Director, FP&A, Enabling Functions

BeOne Medicines; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BeOne Medicines in California seeks a Director of FP&A to partner with Global Enabling Functions across Finance, HR, Legal & Compliance and Corporate Affairs. You will own budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning, deliver performance insights, and drive resource optimization for headcount, OPEX and CAPEX.

The role requires strong strategic and operational acumen, ability to influence senior executives, and experience with ERP systems (SAP/Oracle) and planning tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in financial planning roles, preferably in pharma/biotech.
• Strong planning, reporting and analytical skills with impact across systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget, quarterly forecasting and long-range planning for Global Enabling Functions.
• Partner with executive leaders to support decision-making and investment prioritization.
• Lead analyses on headcount, OPEX, CAPEX, organizational design and productivity initiatives.

Skills

Strategic financial planning

Analytical skills

Large data handling

Excel/Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

SAP/Oracle ERP

TM1/Hyperion/Adaptive

Job description

General Description:

The Director, FP&A will be primarily responsible for partnering with Global Enabling Functions (Finance, HR, Legal & Compliance, Corporate Affairs, etc.) for decision support, financial planning and analysis, business controlling including resource management (headcount, OPEX, CAPEX) and process optimization.

Reporting to the Senior Director, FP&A, this individual will support planning and budgeting processes such as the annual budget cycle, quarterly forecasts and long-range strategic planning. The candidate will play a key role in establishing clear transparency into business performance measurement, in combination with identifying resource efficiencies, optimization and trade-offs. The successful candidate should demonstrate the ability to influence as a strategic thought partner to bio-pharma/life science (or other high-growth industries) executives, led or supported optimizing global functional structure optimization (e.g. global business services or shared service centers) and business processes along with ad-hoc projects to support scenario analysis/decision making (e.g. make vs. buy, investment ROI/IRR).

Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential as the role will coordinate global planning, reporting and analysis across US, Europe, China and New Markets. The successful candidate will help drive improvements across the global Enabling Functions organization and partner with multiple senior level executives.

Key personal competencies for success include the ability to master both strategic and operational issues, a drive for results, a strong technical aptitude, the ability to dynamically handle multiple competing priorities, outstanding team collaboration skills, and a curiosity and eagerness to improve processes.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Lead Financial Planning Processes

• Direct the annual budget, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes for Global Enabling Functions, ensuring alignment to corporate objectives, strategic priorities, and resource requirements.

Strategic Business Partner to Functional Leaders

• Serve as the primary finance partner to executive leaders across Finance, HR, Legal & Compliance, Corporate Affairs, and other enabling functions, providing financial insights that support strategic decision-making and investment prioritization.

Drive Resource Optimization

• Lead analysis and recommendations related to headcount, operating expenses, capital expenditures, organizational design, and productivity initiatives to maximize return on investment and operational effectiveness.

Deliver Performance Insights and Root-Cause Analysis

• Develop and communicate management reporting, key performance indicators, and business analytics that identify trends, risks, opportunities, and drivers of financial performance, enabling timely actions and informed decisions.

Support Strategic Initiatives and Scenario Analysis

• Lead financial evaluations and business case development for strategic initiatives, including scenario modeling, investment analyses, outsourcing decisions, and enterprise transformation opportunities.

Enhance Financial Processes and Systems

• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and reporting enhancements that increase transparency, scalability, and decision-support capabilities across the global organization.

Coordinate Global Planning and Reporting

• Partner with regional and functional teams across the U.S., Europe, China, and emerging markets to drive consistent planning assumptions, reporting standards, and financial governance.

Influence Senior Leadership Decisions

• Present financial analyses, recommendations, and strategic trade-offs to senior executives, helping shape priorities and optimize the allocation of company resources.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required, MBA or CPA preferred.

Qualifications:

• BA/BA Degree with 10+ years or MA/MS/MBA with 7+ years of relevant experience in financial planning role, preferably in pharma or biotech organization.
• Strong planning, reporting and analytical skills with demonstrated business and systems impact in previous roles.
• Strong computer software skills (Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI).
• Ability to work with large datasets from multiple systems to build insights and reporting.
• Experience using financial systems, including skill with ERP (SAP or Oracle) and planning/reporting tools (e.g., TM1, Hyperion, Adaptive, etc.).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and analytical rigor.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
• Mentor and develop finance talent while promoting collaboration across teams.
• Champion data-driven decision making and operational excellence.

Travel:

• Minimal travel throughout the U.S. may be required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.