Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Summary

Join Apogee Therapeutics as an Associate Director of FP&A and become an integral member of the Finance team. You will provide strategic and operational FP&A support to stakeholders, collaborating across teams to build budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans. This role requires strong analytical skills, experience in a publicly traded biotech company, and proficiency in financial modeling. The successful candidate will be a key contributor to long-range plan development and will communicate effectively across all levels of the company. Apogee offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a great culture, flexible PTO, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• 8+ years finance/FP&A experience with increasing levels of responsibility
• Prior experience supporting R&D/Clinical teams within a publicly traded biotech company
• Proficiency with excel, financial modelling, PowerPoint, and financial planning tools required (preferably Adaptive Planning)
• Knowledge of US GAAP and SOX principles required
• A natural curiosity to understand the business further, a sense of ownership for their work and an ability to develop strong working relationships
• Highly motivated, with ability to think strategically and prioritize, including a demonstrated ability to organize work effectively to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills; ability to work collaboratively with other parts of the business, including key internal and external stakeholders and executive management
• Ability to be flexible and work analytically in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Successfully exhibit Apogee’s C.O.R.E. values: Caring, Original, Resilient and Egoless
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% for team and company meetings

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational FP&A support to stakeholders within the R&D teams and the company, including financial planning and budgeting/forecasting processes for all functional areas, including operating expenses, headcount, and capital expenses by department and program
• Establish role as strategic finance business partner to program and functional teams
• Collaborate across functional teams and departments to compile budgets, forecasts, and long-range spending plans
• Build and develop program and departmental financial reporting packages that provide actionable insights to program and leadership stakeholders and help support effective decision making
• Key contributor in the long-range plan development, enabling leadership to shape the strategic outlook for the organization
• Act as liaison between business partners and Accounting, facilitating monthly and quarterly accruals that meet GAAP and SOX compliance requirements
• Communicate comfortably across all levels of the company, providing clear and concise supporting materials to guide discussions
• Support broader organization through ad hoc projects and analyses, as necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA preferred
• Experience supporting high growth clinical organizations and clinical trial forecasting preferred

Benefits

• A great culture, grounded in our C.O.R.E. values: C aring, O riginal, R esilient and E goless
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment where you help shape the culture and company, wear multiple hats, and learn quickly
• Market competitive compensation and benefits package, including base salary, performance bonus, equity grant opportunities, health, welfare & retirement benefits
• Flexible PTO
• Two, one-week company-wide shutdowns each year
• Commitment to growing you professionally and providing access to resources to further your development
• Apogee offers regular all team, in-person meetings to build relationships and problem solve