Senior Financial Analyst at Xeris Pharmaceuticals in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Senior Financial Analyst at Xeris PharmaceuticalsChicago, Illinois, United States — full-time

Overview

The Senior Financial Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the company’s financial planning and analysis process, with a strong focus on operating expenses, forecasting, budget management and consolidated financial reporting. This role will partner closely with leaders across sales, marketing, market access and medical affairs to provide timely, accurate and insightful finance analysis. This person will support the FP&A team in maintaining and enhancing the corporate financial model, ensuring high quality data inputs and meaningful management reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes across commercial, medical and G&A functions
- Prepare and update detailed expense templates and forecasts; consolidate departmental inputs for review
- Collaborate with FP&A leadership to ensure all financial assumptions are accurate and consistent with company objectives
- Present financial data to all levels of the organization to highlight important drivers and metrics, demonstrating a clear understanding of the business objectives and how it translates into financial information
Expense Management & Reporting
- Consolidate and distribute monthly department reports of YTD Operating Expenses vs. budget/forecast to department leaders
- Collaborate with Accounting, HR, and departmental finance contacts to reconcile data and ensure consistency between actuals and forecasts
- Partner with functional leaders to track spending, headcount, and vendor commitments; highlight variances and key cost drivers
Business Partnering
- Assist with the preparation of presentations and summaries for department reviews and leadership meetings
- The key finance business partner to leaders across all G&A functions
- Partner with budget owners to manage spend within targeted goals and analyze opportunities for spend optimization
Modeling & Systems Support
- Support new system implantation through planning and execution
- Assist in maintaining and updating the corporate financial planning model and related FP&A tools
- Prepare supporting schedules and data inputs for corporate consolidation and scenario analyses
- Contribute to process improvements to increase forecasting efficiency and reporting quality