Financial Consolidations Lead — FP&A & Strategy

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

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.