Associate Director, FP&A – Financial Planning & Analysis

Sigma Systems

Associate Director, FP&A at Sigma Systems involving financial consolidations, reporting, and guidance for G&A teams. Requires significant experience in finance or accounting within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis, including forecasting, budgeting, and reporting, with a strong focus on providing actionable insights to leadership. Proficient in utilizing advanced financial tools and methodologies to drive process improvements and achieve business objectives.

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Financial Planning And Analysis (FP&A)Financial ReportingAdvanced Microsoft ExcelHyperion ExpertiseOracle ERP Experience

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Hard Skills

Financial ConsolidationBudgetingForecastingVariance AnalysisP&L AnalysisCost AccountingOperating Expense ManagementFinancial SummarizationNarrative DevelopmentFinancial Guidance

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationAnalytical ThinkingProblem SolvingLeadership

Tools & Technologies

HyperionMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointOracle ERPSAP

Industry Keywords

BiotechPharmaceuticalFinance TransformationCorporate Allocation MethodologiesCross-Functional Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPOracleOracle ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the company-wide FP&A calendar, financial consolidations, and narrative development for forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans.
Partner with the VP of FP&A and FP&A Leadership Team to deliver key planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis activities.
Prepare financial summaries and executive-level commentary for leadership reviews, highlighting key performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and variances.
Serve as a trusted financial advisor to G&A leadership teams, providing actionable insights and financial guidance.
Collaborate with Corporate FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Financial Operations, IT, and cross-functional stakeholders to achieve business and financial objectives.
Analyze and interpret key P&L line items, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and drivers of performance.
Manage and maintain corporate allocation methodologies and related reporting.
Lead the timely completion of operating expense forecasts, annual budgets, long-range plans, and headcount planning activities.
Drive month-end, quarter-end, and year-end accrual and purchase order cleanup processes in partnership with business and accounting teams.
Prepare operating expense summaries, variance analyses, and executive-level commentary on financial performance.
Support Finance Transformation initiatives focused on process improvements, standardization, systems enhancements, and analytics capabilities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
FP&A and Financial Reporting experience
Advanced expertise in Hyperion, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint
Advanced experience in Oracle ERP
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 is a plus.
Experience/exposure to cost accounting is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Bonuses