Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Work at ROCKET PHARMA and help cure rare diseases!

Rocket Pharma is a fully integrated, clinical-stage company advancing gene therapies with curative potential for multiple rare childhood diseases. Rocket places enormous value on people and considers team member progress and well-being to be as important as the progress of its pipeline. We are looking for hands-on team players who enjoy collaborating with colleagues. We share a passion for seeking gene therapy cures for devastating diseases and making a difference for patients. This is an opportunity to become an integral part of a small, highly productive team and to help grow an entrepreneurial, scientifically driven organization that is increasingly recognized as a leading biotechnology innovator. In addition to a competitive compensation package featuring a generous 401K match and stock options, the position includes excellent health benefits.

The Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for executing sound processes relating to budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis for Rocket Pharma reporting directly to the CFO. This is a critically important and highly visible role that interacts with executive and senior management. The VP, Financial Planning and Analysis should be highly motivated to lead a team to identify, analyze, and propose solutions for the business. This leader will help ensure alignment and execution of department and organization’s strategic goals and objectives.

• Develop, lead and oversee the quarterly and annual budgeting process, as well as ongoing forecasting efforts to enable organization to deliver on key objectives
• Responsible for financial reporting, including monthly comparison of actual vs. budget results and relevant variance analysis, in a timely and accurate manner
• Performs comprehensive financial analyses, including variance analysis, trend analysis, and scenario modeling, to evaluate performance and identify opportunities
• Responsible for driving alignment between Financial Planning and analysis and the business by working with business leaders to understand their needs and ensuring that the FP&A function is providing the information and insights they need to make informed decisions
• Proactively drive analyses of business performance and results and provide thoughtful, informed recommendations
• Support accounting team on month-end closing and quarterly SEC filings, as needed
• Influences leadership team through thoughtful decision-making and deep analytical insight into core business decisions and clear communication of complex issues
• Provides support for corporate partnering transactions, acquisitions, spin-offs, and other projects
• Supports the company’s investor relations team and outreach efforts through analyst modeling analyses, insights and developing financial messaging for investor events (i.e., earnings, investor conferences, webcasts)
• Lead business analyses supporting commercial opportunity of new and existing products (i.e. NPV analyses) working closely with new product commercial strategy team
• Develop and coach team to support growth and development and achievement of goals and objectives

• BA/BS degree in Accounting or related field
• 15+ years of Finance experience in biotech/pharmaceutical industry
• 15+ years experience in Financial Planning and Analysis in a commercial manufacturing organization
• Strong experience in designing & leading best-in-class FP&A processes, (e.g. budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning) working in a biotech required.
• Proven success as an FP&A leader in a high growth environment
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills with a solutions-oriented mindset
• Proactive approach to stakeholder management with the ability to influence at all levels within an organization, including members of the executive leadership team.
• Deep experience in budget analysis and execution
• Able to navigate seamlessly between setting strategy and executing/implementing

A diverse workforce fosters innovation and strengthens Rocket’s business. We ensure equal opportunity without discrimination or harassment in the workplace on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, citizenship, status as a protected veteran, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, and federal laws.