Financial Consolidations Associate Lead

Gates Medical Research Institute; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive relocation package

On-site role in Cambridge, MA

Job summary

The Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Financial Consolidations Associate Lead to manage planning, budgeting, reporting, and forecasting across the organization.

Reporting to the Head of Business Planning & Analysis, you will build collaborative relationships with key constituents including the Gates Foundation, delivering accurate financial insights and executive dashboards.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in progressive finance roles in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field is required.
• Strong financial acumen and experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Demonstrated financial systems implementation expertise, with hands-on experience evaluating, implementing, optimizing, and working with financial consolidation systems.
• Strong understanding of drug development; from preclinical through commercialization.
• Team-first mentality with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to translate financial concepts to employees at all levels and across all functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Self-starter and results-oriented individual in a fast-paced biotech environment.
• Strong Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

• Enhance FP&A processes, systems, and tools to improve accuracy and efficiency leveraging automation and AI-enabled solutions, where appropriate, to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and strengthen decision support.
• Own the development, maintenance, enhancement, and delivery of financial reports, including portfolio and program-level dashboards. Partner with the Head of Business Planning & Analysis in development of executive presentations
• Support strategic initiatives through scenario modeling and investment decision analysis
• Provide key support for consolidated budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
• Conduct regular financial review of actuals versus plan and communicate key drivers of variance along with identified financial risks and opportunities
• Support monthly and quarterly close activities in partnership with accounting
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across systems and business outputs
• Participate in other ad hoc projects and deliverables as required

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting or related field

Tools

Adaptive Insights

D365

Coupa

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

“We are focused on results. Those that can be measured. And those measured in ways beyond numbers. We see individuals, not issues. We are inspired by passion, and compassion for the wellbeing of people. Our methods are based on logic, driven by rigor, results, issues, and outcomes. Our innovation means trying new things, learning from our mistakes, and consistently refining our approach. Our strategies help us define our path to success, but our effectiveness is based in the aggregate power of our initiatives to impact holistic change.”

• Bill Gates

The Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) is a non-profit biopharmaceutical development organization primarily dedicated to the development of impactful biopharmaceutical interventions for diseases that disproportionately affect the world's poorest populations, diseases that combined cause five deaths every minute. Headquartered in Cambridge MA, the Institute is designed to advance novel drug, biologics, and vaccine candidates through late-stage development and registration. The Institute encompasses experienced biopharmaceutical development professionals across regulatory, CMC, and clinical functions as well as comprehensive operational support functions. The Institute’s programs are managed by its internal teams and functional areas in collaboration, working with partners across the global health ecosystem.

The Institute is based on five core “mantras” that are embedded within the organization and its people:

• Urgency: Execute with excellence to maximize impact.
• Collaboration: Establish empowered teams to drive our bottom line: lives saved.
• Innovation: Build on the known, uncover the new, achieve the unprecedented.
• Rigor: Drive the science, focus on the details, and execute with the highest quality.
• Courage: Dare to confront the world’s most significant global health challenges.

Though the Institute is a diverse group of passionate change-makers, creative fixers, and relentless advocates, these five core values are universally adopted by all who join it with the personal goal of improving the health and wellness of the world’s most vulnerable populations.

As a wholly owned subsidiary and separate legal entity of the Gates Foundation, the Institute partners scientifically, operationally, and financially with the foundation to leverage the foundation’s ongoing support and contributions toward the achievement of global health equity.

The Institute MRI offers flexible work arrangements for local candidates (50% on site) and a competitive relocation package for those looking to move to the Cambridge, MA area for this on-site role. Remote arrangements are not available at this time for this role.

THE POSITION

Reporting to the Head of Business Planning & Analysis, the Financial Consolidations Associate Lead will manage all aspects of planning, budgeting, reporting, and forecasting across the organization. In addition, this role will build collaborative relationships with key constituents across the organization, including stakeholders at the Gates Foundation, providing information and coordination as appropriate. Specific job duties are listed below:

• Enhance FP&A processes, systems, and tools to improve accuracy and efficiency leveraging automation and AI-enabled solutions, where appropriate, to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and strengthen decision support.
• Own the development, maintenance, enhancement, and delivery of financial reports, including portfolio and program-level dashboards. Partner with the Head of Business Planning & Analysis with the development of executive-level presentations
• Support strategic initiatives through scenario modeling and investment decision analysis
• Provide key support for consolidated budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
• Conduct regular financial review of actuals versus plan and communicate key drivers of variance along with identified financial risks and opportunities
• Support monthly and quarterly close activities in partnership with accounting
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across systems and business outputs
• Participate in other ad hoc projects and deliverables as required

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in progressive finance roles in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry. Global Health experience is a plus
• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field required.
• Strong financial acumen and experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Demonstrated financial systems implementation expertise, with hands‑on experience evaluating, implementing, optimizing, and working with financial consolidation systems, tools, and related technologies (such as Adaptive Insights, D365 and Coupa) to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.
• Strong understanding of drug development; from preclinical through commercialization.
• Team‑first mentality with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to translate financial concepts to employees at all levels and across all functions.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to set priorities and meet stated deadlines.
• Self‑starter and results‑oriented individual who is comfortable with the ambiguity related to working in a fast‑paced, development‑stage biotech environment.
• Strong Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint skills. Experience with Adaptive Insights a plus.

In recognition of high-wage market differences such as the Cambridge, MA area where this position is located, the salary range for this role is $143,000 to $214,600. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.

Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Candidate Accommodations

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you have a disability or medical condition and need an accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process—such as an ASL interpreter, alternative interview format, or physical accessibility support—we’re happy to help. Please contact [e-mail] with the position number and a brief description of your accommodation needs. Requests will be handled confidentially.

Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We’re committed to creating a workplace where employees thrive both personally and professionally. We also believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve—in race, gender, age, cultures and beliefs—and we support this diversity through all of our employment practices.

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.