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Barrington James Board and Executive Partners are collaborating with an innovative biopharma organisation with significant funding in 2023. With a broad portfolio across Oncology and Fibrosis, they are currently seeking a VP Finance professional to join the executive team.
Based in the East Coast of the United States, you will be bringing your broad financial experience to build and implement operations, strategies, and teams across Switzerland the East Coast of the United States.
If you are an experienced finance professional with a background in FP&A and Accounting, please read further.
Context to the Appointment
To date our client has managed its finances through an external accounting partner with Chief Operating Officer responsible for forecasting. The newly appointed VP Head of Finance will immediately be responsible for all financial operations and strategy. In the short-term external resources are available to support these activities however the VP Head of Finance will build their own team in-house to cover the key functions and activities. The tasks and priorities for the VP Head of Finance can be categorised into three groups:
Tactical
- and Accounting. This is the building of an infrastructure and systems to support company operations. The task will be to quickly ensure the company is ‘fit for purpose’ should our client opt to move to an IPO at an appropriate time.
Business Partnering
- management of budgeting, payroll, expenses, financial planning and analysis. Requiring modular thinking and planning through every aspect of the clinical pipeline and all eventualities and contingencies. Financially planning for the scaling of the company.
Strategy
- in the leadership team and advising on strategic choices based on how the company is funded and will continue to be funded. The role reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
Role Description
Overview:
The VP Head of Finance will be responsible for financial projections, performance, and reporting as well as leading strategic activities and office operations., This key appointment will focus on the successful building and leadership of a new finance division. You will drive the evolution of the processes, policies, procedures, and systems necessary to support a fast-growing organization.
Job Functions:
– Visualise, create, implement, and execute all financial systems.
– To manage the finance functions of the company from both strategic and tactical perspective.
– To work closely with the CEO on the strategic vision of the company.
– Preparing and presenting materials and presentations to the supervisory board as requested.
– To assess the benefits of all prospective contracts and advise the executive team.
– To develop funding strategies and manage them.
– To assist CEO for evaluating the return on investments for new ventures.
– To develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets of the company.
– Primary contact person for auditors, tax, and other financial advisors for all operational finance activities.
– Responsible for cash management, potential hedging strategies and other treasury functions.
– Build and direct departments to manage financial operations, accounting & reporting, internal controls, FP&A, tax, and treasury.
– To oversee accounts payable and accounts receivables and ensure timely actions.
– To be responsible for the financial accounting.
– To be responsible for regulatory compliances relating to finance.
– To be responsible for the budget analysis of the company.
– Ensure that there is a structure for the financial management team with clearly defined roles and responsibility to adequately support sound financial management.
– Regularly review and address the developments in financial management systems to ensure the most appropriate technological support for financial management practices.
About you:
– Openness to work in a consistently changing, fast paced environment.
– High energy, ambitious, ready to work in a company where and change is a constant.
– Must be ready to be hands-on.
– Strong communication and team skills.
– Motivated to share your knowledge and build and drive forward a world class finance department.
– Has executive presence to present strategic and tactical initiatives, progress reports, etc to the broader management team and to the board.
– Experienced in financial planning and ideally accounting too. Strategic and tactical finance leadership experience.
– Listed company experience. NASDAQ preferable but any other exchange experience also valuable.
– Has experienced finance functions in the clinical stage biopharma industry.
– Experience of preparing an IPO desirable but not essential.
Location:
– Switzerland based (Basel) or the East Coast (United States).
Benefits:
– Competitive Base Salary.
– Enhanced Bonus Scheme.
– 25+ Days Holiday.
– Private Health Insurance.
– Life Insurance.
– Enhanced Pension Scheme.
– Clear Development Opportunities.
– Flexible Working.
Following your application Kathryn Watts, a specialist Pharmaceutical Recruiter will discuss the opportunity with you in detail. She will be more than happy to answer any questions relating to the industry and the potential for your career growth. The conversation can also progress further to discussing other opportunities, which are also available right now or will be imminently becoming available.
This position has been highly popular, and it is likely that it will close prematurely. We recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Please click ‘apply’ or contact Kathryn Watts for any further information.
Kathryn Watts | Barrington James Ltd. | Board & Executive Partners
Email: [email protected]
