Sr. Financial Analyst

Sr. Financial Analyst - R& D

Newly created position for a Sr. Financial Analyst to support the financial planning and accounting activities tied to clinical operation for a growing biotech company. This position works closely with Clinical Operations and will managing complex clinical accounting and clinical trial budgets and financial forecasts.

Responsibilities:

-Lead the financial oversight of clinical studies by building budgets, updating forecasts, and analyzing spending trends across active programs.

• Create and maintain financial models that reflect enrollment assumptions, site activation timelines, monitoring needs, and study closeout costs.
• Clinical trial budgets, forecasting, expense tracking, CRO/vendor financial management, and clinical program financial modeling.
• Clinical accruals, monthly close support, invoicing and reconciliations, and financial reporting accuracy.

-Provide strategic FP& A and business partnership for long-range planning, scenario modeling, executive reporting, and financial support for clinical operations decisions.

-Manage clinical trial accounting across multiple studies and trials that tracks and analyzes expenses with clinical research organizations (CROs), clinical sites, third party vendors

-Ensure accurate monthly clinical expense accruals and financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP

• Direct accrual calculations and support month-end activities by preparing reconciliations and ensuring clinical expenses are recorded accurately.
• Review study-related expenditures against approved budgets, vendor agreements, and milestone expectations to confirm appropriate cost tracking.
• Track key indicators related to enrollment, site activity, and overall trial spend to improve visibility into financial performance.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reporting for leadership, including scenario analysis and forward-looking insights to support strategic planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce avoidable costs, and strengthen financial processes connected to clinical development.
• Contribute to long-range planning efforts by modeling different operational and financial scenarios across the development portfolio.

-Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting

-Experience in BOTH accounting and financial analysis for the clinical trials, supporting the clinical operations teams in addition to finance

-10+ years of experience supporting clinical operations within the medical device, biotechnology industry or pharmaceutical industry

-Strong understanding of clinical trial operations, CRO contracts, clinical site payments and vendor cost structures

-Demonstrated experience managing complex clinical trial budgets and financial forecasts

-Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex financial modeling, scenario analysis and forecasting

-Experience with NetSuite is preferred

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