Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial

Compass Pathways•New York, NY

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial delivers critical FP&A support to Commercial OPEX budget owners, handling budgeting, quarterly forecasts, long-range planning, and detailed budget vs. actuals at department, account, and PO levels. Builds and maintains OPEX forecast models for hub/patient services, T&E, and headcount; partners on business cases, PO approvals, spend risks/opportunities, SOX compliance, and Accounting alignment. Drives process improvements, executive presentations, and cross-functional partnering in a fast-paced, pre-launch biotech environment advancing mental health treatments.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Finance or Accounting
3-5 years FP&A experience in a public company
Expertise with Excel and strong PowerPoint skills
Prior experience with Workday Adaptive (or similar) and Netsuite (or similar) financial software
Detail oriented with strong analytical skills
Ability to perform in a fast moving, pre-launch environment
Team player with a customer service approach to business partnering
Experience business partnering across various functions with stakeholders that may have varying levels of finance/budget management

Nice To Haves

Pharma/biotech experience is advantageous
Commercial experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Provide FP&A support to Commercial OPEX budget owners budget, quarterly forecast and long range planning submissions
Prepare detailed budget vs actuals at the relevant level of analysis (dept level, account level, purchase order level etc) for review with Commercial budget owners
Create and maintain OPEX forecast models for Commercial related activities, including hub/patient services, T&E analysis etc
Partner with Commercial leadership and the People Team to understand headcount requests, timing and all associated expenses (benefits, recruiting, sign-ons etc)
Support business plan development for potential Commercial OPEX investments
Partner with Commercial OPEX budget owners to ensure purchase orders are created and approved with accurate coding and in accordance with our delegation of authority
Proactively identify spending risks and opportunities through interactions with and escalate to FP&A/Commercial leadership when appropriate
Partner closely with broader FP&A team for corporate / SOX deliverables
Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate reflection of actuals and to ensure alignment of expense and cash forecasts according to accounting treatment
Input relevant data into Powerpoint presentations for Commercial, Executive and Board level leadership
Proactively identify areas of operational efficiency and process improvement