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Associate Director of FP&A (Consultant)
insitroAssociate Director of FP&A (Consultant)
Nov. 2024 - Apr. 2025South San Francisco, California, United States- Create departmental Budget vs Actuals reporting partnering with leadership and department heads to tailor the reporting to the nature of the department's activities and information needs of the department head - Provide critical support to complete the 2025 annual budget through several rounds helping to reduce the first pass budget by over $10M as well as improving the forecasting methodology for some categories of spend - Work with accounting during month-end close to review actuals for accuracy including re-classes, accruals, and accurate GL coding of expenses - Support the development and implementation of Anaplan financial planning system including financial reporting enhancements and system improvements
Senior Director Financial Planning Analysis
Vincerx PharmaSenior Director Financial Planning Analysis
Jan. 2021 - Nov. 2024Palo Alto, California, United States- Developed, implemented, and refined all budgeting and forecasting processes for a global, public biotech startup - Managed all aspects of global procurement: vendor selection and validation, budget proposal analysis and competitive bidding, spend approvals, PO management, and ad-hoc contract reconciliations - Directly support executive team with cash flow modeling, scenario analysis, and decision support for global business development activities - Partnered with functional heads to reduce spend and uncover cost savings to lengthen the company’s cash runway without negatively impacting scientific requirements and integrity
Associate Director, Finance FP&A
Acerta Pharma (A member of the AstraZeneca Group)Associate Director, Finance FP&A
Oct. 2017 - Jan. 2020Redwood Shores, CA- Primary finance support driving full company integration into AstraZeneca including headcount rationalization, financial data and systems conversion, and full alignment of processes and procedures - Created company’s first FP&A reporting for monthly reporting and R&D project spend for 30+ Phase 1 to Phase 3 clinical trials - Partnered with department heads to achieve $50M (-20%) non-R&D program related cost reductions to meet new mid-year budget targets
Senior Finance Manager - R&D Finance
Gilead SciencesSenior Finance Manager - R&D Finance
Sep. 2011 - Sep. 2016- Designed and produced consolidation reporting and analysis for $3B+ in R&D OpEx and $200M+ CapEx budgets to support rapid growth and expansion of HIV and HCV antiviral development programs - Drove financial IT systems enhancements to improve accuracy, eliminate manual processes, and increase functionality within the Finance organization and with the R&D business partners.
Senior Financial Analyst III - Corporate FP&A
Gilead SciencesSenior Financial Analyst III - Corporate FP&A
May. 2010 - Sep. 2011- Responsible for Capital consolidation and reporting and managed monthly capital review meetings - Annual, 3-year, and 10-year planning
Finance Manager
Gap Inc.Finance Manager
Jan. 2009 - May. 2010- Managed team of 3 FP&A analysis responsible for $90M corporate facilities budget and $700M corporate operations budget - Led strategic real estate reviews for New York and SF Bay Area facilities: Finance decision support for strategic real estate review of corporate facilities; complex multi-scenario financial modeling resulted in $200M+ long term cost savings - Designed, built, and refined metrics performance dashboards, KPI design and calculation of both financial and operations metrics for Supply-Chain/Logistics, Corporate Architecture, and Construction, and Corporate Facilities and Services groups
International Research CSR
American ExpressInternational Research CSR
Jan. 2000 - Jun. 2004

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