Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (Development Finance Business Partner)

Bicara Therapeutics, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 193,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Bicara Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of FP&A in Boston to lead full P&L consolidation and reporting. The role acts as a finance business partner to the Development team, supporting R&D pipeline activities and manufacturing/supply chain operations.

The position is based in Boston with a hybrid schedule (three in-office days per week). You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow, partnering with senior leaders to drive strategic financial insights.

Qualifications

• BS in Finance/Accounting.
• 6+ years of relevant experience with at least 2+ years as a finance business partner.
• FP&A experience in a commercial biotechnology or pharmaceutical company preferred.
• Strong financial modeling and reporting experience.
• Ability to distill complex operational and financial topics to management-level narratives.

Responsibilities

• Lead full P&L consolidation and reporting.
• Serve as system administrator for FP&A software (Adaptive Insights, Workday).
• Drive monthly budget-to-actuals process and provide insights to leaders.
• Prepare cash flow forecast to support runway planning.
• Identify opportunities to streamline planning and reporting processes.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial Modeling

Forecasting

Cross-functional partnership

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Education

BS in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Adaptive Insights

Workday

Job description

Position Overview

Bicara Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director of FP&A to lead full P&L consolidation and reporting. Additionally, this role will serve as a finance business partner to the Development team, providing critical financial support to R&D pipeline activities and global manufacturing/CMC/supply chain operations.

This role is based in our Boston office and follows a hybrid schedule, with three in-office days each week.

Responsibilities

Full P&L Consolidation and Reporting

• Serve as system administrator of financial planning & analysis software (Adaptive Insights - Workday), including managing consolidations of operating expenses for budget, reforecast, and actuals.
• Lead and continuously enhance the monthly budget-to-actuals process company wide, providing meaningful analysis and insights to business leaders. Serve as a proactive finance partner to identify performance trends, challenge assumptions, and drive cross-functional initiatives that improve forecasting, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.
• Lead preparation of full P&L budget to actual reporting for executive team, Audit Committee, and Board of Directors.
• Manage timelines, templates, and tools for FP&A month-end close and company-wide budgeting and reforecasting processes.
• Lead preparation of cash flow forecast to support cash runway planning.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline and automate planning processes and reporting, including system enhancements within Adaptive Insights.

Financial Business Partner for Development (Clinical Operations, Technical Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory & Program Management)

• Partner with functional leaders to build budgets, reforecasts, and long-range plan inputs.
• Support timely analytics and reporting to drive budget accuracy/accountability and identify key drivers of variances to budget, highlighting potential risks and opportunities to estimates.
• Ensure consistency between functional planning assumptions and financial projections.
• Translate complex clinical & manufacturing/supply chain concepts and related financial impact to senior management level narratives.

Qualifications

• BS in Finance/Accounting.
• 6+ of years relevant experience with at least 2+ years as a finance business partner.
• FP&A experience in a commercial biotechnology or pharmaceutical company preferred.
• Strong financial modeling & reporting experience.
• Demonstrated experience as a collaborative and effective business partner working with senior leaders.
• Ability to distill complex operational and financial topics to management-level narratives.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to effectively communicate financial concepts to operational team members.
• Team player who will offer optimal solutions to intricate issues.
• Can work individually, within a multi-disciplinary team and with external partners/vendors.
• Ability to shift priorities rapidly in dynamic biotech environment.
• Experience with financial planning software (e.g. Adaptive Planning).
• Expert in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Alignment with Bicara's core values.

Company Overview

Bicara Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech company pioneering bifunctional antibodies for targeted tumor modulation. Founded in 2020, we've built a global team of over 100 employees headquartered in Boston, with a clear focus on advancing our lead asset, ficerafusp alfa, or FICERA - a potentially first-in-class bifunctional EGFR-directed antibody combined with a TGF-β ligand trap. Our innovative approach combines tumor-targeting with tumor modulation, where one arm localizes to the tumor while the other serves as a modulator, designed to deliver superior efficacy, improved safety, and enhanced durability directly at the tumor site. FICERA specifically addresses a key challenge in solid tumor treatment by enabling immune cell penetration into tumors, reducing fibrosis and immunosuppression while reversing TGF-β-driven resistance mechanisms - ultimately designed to drive the deep, durable responses that may translate into better outcomes and survival for patients. For more information, please visit www.bicara.com.

Here at Bicara, we believe in building diverse teams and cultivating a culture where all voices are included. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

Bicara Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Compensation Range: $193K - $226K