Manager, FP&A

Job Title: Manager, FP&A

Reports to (title): Associate Director, FP&A

Solid Summary

Solid Biosciences is a life sciences company focused on advancing a portfolio of current and future gene therapy candidates (collectively, “Candidates”), including SGT-003 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (“Duchenne”), Friedreich's Ataxia (FA), SGT-501 for the treatment of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia ("CPVT"), TNNT2-mediated dilated cardiomyopathy, BAG3-mediated dilated cardiomyopathy and additional assets for the treatment of cardiac and other diseases, at different stages of development with varying levels of investment. The Company is advancing its diverse pipeline across rare neuromuscular and cardiac diseases, bringing together experts in science, technology, disease management and care. Patient-focused and founded by those directly impacted by Duchenne, the Company’s mission is to improve the daily lives of patients living with these devastating diseases.

Position Summary

The Manager of FP&A will play a key role as part of the Finance team. You will support financial planning activities for G&A, support the R&D finance business partner, and review actuals vs. budget with senior leadership. You will also be asked to support our FP&A system, partnering with external support to maintain it and implement processes improvements/automation. This position requires the ability to partner across the organization, a strong understanding of GAAP, and financial systems. You will work closely with accounting and functional leaders, ensuring accruals are reasonable, creating fluxes as needed, and performing other ad hoc FP&A analyses.

Key Duties &Accountabilities

• Own FP&A support for Finance, Investor Relations, Business Development, HR, Patient Advocacy, Legal, IT, and Facilities.
• Support to Preclinical and Quality teams
• Create reporting and presentations to support standing meetings and ad hoc requests as required
• Establish strong cross functional relationships with business leaders to enable efficient monthly functional reviews, quarterly forecasts, and budget processes
• Build functional and business knowledge to anticipate potential changes to the operating plan
• Support business leaders through contracting and RFP processes
• Prepare analyses to provide decision support (e.g., make vs. buy)
• Create de novo reporting to support ad hoc requests
• Implement process improvements within Finance
  
  

Core Competencies Required

• Outstanding work ethic and ability to work under pressure
• Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing workstreams
• Proactive, action oriented, strong judgement
• Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines and collaborate with team members across the organization
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills with an ability to think creatively about and interpret financial data
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective communicator, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A positive attitude and willingness to go above and beyond
  
  

Knowledge: Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or Business Administration with 5 years of experience in Finance required
• Prior public company experience a must
• Strong understanding of US GAAP
• Experience with NetSuite, Workday Adaptive or similar financial tools a must
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Prior Biotechnology industry experience a plus
• MBA and/or CPA a plus
  
  

Travel Commitment: No travel required

Role Location: HQ-Hybrid

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