Sr Mgr FP&A Business Partner
About Servier
Servier in the U.S. is a Boston-based, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company launched by Servier Group in 2018. As a privately held organization, Servier is uniquely positioned to advance cutting-edge science, tackle underserved therapeutic areas and make patients the focus of every strategic decision.
Role Summary
The Senior Manager, FP&A Business Partner leads financial planning, forecasting, and analysis for the U.S. Medical function. Reporting to the Director of FP&A Strategy, this role serves as a strategic finance partner to Medical leadership, ensuring strong financial governance, high‑quality reporting, proactively identifying risks and opportunities, challenging assumptions, and delivering actionable insights that drive business decisions, resource allocation, and performance.
This role builds strong cross-functional partnerships across Medical, Accounting, Procurement, Legal, and Global Finance to strengthen financial governance, improve processes, and support effective and forward-looking decision-making.
Primary Responsibilities
Business Partnering & Planning
- Act as the primary finance partner for the U.S. Medical function, including Investigator‑Initiated Trials (IITs).
- Partner with Medical leadership to develop annual budgets, forecasts, and multi‑year financial plans.
- Perform scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Serve as a trusted thought partner by challenging assumptions, highlighting risks and opportunities, and proposing data‑driven solutions.
- Acts as a connector across Finance and the business
Financial Management & Reporting
- Build and maintain robust financial tracking and reporting, including budget vs. actuals, forecast variance analysis, and cost driver explanations.
- Prepare and deliver clear, actionable management reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and executive‑level insights.
- Support month‑end close activities, including accruals, prepaid amortization reviews, and recommended journal entries, ensuring compliance with IFRS, GAAP, and internal controls.
- Manage vendor commitments, purchase orders, and invoices to maintain strong financial control.
- Support intercompany transactions, including allocations, documentation, and process flows.
- Approve, track, and manage vendor commitments, purchase orders, and invoices to ensure proper financial control.
Systems, Processes & Continuous Improvement
- Own and serve as the FP&A systems lead for Adaptive Insights, acting as the primary liaison with IT and ensuring integration with Google Cloud and SAP.
- Leverage financial systems and automation to improve reporting efficiency, data accuracy, and insight generation.
- Identify and implement process improvements in partnership with Procurement and Legal to streamline workflows and reduce manual effort.
- Support new system implementations and enhancements (e.g., ERP, workforce planning tools).
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with Commercial, Industry, and R&D Finance partners to understand and consolidate financial results and key drivers.
- Build strong, credible relationships across the organization and operate with the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.
Job Description
Candidate Profile
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
- 6+ years of experience in FP&A, controlling, or finance, preferably within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry supporting Medical or R&D functions.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and IFRS.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and operate effectively in a matrixed, global organization.
- Advanced experience with financial systems (Adaptive Insights strongly preferred; SAP preferred).
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g., complex formulas, pivot tables, lookups; macros a plus) and experience with Power BI.
- Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and strategic thinking capability.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear business insights.
- Self‑starter with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and drive projects independently.
- Proactive and solution-oriented
Location
- Boston based candidates following our hybrid work schedule of 2-3 days onsite in our Seaport office
Servier’s Commitment
Servier is committed to modeling diversity, equity, and inclusion within the industry. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that maintains equitable treatment for all and we welcome applicants who are passionate, committed, and innovative individuals. We encourage candidates to apply to our open roles as we are always willing to consider experiences and skills beyond what is listed in the job description.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Salary Range
The salary range for this role is $148-$170k. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. Employees in this position are also eligible for Short-Term and Long-Term incentive programs. Servier also offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that includes benefits such as medical, dental, vision, flexible time off (Servier provides unlimited sick time and flex time, and does not accrue time off), 401(k), life and disability insurance, recognition programs among other great benefits (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). For more information on our benefits, please visit this link.
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