Wave Life Sciences is a biotechnology company focused on unlocking the broad potential of RNA medicines to transform human health. Our RNA medicines platform, PRISM, combines multiple modalities, chemistry innovation and deep insights in human genetics to deliver scientific breakthroughs that treat both rare and prevalent disorders. Our toolkit of RNA-targeting modalities includes editing, splicing, RNA interference and antisense silencing, providing us with unmatched capabilities for designing and sustainably delivering candidates that optimally address disease biology. Our diversified pipeline includes clinical programs in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and Huntington’s disease, as well as a preclinical program in obesity. Driven by the calling to “Reimagine Possible”, we are leading the charge toward a world in which human potential is no longer hindered by the burden of disease.

Description

The Senior Financial Analyst is an active member of the Finance Department at Wave. The position plays a critical role in finance department, responsible for managing the budgeting and forecasting process, and providing financial analysis as well as insights to support decision-making. The Senior Financial Analyst works closely with finance, functional departments and program leads to identify opportunities for growth, cost savings, and optimization of financial resources. This a hybrid position, you will be expected to work on site at our Cambridge, MA facility. 

Job Summary

Reporting into the Director of FP&A, as the Senior Financial Analyst, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the financial health of the organization by:

• Supporting the development of financial strategies, 
• managing the budgeting process for a group of functional and program leads, and 
• providing comprehensive financial analysis and insights to support decision-making

Your contributions through experience and expertise will lead us closer to our goals to:

• Support business planning and decision-making
• Identify opportunities for growth, cost savings, and optimization of financial resources

Responsibilities:

Process management

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and continuous enhancements of financial process and controls
• Update financial models supporting the company long range plans and various strategic scenario plans

Financial analysis

• Ability to effectively communicate financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders
• Effectively prioritizes business problems based on urgency and relevance
• Selects the right tools and analytic techniques for a given business problem

Business partnership

• Establishes strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization. Serves as a key point of contact for finance guidance to support budget management and decision-making processes
• Challenges business partner’s perspective (where appropriate) to forecast income and expenses
• Effectively communicates the story behind the numbers in terms business partners can understand
• Generates multiple options to solve a problem

Management reporting

• Discusses financial performance in terms of the financial implications and business activities
• Spend tracking, reporting, and analytics
• Prepares financial slides for leadership, audit committees, and BOD meetings

Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in progressive financial analysis experience, including biotech or pharma experience particularly pre-clinical and clinical operations
• A bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting. MBA preferred
• Possesses a strong background in financial modeling, analytics, and scenario planning with good business acumen
• Experienced and well-versed utilizing FP&A applications for data mining and transforming large data sets into a summarized form for clear and concise reporting
• Experience with Adaptive Insights and ERP-driven data with budgeting and forecasting
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment and integrate multiple points of view to make informed decisions
• Outstanding communication skills and relationship-building abilities
• Maintains flexibility to meet changing business needs
• Quick learner and problem solver
• Self-starter and motivator who can remain focused and on task with minimal direction

Wave Life Sciences provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wave Life Sciences complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Wave Life Sciences expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Wave Life Sciences’ employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

We value our relationships with professional recruitment firms. To protect the interests of all parties, and given the large volume of inquiries received from third-party placement agencies, we are not able to respond to all agency inquiries. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates for current or future positions. Submission of unsolicited resumes in advance of a signed agreement between our company and a placement agency does not create an implied obligation and, if an unsolicited candidate represented by a placement agency is hired, we are not obligated to pay a fee. Only approved recruitment firms will be allowed to provide services to Wave Life Sciences, USA.