FP&A Manager

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $120k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Vera Therapeutics, Inc.

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201 - 500 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🧬 Biotechnology

Healthcare • Consulting • Biotechnology

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for immunological kidney diseases that improve patients’ lives. The company is advancing Atacicept through clinical development for IgA nephropathy (IgAN), running Phase 2b and Phase 3 trials, and pursuing programs in lupus nephritis and other immunologic conditions. Headquartered in Brisbane, CA, Vera emphasizes science-driven drug development, patient engagement, and sustainability.

📋 Description

• Serve as the dedicated finance business partner to functional leaders leading budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and variance analysis • Communicate financial analysis in a clear, operationally grounded way, discerning the message based on audience • Own and maintain clinical trial financial models incorporating protocol design, CRO budgets, investigator grants, enrollment assumptions, site activation schedules, and visit-based cost drivers to support forecasting and scenario planning • Analyze clinical trial expense variances against study operational metrics to identify variance drivers • Prepare study-level financial summaries reflecting operational dynamics and present the message clearly • Review and validate clinical trial forecasts generated within Auxilius • Build multi-year trackers for preclinical/discovery spend, including milestone-based investment tracking • Review purchase requisitions and purchase orders for financial accuracy and standardized procure-to-pay processes • Partner with Accounting on month-end close and accruals, and perform procedures to ensure consistent account and department coding • Support automation initiatives improving forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and data quality across FP&A processes • Develop trusted relationships with functional leaders and provide financial recommendations supporting operational decision-making

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a field related to drug development • 5-7+ years of experience in biopharma or life science industries • Demonstrated experience building clinical trial cost forecasting and financial models within a biopharma or life sciences setting • Highly collaborative with exceptional consulting, project management, communication, and problem-solving skills • Exceptional organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities • Proactive and passionate about building processes and tools in a growing biotech • Strong interpersonal skills with excellent oral and written communications • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including sophisticated financial models and scenario analyses • Experience with NetSuite, Adaptive Planning, and purchase-to-pay systems or similar systems • Strong presentation development skills using Microsoft PowerPoint • Ability to operate in alignment with Vera’s core values

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual performance incentive bonus • New hire equity • Ongoing performance-based equity • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401k match • Flexible time off • Paid holidays