Title:
Head of Financial Planning & Analysis & GTN
Company:
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
Job Description:
As Ipsen continues to grow and our business becomes more complex in all areas, the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and GtN will lead the effort to foster and develop FP&A presence throughout the organization. The individual in this role will be responsible for providing strategic financial direction to the company’s executive leadership team, maintain and improve business models, and will work closely with business/functional leaders to ensure that the business achieves optimal financial performance.
This individual will manage the North American annual budgeting and strategic planning process, including the gross-to-net (GtN) area, as well as lead other value-add initiatives. Specific responsibilities include business planning, long-term forecasting, strategic analysis, special projects, and partnering across the organization. This person will manage a team of financial professionals and will report to the VP Finance, North America.
Main Responsibilities & Job Expectations
- Strategic lead for all North American Commercial FP&A initiatives across applicable legal entities
- Key liaison representing the North America business to Ipsen’s Global Finance network
- Member of the NA Finance Leadership team, ability to influence across the peer group and globally
- Lead the budgeting process including developing, communicating, and driving budget timelines, creating an efficient and effective review structure with Leadership, creating budget templates, creating/maintaining budget roll-up files, and preparing budget deliverables for the Executive Leadership Team
- Support North America Leadership Team in performing budgeting, forecasting, and ad hoc financial/operational analysis related to sales performance, GtN, cost base management, working capital management, headcount control, and operational performance
- Develop and maintain processes to forecast financial results, including annual and quarterly financial statements, from both Legal Entity and Management Unit perspective
- Manage the process to consolidate financial presentations to Leadership in France on a quarterly basis
- Frame analyses to readily explain budget to actual comparisons relative to the financial forecasts
- Prepare, analyze, and manage key performance indicators and other business operating metrics for local and corporate management sales, GtN and spend and headcount
- Establish business partnerships with NALT members to enhance information flow and timely decision making
- Support Business Development analyses including NPV and ROI as needed
- Work within the SAP Enterprise Information System to assist in the set-up and on-going management of operating budgets and expense classification
- Partner with accounting staff to ensure accuracy and integrity of company financial statements
- Ad hoc reporting and analysis for CFO/CEO
- Manage current team of FP&A and GtN direct reports (6 people) and maintain all related Ipsen Manager responsibilities
- Oversee the monthly close process and provide analysis of results vs. budget and forecasted expectations for Execution Leadership Team
- Support CFO in the preparation of presentations to the Board of Directors, and members of the Executive Leadership Team
- Partner with Business Operations on the effective creation and distribution of launch KPIs/Dashboards
Knowledge, Abilities and Education
- BA/BSS in Finance, Accounting or relevant degree is required
- MBA and/or CPA is preferred
- 10 years of relevant, demonstrated & practical experience developing robust financial statement as well as business-case modeling skills
- Prior leadership experience of an FP&A function, with minimum 5+ years in management role, ideally with some exposure to pharma/biotech
- Proven track record in leading/managing financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting/business modeling processes.
- Thorough understanding of financial statements and the interface between external reporting, management reporting and budgeting/forecasting.
- Prior Big 4/financial accounting experience desired, not required.
- Solid understanding of generally accepted accounting skills (GAAP)
- Expertise in business analytics and tools including advanced Excel skills, planning systems (SAP, TM1, RDL)
- Expertise is Microsoft Office Suite
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Able to work from our Cambridge, MA HQ 2-3 days per week, on a hybrid model, this role is not remote eligible so local candidates only please
- Highly self-motivated, dedicated, committed leader with experience supervising/managing an FP&A team / business analytic function.
- A hands-on, take-charge financial professional with strong analytical skills.
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation. Strong business and common sense.
- Strong organizational, leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal/written communication & presentation skills
- Team building and interpersonal skills, with leadership presence to effectively collaborate across functional teams
- Management of multiple priorities
- Comfort preparing and presenting information to an executive team,
- Ability to coach, mentor and develop team members
- Action oriented and takes ownership of tasks and responsibilities and follows through to successful completion
- Collaborator with colleagues in-side and out-side of the accounting and finance group
- Customer focused
- Balance and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work under high pressure
- Flexibility to work overtime, during the week and/ or weekends
- Ability to travel up to 15-25%
The annual base salary range for this position is $220,000 - $315,000
This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentives program as well as our long-term incentives program. At Ipsen we are proud to offer a comprehensive employee benefits package, including 401(k) with company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, as well as flexible spending accounts. Ipsen also provides parental leave, paid time off, a discretionary winter shutdown, well-being allowance, commuter benefits, and much more.
The pay range displayed above is the range of base pay compensation within which Ipsen expects to pay for this role at the time of this posting. Individual compensation within this range depends on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, prior education and experience, job-related knowledge and demonstrated skills.
IPSEN is an equal opportunity employer that strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
