Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

The Job Details are as follows:

What we do

United Therapeutics Corporation focuses on the strength of a balanced, value-creating biotechnology model. We are confident in our future thanks to our fundamental attributes, namely our commitment to quality and innovation, the power of our brands, our entrepreneurial culture and our bioinformatics leadership. We also believe that our determination to be responsible citizens - having a positive impact on patients, the environment and society - will sustain our success in the long term.

We currently have five approved products on the market and a long-term mission of providing an unlimited supply of transplantable organs for those who need them.

Our company was founded by an entrepreneur whose daughter was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition. She sought to find treatment options and a cure for her daughter and patients like her. We are founder-led, and relentless in our pursuit of "medicines for life". We continue to research and develop treatments for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, pediatric cancers and other orphan diseases.

How you'll contribute

Be a valued business partner by providing accurate and timely financial information and valuable strategic insights so that thoughtful and timely decisions can be made as opportunities unfold. This role will play a key part in assisting with the advancement of our balanced, value-creating biotechnology model and have a direct view into UT's dynamic portfolio of products and diverse clinical development processes.

• Recommends, leads development of, and implements new ideas and strategic direction regarding existing FP&A processes to assist with the positive momentum of the achievement of the UTC's strategic direction.
• Contributes to the achievement of adding new initiatives to assist with the overall strategic goals of the CFO's organization.
• Be a key contributor to the FP&A process, providing thoughtful, relevant and timely insight on the operational performance of UT, from a detailed analysis of individual programs consolidated up to a companywide view.
• Assist with the assurance that UT's financial management process is being conveyed, monitored and managed consistently across the organization.
• Be recognized (and sought out) as a trusted leader to advise on financial decisions and analysis.
• Cultivate a trusted reputation through direct relationships with UT's senior leadership as well as individual budget managers, based on credibility, responsiveness, consistency, visibility, access and depth and breadth of knowledge of UT as well as specific and unique areas.
• Assist with the flawless execution of elements of the FP&A processes, including annual budget meetings, detailed quarterly and ad-hoc analysis and communications.
• Recognized as a high performing team member who understands UT and provides analytical support for a broad range of operational and strategic decisions.
• Processes to inform and accelerate the preparation of accurate data to be utilized in decision making.
• Assist in the assessment of current and viable business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• This position will assist with the execution and design of UT's comprehensive FP&A processes.
• Assist with development of a 3-year Strategic Plan.
• Enhance and maintain forecast processes of financial results, including annual and quarterly financial reports from both GAAP and cash perspective.
• Analyze and understand budget to actual comparisons relative to the financial forecasts.
• Enhance business processes within specific operating areas to improve information flow and ultimately decision making and budget management.
• Enhance and maintain a cash forecast to support the strategic planning process.
• Work within the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and SAS systems to assist in the set-up and on-going management of operating budgets and expense classification.
• Collaborate and partner with all areas of the Finance Organization, including corporate accounting, tax, business development, real estate, investor relations and risk and insurance, to ensure accuracy and integrity of the consolidated financial statements.
• Demonstrate interest and ability to mentor FP&A with leadership skills and high degree of technical knowledge to allow team members to achieve their individual career potential.
• Prepare, analyze, and manage key performance indicators and other business operating metrics for corporate as well as individual initiative performance.
• Coach, mentor and develop employees and conduct interviews as needed.
• Perform ad-hoc reporting and analysis.

For this role you will need

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree is Accounting or Finance
• MBA degree or professional qualifications such as CFA or CPA

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant years of demonstrated practical experience developing robust financial statement as well as business-case modeling skills

• Prior experience in a corporate FP&A function
• Solid understanding of generally accepted accounting skills (GAAP)

• Expertise in business analytics and tools including advanced Excel skills, planning systems (Hyperion, SAS) and SQL skills
• Experience in SAP
• Expertise is Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to travel up to 30%

Preferred Qualifications

• Organizational agility and influence - knows how to get things done through formal channels and informal networks
• Insatiably curious and collaborative problem solver
• Action oriented and takes ownership of tasks and responsibilities and follows through to successful completion
• Collaborator with colleagues in-side and out-side of the accounting and Finance-Organization
• A customer/ client centric focused
• Balance and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously, while maintaining an attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure, intellectually curious and strong work ethic
• Flexibility to work overtime, during the week and/ or weekends
• Detail-oriented, organized and motivated
• Must be comfortable working in a fun, high-energy, quickly changing and demanding environment
• Possess a high-level of integrity and ethics

Life as a Unitherian

At United Therapeutics, you'll realize quickly that it is not an ordinary place to work! When you join our company, you will learn, grow, contribute, have fun, and be challenged... all while making a difference in the lives of our patients.

United Therapeutics Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - EOE Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities