Director, FP&A (Commercial)

Beam Therapeutics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Beam Therapeutics is seeking a Director of FP&A (Commercial) to lead planning, partner with the Commercial organization, and drive accurate revenue forecasts. You will collaborate with Accounting and Manufacturing on budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans, building complex models to support decisions.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in FP&A (biotech a plus), strong Excel and modeling skills, US GAAP knowledge, and comfort leveraging AI tools to streamline processes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years FP&A experience, 2+ years in commercial FP&A; biotech preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting or equivalent.
• Solid US GAAP knowledge and financial statement understanding.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Commercial and risto-cel program finance teams to plan forecasts.
• Oversee budgeting, LRP, and rolling forecast activities with cross-functional input.
• Build and maintain complex financial models for long-range planning.
• Analyze monthly budget vs. actuals and report insights to leadership.
• Assess risks/opportunities and update forecast accordingly.
• Special projects and process improvements as required.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel

US GAAP

ERP systems

Adaptive Insights

AI tools usage

Cross-functional partner

On-site collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Adaptive Insights

NetSuite

SAP

Job description

Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform with integrated gene editing, delivery and internal manufacturing capabilities. Beam’s suite of gene editing technologies is anchored by base editing, a proprietary technology that is designed to enable precise, predictable and efficient single base changes, at targeted genomic sequences, without making double-stranded breaks in the DNA. This has the potential to enable a wide range of therapeutic editing strategies that Beam is using to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs. Beam is a values-driven organization committed to its people, cutting-edge science, and a vision of providing life-long cures to patients suffering from serious diseases.

Position Overview:

The Director, FP&A (Commercial), will be a key member of the FP&A team reporting to the VP of FP&A. The focus of this position will be managing the planning processes and serving as the business partner to the Commercial organization and working cross-functionally to ensure accuracy of commercial revenue projections. This position will also be responsible for most financial modeling projects on the FP&A team and interact closely with the accounting team on the month end closing process.

Responsibilities

• FP&A business partner to the Commercial, and risto-cel program.
• Oversee planning cycle activities and review and ensure accuracy of plan data for all partner functions and programs.
• Conduct monthly budget vs. actual analysis for partner functions and programs and finance/management results.
• Track risks and opportunities to the annual budget and enter material changes into rolling forecast.
• Assist in the overall budget, LRP, and forecast processes outside of partnership duties.
• Partner with Commercial and Manufacturing to assess risto-cel commercial patient forecasts and pressure test assumptions and outputs.
• Partner with Accounting and Commercial to assess risto-cel commercial revenue forecasts and pressure test assumptions and outputs.
• Partner with Commercial to assess patient and revenue forecasts and pressure test assumptions for additional commercial launches and pipeline commercial opportunities.
• Build and maintain complex, integrated financial models supporting long-range planning, valuation, and strategic decision-making to assess key business risks and opportunities.
• Special projects as required.

Requirements

• 8+ years of overall FP&A experience (2+ year commercial FP&A experience); biotech industry experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting or equivalent.
• Financial statement knowledge and understanding of US GAAP.
• Strong team player that has a customer service approach and is solution oriented.
• Ability to work within and meet all deadlines while executing on multiple deliverables.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Advanced financial modeling expertise with the ability to build models from the ground up in Excel and/or planning tools.
• Comfort utilizing and incorporating available AI tools into work processes.
• Advanced understanding of Excel, Adaptive Insights, and ERP systems (preferably NetSuite or SAP).
• Candidates are expected to come onsite 1-3 days per week.