FP&A Manager (New York City)

Medidata Solutions, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Medidata Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Manager, FP&A in New York for an established FP&A organization. You will partner with senior leadership to align financial plans with strategic goals and deliver critical insights for decision-making.

You will lead annual and long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting, and monthly plan vs. actual analyses, coordinating with Finance to guide monthly close and reporting. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration and analytical rigor.

Qualifications

• Experience turning financial data into relevant insights that support sound decisions.
• Ability to build relationships across the organization and influence decision-making.
• Experience with FP&A and reporting tools.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and financial modeling skills.
• Ability to adapt and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in expense forecasting, reporting and analysis for distribution and presentation to executive management.
• Analyze historical performance to understand trends and key drivers; recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with Finance, Sales, Sales Ops and Product/R&D to gather reporting requirements.
• Streamline reporting across multiple systems to drive efficiencies and accuracy.
• Automate manual reporting through creating reports in Workday, Salesforce, Tableau, Drivetrain.
• Create KPIs to better understand the business and guide decision-making.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning.
• Track performance against plans and assist CFO with ad-hoc requests.
• Assist with annual budget and planning process.
• Synthesize complex financial analysis into actionable communications for decision-making.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial modeling

Financial data insights

Stakeholder communication

Adaptability

Independent work

Forecasting

Presenting to management

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Finance, Economics, or Accounting

Tools

Adaptive

Tableau

Job description

Location

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in‑person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week following Company policy.

About our Company

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com. Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors, and follow us at @Medidata.

About the Team

As a Manager, FP&A of an established FP&A organization, you will partner with several functions & their senior leadership teams. You will partner with the teams to ensure operational plans are aligned with financial goals and create transparency and deliver important insights and suggestions that allows us to make the right decisions to propel the business forward. You will work with the team to deliver insights, guide annual and long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting and monthly plan vs. actual performance analysis. You will also coordinate with other Finance team members to guide the monthly closing and reporting process.

Responsibilities

• Assist in expense forecasting, reporting and analysis for distribution and presentation to executive management
• Analyze historical performance to understand trends and key drivers. Make recommendations to improve performance and processes based on findings.
• Work cross functionally with business partners including Finance, Sales, Sales Operations and Product/R&D to gather reporting requirements and build reporting that enables decision‑making
• Streamline and reporting across multiple, disparate systems to drive efficiencies and increase accuracy
• Automation of manual reporting efforts through creating reports in Workday, SalesForce, Tableau, Drivetrain
• Creating KPIs/metrics to better understand the business and impact decision‑making and strategic direction
• Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, budgeting process, strategic and long‑range planning.
• Establish processes and track performance against annual plans, forecasts and projections. Assist in various finance led ad‑hoc requests from the CFO and senior management
• Assists with the annual budget and planning process.
• Synthesize complex financial analysis into easily digestible and actionable communications for to support decision‑making

Qualifications

• Role involves building relationships across the organization, communicating and presenting ideas to management and influencing decision‑making
• Experience turning financial data into relevant insights that support sound decisions
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible while responding to deadlines on assignments and workflow fluctuations
• Ability to work with concepts and work independently
• Experience working with Financial Planning & Reporting tools
• Promote for process improvement
• Extraordinary Excel / PowerPoint / financial modeling skills
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting
• Minimum 8+ years of relevant experience in FP&A and a Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience with Adaptive, Tableau or similar forecasting and visualization tools

The salary range posted below refers only to positions that will be physically based in New York City. As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location. Pay ranges for candidates in locations other than New York City, may differ based on the local market data in that region. The base salary pay range for this position is $114,750 - $153,000.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata’s non‑sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best‑in‑class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; 401(k) matching.

Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who live within 25 miles of a Medidata office are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week (with the specific in‑office days to be designated by your team). Starting January 2, 2025, employees will be expected to work on site at least 3 days per week.

Equal Employment Opportunity

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non‑discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.