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Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Gossamer Bio • San Diego, CA, United States
11 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

The FP&A Manager will be responsible for leading and executing financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across the organization, with a strong focus on supporting commercial and go-to-market initiatives. You will serve as a key finance business partner to commercial, sales, and marketing leadership, providing actionable insights and building scalable planning processes. This role requires a strategic thinker with a hands-on mindset, capable of operating in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Budgeting & Forecasting

  • Lead annual budget planning and quarterly re-forecasting processes.
  • Build dynamic financial models to support short- and long-term planning.

Commercial Finance Support

  • Partner with commercial, marketing, and sales teams to provide real-time financial insights and performance tracking (e.g., revenue, COGS, gross margin, ROI).
  • Develop and track KPIs related to product launch, customer acquisition, pricing strategies, and sales effectiveness.

Strategic Analysis & Decision Support

  • Conduct scenario modeling, profitability analysis, and business case development to support commercial initiatives.
  • Deliver financial insights and recommendations to drive executive decision-making.

Reporting

  • Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages for executive leadership and board meetings.
  • Monitor financial performance vs. plan and communicate key variances and risks.

Process Improvement

  • Build and optimize FP&A tools, templates, and processes to support scale.
  • Drive automation of reporting and analytics to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Job Qualifications

Education, Certifications, Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA a plus)
  • 58+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, ideally with experience in life sciences, biotech, or healthcare
  • Experience supporting commercial or go-to-market teams strongly preferred
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with FP&A tools (e.g., Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, Tableau, Power BI) a plus
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights
  • Comfortable working in a dynamic, ambiguous startup environment with a "roll-up-your-sleeves" mentality
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge:

  • Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
  • Deep familiarity with biotech or life sciences industry financial drivers (e.g., R&D spend, clinical trials, commercialization costs, revenue models).
  • Knowledge of GAAP accounting principles and ability to collaborate closely with accounting teams.
  • Experience with SaaS or cloud-based finance tools (e.g., NetSuite, Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.

Skills:

  • Advanced financial modeling and data analysis in Excel (required).
  • Strong presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex financial data.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • High proficiency in PowerPoint, and the ability to create executive-ready presentations.
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Abilities:

  • Ability to operate independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Ability to think strategically while managing tactical execution.
  • Comfortable handling ambiguity and shifting priorities with a solutions-first mindset.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships across functions and levels.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.

Special Working Conditions

  • Position can be based in San Diego, CA (Hybrid) or Remote.
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