Senior Financial Analyst

SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE:

Exelixis is a rapidly growing Biotechnology company that is passionate about advancing therapies for our patients. The Exelixis Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) to partner with the G&A and Commercial Organizations. This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of Exelixis’ exciting horizon as the company prepares to execute on several launches to improve the therapies available to patients. You will play a key role in providing our business partners with the information needed to support their strategic decision making. The financial support that is provided to our G&A and Commercial business partners includes, but is not limited to: expense reporting, Opex/Capex budgeting/forecasting, financial modeling, 3rd party vendor accruals, and analytical and strategic support. A successful candidate is collaborative, detail oriented, analytical, and with a firm grasp on financial fundamentals. This position will report to the Sr Financial Planning & Analysis Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide expense and headcount support to the G&A and Commercial organizations
• Support to be provided will include, but is not limited to: annual budgeting, quarterly Opex/Capex forecasting, long range planning, monthly and quarterly closes, and management reporting
• Collaborate with Accounting on the month end and quarter end close processes, including accruals, reclasses, reconciliations, etc.
• Prepare monthly variance analysis of actuals to budget/forecast, investigate and explain any major discrepancies, and understand key business drivers
• Assist in managing day-to-day finance related activities such as purchase requisition approval, contract reviews, external vendor accruals, and payment tracking
• Prepare analysis to determine present and future financial performance to understand risks or opportunities to the forecast 
• Track new facility/building expense and cashflow vs forecast 
• Assist with Legal expense tracking including patent and litigation costs  
• Audit Incentive Compensation for accuracy
• Perform ad hoc analysis to support strategy discussions and decisions, process improvement initiatives and other special projects as needed
• Drive continuous improvement efforts and initiate enhancements, both process and system related
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements, develop recommendations and present them to senior management
• Maintains robust repository of reports and analysis

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Education/Experience:

• BS/BA degree in related discipline and five years of related experience
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience/The Ideal for Successful Entry into Job:

• Prior FP&A experience is required
• Experience with financial systems (Hyperion Planning/Essbase and SAP) is preferred
• Experience in biotech / pharmaceuticals / healthcare preferred

Knowledge/Skills:

• Willingness to be hands-on and become involved in the details of the operations so that accuracy can be ensured in the information provided to our business partners
• Results-driven and must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to build strong relationships with Finance and non-Finance business partners
• Proactive leader exhibiting strong influencing capabilities with business partners and a willingness to maintain open and transparent communication across the organization
• Strong analytical, strategic, problem solving and organizational skills
• Strong grasp of fundamental finance principles
• Advanced knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint
• Strong communication and presentation skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to build strong relationships across all levels within an organization
• Team player with the ability to work independently, proactively, and effectively under pressure
• Broad business acumen and sound business judgment
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and competing priorities
• Willingness to work in a fast paced and changing environment, meeting deadlines in an accurate and timely manner
• Requires excellent attention to detail while not losing sight of the big picture

JOB COMPLEXITY:

Working Conditions:

• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
• This position reports directly to Sr Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (G&A) but also provides dotted-line support for Sr Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (Commercial<