Associate Director Finance

The role

The Associate Director, Finance will support financial planning, reporting, accounting, forecasting, and operational finance for the Pioneering Medicines portfolio. This person will partner with leadership and program teams to provide financial insight and strengthen budget discipline.

What you will do

• Serve as a finance partner to Pioneering Medicines leadership and program teams.
• Manage financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis for assigned entities and programs.
• Lead or support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.
• Partner with Program Managers to develop budgets, forecasts, and financial models.
• Support financial management of research collaborations and partnered programs.
• Provide accounting and controllership support for PM, Flagship Labs, or portfolio companies.
• Coordinate with various departments and external consultants to support audits and compliance.
• Develop and improve finance reporting processes, tools, and internal controls.
• Identify financial, operational, reporting, or control-related risks and opportunities.
• Guide, mentor, and support junior finance or accounting team members.

Required qualifications

• BS/BA in accounting or finance
• 10 + years of financial and accounting experience
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, financial reporting, accounting operations, month-end and quarter-end close processes, account reconciliations, accruals, and internal controls
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, budget-to-actual analysis, variance analysis, and financial modeling across multiple entities, programs, or business units
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong business acumen
• Ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate insights clearly
• Working knowledge of financial systems and procurement tools

Nice to have

• MBA
• CPA
• Life sciences / biotechnology industry experience
• IFRS experience
• Experience supporting research collaborations, partnered programs, portfolio companies, audits, tax compliance, statutory reporting, fund reporting, or external consultant coordination
• NetSuite and Coupa experience

Benefits

• healthcare coverage
• annual incentive program
• retirement benefits
• broad range of other benefits

About the company

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company that invents and builds platform companies. It unites life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment.