Senior Director of Finance

About Rezo TherapeuticsRezo is a different kind of biopharma company.  Our mission is to dramatically increase the success rate of drug development by building a disease-agnostic, fully-integrated, network biology platform that will redefine our understanding of human disease and ability to treat it.   Our Founders and members of the Board are a group of esteemed, world-class scientists from the University of California, San Francisco: Nevan Krogan, Kevan Shokat, Sourav Bandyopadhyay, Natalia Jura, as well as renowned biotech executives George Scangos and Norbert Bischofberger. These leaders bring with them a strong track record of amazing discoveries and scientific breakthroughs, leading to very successful companies and many FDA approved drugs. 
Capitalizing on our Series A of $78M from top-tier investors, we are leveraging a unique integrated approach, combining capabilities in genetics, proteomics, structural biology and AI to generate deep biological insights and novel therapeutic approaches. A list of seminal studies leading to our company's formation, published in the journal Science, can be found here.
Located in San Francisco’s vibrant Mission Bay neighborhood, Rezo is in close proximity to UCSF, numerous urban amenities, and outdoor recreational opportunities.  We recognize that realizing our mission depends as much on our people as it does on our science and are building a workplace that fosters collaboration, respect, and diversity where contributing to your team’s success is valued as highly as individual achievements.   If you’re passionate about team science and breaking down barriers to progress in drug development, please consider joining us! 
The Opportunity Reporting to the CEO, the Senior Director of Finance will lead the function, including financial planning & analysis, accounting, recording, procurement, treasury, and tax.  The Senior Director of Finance will work closely with functional leadership to build robust, scalable systems, processes, and capabilities appropriate to a high-growth startup.  This critical position will have exposure to every aspect of the organization and play a key role in ensuring Rezo achieves its strategic objectives.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive long-range planning, annual operating planning, scenario modeling, and periodic re-forecasting processes
• Partner with senior leaders and budget owners by providing strategic and operational finance guidance 
• Oversee month-end and quarter-end closes, variance analysis and reporting
• Collaborate effectively across functions and programs to understand key performance drivers and establish effective metrics to proactively manage cash burn
• Lead accounting operations, ensuring proper accounting treatment of all transactions and completeness and accuracy of financial information
• Provide guidance on all technical accounting matters
• Prepare and present financial information to Board of Directors 
• Coordinate quarterly and annual investor reporting, ensuring all financial obligations in Series A (and future round) financing documents are met
• Bring efficient & effective systems and processes to the company, striking a balance between right-size and scalable
• Construct analytical frameworks and financial models that enable strategic decision making
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis
• Manage treasury to ensure availability of required capital and maximize returns 
• Oversee procurement, including negotiation of agreements, purchase of goods & services, and supplier relationship management
• Oversee financial policies, procedures, internal controls, and tax
• Own interactions with auditors and tax consultants

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or Economics and 10+ years of financial and accounting experience in the life sciences industry, in both private and public companies is ideal
• MBA and/or CPA strongly preferred
• Strong business acumen; proven ability to effectively scrutinize and challenge assumptions and interpret the strategy and priorities of the organization in financial terms
• Excellent project management / consultative skills with demonstrated track record and ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholders
• Strong presentation skills to  succinctly and effectively frame complex concepts and deliver recommendations to senior executives
• Experience in managing people and building and leading teams, including leading people managers
• Able to set direction, strategy, vision for the Finance function and make decisions on functional planning, budget, and hiring
• Able to exemplify and hold direct reports and others accountable to the management standards of the company

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