Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Summary

Join Ultragenyx, a biopharmaceutical company experiencing significant growth, as their VP of Financial Planning & Analysis. This role requires a strategic thought partner who can lead financial planning processes, analyze data, and build high-performing teams. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of FP&A experience in a growing biopharma company and possess strong analytical and communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, equity incentives, and a flexible work model (flex or remote). Ultragenyx prioritizes a supportive and inclusive work environment, offering various employee benefits.

Requirements

• Hold a BS and/or master’s degree in finance, business, accounting, mathematics, or a related field
• Possess 15+ years of FP&A experience, preferably with a substantial portion in a growing, profitable, public biopharma company
• Demonstrate the ability to design and lead organizations through financial processes resulting in strategically aligned plans
• Demonstrate the ability to partner with colleagues at all levels and influence others without authority
• Possess outstanding analytical, modeling, problem-solving, listening, and communication skills
• Demonstrate a passion for identifying ways to fundamentally change the productivity of spend (dollars and time)
• Demonstrate the ability to build and motivate high-performing teams
• Be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be assertive when needed
• Exhibit unquestionable ethics and integrity

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to company leaders, understanding business drivers and influencing decision-making
• Lead annual financial planning processes, including long-range planning, budgeting, and budget updates, considering alternate scenarios and ensuring integration with other business processes and corporate strategy
• Lead monthly budget vs. actual reporting, analyzing variance root causes, and identifying solutions in partnership with the business
• Develop standard and ad-hoc management reports by identifying and tracking leading indicators and critical business drivers
• Lead a high-performing global FP&A team
• Collaborate seamlessly with other finance and G&A functions, including Accounting, Corporate Strategy, and Business Development
• Represent the Finance function in governance decision forums and steering committees
• Maximize the impact of financial systems
• Promote a mindset of simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement

Benefits

• Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company
• Volunteer days
• Long-term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings
• Employee wellbeing benefits
• Fitness reimbursement
• Tuition sponsoring
• Professional development plans
• Annual bonus
• Equity incentives