Manager, FP&A EU Commercial

COMPANY:

At BioCryst, we are passionate about At BioCryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with complement-mediated and other rare diseases. For over three decades we’ve been guided by our passion for not settling for “ordinary” in our quest to develop novel medicines. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-in-class or best-in-class oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics, led by the efforts of our team of expert scientists in our Discovery Center of Excellence in Birmingham, Alabama. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, our European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries. We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at www.biocryst.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram. 

 

JOB SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Director of European Commercial FP&A, the Manager, Commercial FP&A - Europe is a key member of BioCryst’s Financial Planning & Analysis organization supporting our European entities.  This position will play a key role in providing our business partners with the information needed to support their strategic decision making.  The financial support provided to our European business partners includes reporting results, budgeting / forecasting and ad-hoc support.  A successful candidate has a strong understanding of financial fundamentals, is eager to learn, collaborative and detail oriented. #LI-Remote

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support of the business partners within the European entities
• Assist with the Financial Planning and Analysis processes for the European commercial organization, which include monthly and quarterly closes, quarterly budgeting and forecasting and management reporting
• Participate in the monthly / quarterly accounting close for European expenses and accruals
• Prepare monthly variance analysis of actuals to forecast and budget, explain and investigate any major discrepancies and understand key business drivers for the European entities
• Assist in managing the day-to-day finance related activities such as purchase requisition approvals, external vendor accruals and payment tracking
• Perform ad hoc analysis to support strategy discussions and decisions, process improvement initiatives and other special projects as needed
• Other duties as assigned.

 

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA or BS degree or Business Degree, prefer Qualified Management Accountant (CMA, CIMA, or similar), with at least 5 years of relevant progressive Financial Planning & Analysis experience required. Biotech or pharmaceuticals industry experience is a plus.
• Experience leading FP&A activities for commercial organizations across Europe (including Budgeting/Forecasting, Management P&L´s, Revenue Recognition and OPEX management).
• Able to extract pertinent data from ERP system to support above duties, comfortable working with large data sets and building comprehensive dashboard reports. Oracle and/or Onestream experience are a plus.
• Experience implementing FP&A tools leading to process improvements.
• Experience of working for multinational companies in a complex environment.
• Fluency with analyzing and interpreting financial statements, including foreign currency impacts.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with revenue planning and recognition
• Adapts to change. Strives for continuous improvement.
• Ability to complete projects timely and accurately.
• Must be detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal (team player/ability to work cross functionally) skills required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office required (Particularly Microsoft Excel). Experience with BI and Dashboarding tools like Power BI / Power Pivot / Power Query will be highly preferred.

 

 

The statements in this position description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills requ