Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Scorpion Therapeutics; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision/prescription

401(k) and ESPP

Paid time off

Parental leave

Disability benefits

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Chapel Hill, NC seeks a senior FP&A leader to drive budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year operating plans. You will partner with budget managers, identify risks, and prepare executive FP&A materials to guide strategic decisions.

This role requires 12+ years in finance (or 10+ with a Master’s), strong ERP experience, and exceptional communication across the organization. A strategic, detail-oriented approach will help optimize financial performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field required.
• 12+ years in finance; 10+ with Master’s; operating knowledge of business operations.
• Proficient in Word and Excel; ERP experience.
• Strong communication across all organization levels; analytical, quantitative problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Partner with budget managers to explain financial impact of operations.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial processes aligned to objectives.
• Develop 3–5 year operating forecasts for all departments.
• Identify financial risks and communicate to senior leadership.
• Create executive FP&A materials and support financial reporting.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Forecasting

Cross-functional

Time management

Independence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

ERP

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Partner with budget managers to explain financial impact of operations.
• Execute FP&A processes aligned to short-term goals and contribute to strategic planning.
• Develop and implement detailed 3–5 year operating forecasts for all departments.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial processes aligned to organizational objectives.
• Identify financial risks from operations and communicate to senior leadership.
• Identify and implement new processes/technology to improve financial outcomes.
• Create executive presentation materials for FP&A reporting.
• Ensure efficient processes for transactions impacting the financials.
• Provide financial information to support financial processes.
• Recommend cost-reduction and performance-improvement alternatives.
• Assemble/summarize data for reports on financial status and risk.
• Perform/oversee complex financial reconciliations, forecasting, and operational metric tracking.
• Partner with corporate accounting/finance to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial statements.
• Direct and manage direct reports (training, goals, evaluations, coaching/mentoring, career development, recruitment support as needed).

Minimum Qualifications / Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• 12+ years relevant finance experience with bachelor’s, or 10+ years with master’s; working knowledge of business operations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Prior ERP experience.
• Communicates effectively across all organization levels.
• Analytical/quantitative problem-solving; ability to present reporting.
• Flexible/adaptable; experience in large organizations.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills; work independently and as a team.
• Handles stressful environments; capable of managing varied tasks.
• Clear understanding of financial modeling/forecasting.
• Demonstrated management organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree.

Benefits (explicitly stated):

• Medical/dental/vision/prescription coverage, wellness resources, 401(k) and ESPP, paid time off and paid parental leave, disability benefits, and more.