Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

The Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at the Watertown, MA facility is responsible for leading the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and business decision support functions for the organization. This role partners closely with executive leadership and site management teams to drive financial performance, improve forecasting accuracy, support strategic initiatives, and provide actionable financial insights.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, this position oversees FP&A activities across multiple sites and serves as a key business partner in evaluating profitability, cash flow, investment opportunities, and operational performance.

• Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting cycles, including both operating (OPEX) and capital (CAPEX) planning.
• Develop and maintain financial models, forecasts, and reporting tools to support business decision-making.
• Establish and continuously improve management reporting processes, leveraging ERP and financial systems to standardize reporting and planning activities.
• Partner with Site Leadership Teams to drive operational and financial performance.
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and revenue forecasting activities by evaluating financial impacts, risks, and opportunities.
• Analyze and present financial results and business performance metrics to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Provide strategic financial guidance on key business initiatives, investments, and growth opportunities.
• Support commercial activities through pricing analysis, margin assessments, revenue modeling, and financial review of commercial opportunities.
• Monitor profitability, cash flow performance, and key financial indicators to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop effective relationships across departments and influence business decisions through data-driven financial analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within financial planning, reporting, and business processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• Master's degree and/or professional certifications are preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive FP&A leadership experience.
• Experience with in manufacturing, biotechnology, life sciences, or related industries strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, and management reporting.
• Demonstrated experience building, developing, or managing FP&A functions and processes.
• Strong business acumen with a focus on driving financial and operational results.
• Ability to operate strategically while maintaining a hands-on approach to execution.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information to diverse audiences.
• High degree of attention to detail and organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) preferred.
• Experience with Tagetik financial planning software preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling tools.

Annual Base Salary Range: $165,000 - $175,000

Recipharm is a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) employing over 4,500 employees worldwide. Recipharm provides manufacturing services of pharmaceuticals in various dosage forms, including, sterile fill & finish, oral solid dosage and biologics; clinical trial material development and manufacturing services; and, pharmaceutical product development. Its biologics segment, Reci Bio Pharm , works with customers to develop and commercialise advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs): pre-clinical to clinical and commercial development and manufacture for new biological modalities, encompassing technologies based on live viruses and viral vectors, live-microbial biopharmaceutical products, nucleic acid-based mRNA and plasmid DNA production.

Recipharm manufactures several hundred different products to customers ranging from big pharma to smaller research and development companies. It operates development and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, India, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the US and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

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