Vice President of Finance

3 days ago


Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Flagship Ventures Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and talented Vice President of Finance to join our team at Flagship Pioneering. As a key member of the management team, you will be responsible for implementing policies and enabling exponential growth of the company. This role will drive day-to-day financial operations, including month-end closes, cash flow management, planning and budgeting, office administration, and technology.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with the leadership team to understand critical scientific, operational, and manufacturing decisions and the related financial impact
  • Partner with the leadership team to create a long-range plan, milestones, and financial projections
  • Create, maintain, and track annual budgets and monthly forecasts
  • Manage cash flow vs. financing needs and strategic scientific milestones
  • Establish reporting and billing capabilities to support commercial partnerships
  • Board of Directors financial presentations and corporate governance
  • Oversee month-end closes and reporting
  • Build finance team to support manufacturing, accounts payable, and payroll
  • Management of lease, contracts, consulting agreements, and other financial commitments
  • Continually evaluate and drive improvements across finance operations
  • Assist with specific projects and initiatives unique to a fast-growing biotechnology start-up, such as system implementations and updates and business process improvements
  • Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis
Requirements
  • 10+ years of financial and accounting experience in the life sciences/biotechnology industry
  • Experience leading finance for a company through a successful IPO strongly preferred
  • BS/BA in accounting or finance; MBA and/or CPA preferred
  • Experience leading finance in an organization with complex manufacturing environment 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/leadership skills with demonstrated track record and ability to engage teams to work together towards common deadlines
  • Strong presentation skills to deliver succinctly and effectively deliver recommendations to senior leaders; frames complex concepts


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