Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
About the role Sana Biotechnology is growing, and we are hiring new team members who believe in the potential of engineered cells as medicines, who are passionate about delivering the possible to patients, and who lead with the desire to work on novel ideas. As a Senior Manager, FP&A, you will report to the Executive Director, FP&A and play a critical role in linking business activities with financial reporting. You will support finance partnership with leaders in R&D, CMC, and G&A functions, help create financial plans, and promote spending discipline and transparency through insightful analysis and reporting. You will support long-range and annual planning, forecast, close, and management reporting activities, while helping improve the accuracy and efficiency of planning and reporting processes. What you’ll do Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for assigned business functions, partnering with stakeholders and Finance leadership to meet process deadlines and established targets. Prepare monthly variance analyses comparing actuals to forecast and budget; explain and investigate significant discrepancies and identify key business drivers. Support monthly and quarterly close activities related to operating expense management, cash burn analysis, general ledger reviews, headcount reviews, accruals, and related processes. Develop processes, tools, and infrastructure that enable project-level budgeting, resource planning, and portfolio planning. Help rationalize department investments, including headcount, OPEX, and CapEx, within annual and long-term operating plans, and maintain updates needed for forecast deliverables. Analyze inputs such as open purchase orders, invoices, vendor agreements, business feedback, and forecasts to support appropriate recognition of functional expenses in accordance with US GAAP and company policy. Partner with department budget owners to provide value-added financial analysis and support for business reviews and decisions, including operational efficiency, cost-saving opportunities, capital expenditure decisions, vendor selection, and negotiation support. Analyze, synthesize, and translate data into strategic insights that inform executive-level decision making. Work closely with R&D, CMC, G&A, and program leads to understand cost drivers and support portfolio and financial reviews. Develop reporting packages and dashboards for financial and business review meetings, highlighting performance insights and actionable recommendations. Create and maintain financial tracking and reporting that helps business leaders actively manage functional spend. Maintain and update license milestone tracking in coordination with Finance, Legal, and Business Development. Drive continuous improvement within Finance ...