Associate Director, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) – Remote
Company: Sigma Systems
Job Type: 7-Month Contract
Work Arrangement: 100% Remote
Industry: Biotech / Pharmaceutical
Job ID: 37605169
Job Overview
Sigma Systems is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Associate Director, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) for a 7-month remote contract opportunity. This is a hands-on financial planning and business partnership role supporting company-wide P&L consolidations, financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytics for key General & Administrative (G&A) functions.
The Associate Director, FP&A will partner with Finance leadership and cross-functional business teams to manage planning and close activities, enhance financial systems, improve planning processes, and deliver actionable insights that support business decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the company-wide FP&A calendar, financial consolidations, and financial narrative development for forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans.
- Manage and coordinate planning timelines, deliverables, assumptions, and stakeholder engagement across Finance and business functions.
- Prepare executive financial reviews, Board materials, and leadership reporting packages.
- Partner with the VP of FP&A and FP&A Leadership Team to deliver planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis.
- Support G&A financial planning, financial close, reporting, and analytics.
- Collaborate with IT and business teams to enhance financial planning, reporting, and analytics capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual work, eliminate duplication, and improve financial planning efficiency.
- Support finance system enhancements, automation initiatives, integrations, and technology modernization.
- Design and enhance scalable P&L financial models that support scenario planning and business forecasting.
- Build collaborative relationships across Finance and business functions to improve financial performance and operational efficiency.
- Present financial results and business insights clearly to Finance leadership and the SMPA parent company.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 8–12 years of relevant experience without a Master's degree, or 6–8 years with a Master's degree.
- Relevant experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
- Demonstrated FP&A experience, including financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and P&L consolidation.
- Advanced expertise in Hyperion, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience using SAP and Oracle financial systems.
- Experience with finance system enhancements, integrations, and/or implementation.
- Understanding of SAP master data and financial planning tool data structures.
- Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred Experience & Manager's Key Priorities
The hiring manager is specifically seeking candidates with demonstrated experience in:
P&L Consolidations
- Company-wide financial consolidation activities.
- Consolidation of budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Financial reporting and narrative development for leadership.
Planning Calendar Management & Coordination
- Ownership or coordination of the FP&A planning calendar.
- Managing deadlines, deliverables, assumptions, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Coordinating financial planning and close cycles.
Finance Systems Implementation
- Finance system implementation, integration, and enhancement projects.
- SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, and planning tool data structures.
- Financial systems modernization and automation initiatives.
Process Improvement
- Reducing manual financial processes and duplicate work.
- Improving planning efficiency, reporting accuracy, and financial workflows.
- Identifying and delivering scalable process improvements.
Key Skills
FP&A | Financial Planning & Analysis | P&L Consolidation | Financial Consolidation | Budgeting | Forecasting | Long-Range Planning | Planning Calendar Management | Financial Reporting | Executive Reporting | Hyperion | SAP | Oracle | Financial Systems Implementation | Systems Integration | Process Improvement | Financial Modeling | Scenario Planning | Automation | Biotech | Pharmaceutical Finance
Core Competencies
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and business partnership skills.
- Ability to understand business operations and connect financial results to business strategy.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to present financial insights to Finance leadership and senior stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving capabilities, particularly involving financial system integration.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships across organizational levels.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and meet deadlines.
- Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify and implement process enhancements.