Manager/Sr Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Company Overview

Our Mission: At Esperion, we are working tirelessly to deliver innovative medicines that help patients reach their goals today, tomorrow, and into the future. Esperion is a fully remote-based company with a corporate headquarters located in Ann Arbor, MI. The Company offers a competitive salary including a performance-based bonus program and stock-based compensation, a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) matching plan and health insurance, and paid time off and holidays.

Position Title: Manager/Senior Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis

The Manager/Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis will be the financial business partner for the assigned business unit(s) supporting senior leadership and their respective organizations. This position will provide financial analysis and partner with the assigned business unit(s) to perform operations planning, financial forecasting, budget-to-actual variance reporting, and financial modeling. The candidate for this role will collaborate with cross-functional teams, engage in market analysis, and make data-driven recommendations to maximize the overall performance. This position will report to the Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis.

Preferred Location: Remote

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner with all areas of the assigned business unit(s) to prepare annual budget and long-range operating plan.
• Act as a trusted financial advisor to the assigned business unit(s) executive management and their leadership teams.
• Liaise with the assigned business unit(s) to identify and prioritize cost savings initiatives.
• Provide ad-hoc analyses and other project support to the assigned business unit(s) leadership teams.
• Provide guidance and analysis to support clinical trials and development opportunities. This includes representing finance in cross-functional reviews to recommend profitable use of resources, NPV/ROI analysis for clinical opportunities, etc.
• Manage the financial aspects of the clinical trial portfolio.
• Partner with Technical Accounting and Procurement to analyze and influence complex clinical/research contract proposals.
• Partner with the Controller function on aspects of the monthly and quarterly close process, including managing expense accruals, management reporting, and budget vs. actual variance analysis. Prepare and present results to assigned business unit(s), Finance, and executive leadership.
• Provide financial expertise to the assigned business unit(s) on vendor selection.
• Challenge and develop current process and methodologies and push for improvement to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our reporting and analysis.
• Support the enterprise on financial process improvement projects including ERP implementation as well as recommend and drive continuous improvements to financial processes.
• Manage aspects of commercial revenue forecasting and tracking actuals vs. forecast.
• Manage aspects of the collaboration royalty revenue process. Prepare quarterly financial reporting deliverables for the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities as Assigned

Qualifications (Education & Experience)

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' finance experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• FP&A experience with commercial bio-tech or pharmaceutical organization, including experience supporting R&D, Technical Operations, and/or Commercial organizations is required.
• 10% domestic travel is required.
• Comfortable with communicating, presenting, and influencing at the executive level.
• Experience in a high-growth, global organization a plus.
• Experience leading financial reporting, financial analysis, and budgeting processes.
• In-depth proficiency in aspects of accounting/finance and knowledge of US GAAP is required.
• In-depth knowledge of US Healthcare Systems, Business Intelligence, Planning and ERP systems is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including demonstrated experience using Excel to build and maintain complex financial models as well as perform financial and data analysis.