FP&A Site Lead

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

The FP&A Site Lead is a Director level role responsible for site Finance Leadership and building Business Partner relationships with the Site department leads and the site General Manager (GM). The West Chester facility is an expanding facility with multiple locations, many capex projects and contracts with major pharmaceutical companies. The West Chester facility focuses on commercial scale drug product manufacturing including Fill/Finish, Assembly and Packaging. The FP&A Site Lead will report into the Head of FP&A for Resilience.

This role leads all aspects of FP&A at the Site, providing financial leadership, insights, planning and analysis to the Site. This position will establish working relationships and methodologies with key stakeholders at the Site. The FP&A Site Lead executes on various planning cycles (Budget/Forecast/LRP), understands personnel, manufacturing drivers, cost of goods, inventory, operating expenses and compiles information into financial plans. Over the past several years and continuing for the next several years, capital investment into the site is significant and the FP&A Site Lead will partner with Program Management to ensure aligned project plans and financial forecasts.

This role will partner with Site leads for all functions, the GM of the site and will need to establish key relationships with various stakeholders. The Site is in a growth mode, requiring a start-up mentality and an ability to work collaboratively to bring finance into each functional area. This start-up mentality is critical as the West Chester Site is a growing organization with developing workflows, system implementations and changing processes. The FP&A Site Lead must identify needs, develop solutions and implement processes, all while keeping stakeholder aligned and engaged.

Job Responsibilities include the following:

• Primary FP&A business partner providing FP&A leadership to the West Chester Site
• Drive the annual budgeting and forecasting planning process for the Site
• Provide analysis and insights in support of manufacturing plant business decision making
• Manage and explain site P&L, developing an in-depth understanding of key business drivers to incorporate into monthly commentaries, insights and recommendations
• Deliver accurate and timely monthly/quarterly business reporting packages and dashboards, interpret financial information, and communicate to the Site management team. Deep insight into operating costs, personnel, capex, inventory, reserves, obsolescence
• Pull together detailed actuals by Capital Project (POs / Invoices) to help Project Owners review status of their projects and track progress against budget
• Develop KPIs aligned with Site leadership, focused on performance drivers and key issues, risks and business drivers
• Support HQ and Site Accounting team during month-end Close accruals and reserves
• Partner with Accounting on proper maintenance of costing, standards, COGS and align in the FP&A planning tool
• Implement Budget controls and tracking mechanism to ensure operational controls and financial metrics for manufacturing and capital
• Provide support for pricing, purchasing and other commercial initiatives, partnering with commercial FP&A to understand commercial deliverables, goals and pipeline
• Approve Purchase Requisitions and new hire TBH Requisitions for the Site
• Leverage existing and introduce new technologies to automate where possible
• Expand use of technology to bring efficiencies and self-service - Dashboards/Reporting for both Financial and Operating metrics
• Participate in the implementation and ongoing utilization of the FP&A financial system(s)
• Participate in site transition from legacy systems to Resilience systems
• Lead scenario modeling and what-if analyses to support leadership decision-making
• Perform ad hoc analytics as required
• Create and sustain a culture of financial accountability and decision making built on solid financial understanding and analysis

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience developing and supporting manufacturing sites
• Proven track record of success; excellent financial/analytical capabilities
• Strong presentation and leadership skills
• Experience building financial models and supporting manufacturing operations
• Demonstrated ability to successfully execute responsibilities in a fast-paced environment, collaborating across corporate functions and multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge of US GAAP and technical pronouncements
• Knowledge of ERP and FP&A systems
• Possess strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and can work with all levels of employees and able to present findings to senior management
• Be able to meet the rigorous deadlines, multitask, and prioritize responsibilities
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance is desirable, MBA preferred
• 12+ years of financial planning and analysis experience with progressive responsibility; preference with exposure to manufacturing and commercial operations within biotechnology companies
• Power BI, Tableau, or Spotfire experience highly preferred
• Adaptive Planning and/or MS Dynamics 365, SAP experience preferred

Resilience is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or characteristic, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws. Requests for reasonable accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.