required.