Financial Planning & Analysis Director
US$193,000 – US$226,000 / yr base salary
Posted 21 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (Development Finance Business Partner)”
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- Expected experience
- 6+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$193,000 – US$226,000 / yr |
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Position Overview
Bicara Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director of FP&A to lead full P&L consolidation and reporting. Additionally, this role will serve as a finance business partner to the Development team, providing critical financial support to R&D pipeline activities and global manufacturing/CMC/supply chain operations.
This role is based in our Boston office and follows a hybrid schedule, with three in-office days each week.
Responsibilities
Full P&L Consolidation and Reporting
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Serve as system administrator of financial planning & analysis software (Adaptive Insights - Workday), including managing consolidations of operating expenses for budget, reforecast, and actuals.
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Lead and continuously enhance the monthly budget-to-actuals process company wide, providing meaningful analysis and insights to business leaders. Serve as a proactive finance partner to identify performance trends, challenge assumptions, and drive cross-functional initiatives that improve forecasting, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.
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Lead preparation of full P&L budget to actual reporting for executive team, Audit Committee, and Board of Directors.
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Manage timelines, templates, and tools for FP&A month-end close and company-wide budgeting and reforecasting processes.
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Lead preparation of cash flow forecast to support cash runway planning.
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Identify and implement opportunities to streamline and automate planning processes and reporting, including system enhancements within Adaptive Insights.
Financial Business Partner for Development (Clinical Operations, Technical Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory & Program Management)
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Partner with functional leaders to build budgets, reforecasts, and long-range plan inputs.
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Support timely analytics and reporting to drive budget accuracy/accountability and identify key drivers of variances to budget, highlighting potential risks and opportunities to estimates.
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Ensure consistency between functional planning assumptions and financial projections.
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Translate complex clinical & manufacturing/supply chain concepts and related financial impact to senior management level narratives.
Qualifications
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BS in Finance/Accounting.
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6+ of years relevant experience with at least 2+ years as a finance business partner.