Company Overview
Our Mission: At Esperion, we are working tirelessly to deliver innovative medicines that help patients reach their goals today, tomorrow, and into the future.
Esperion is a fully remote based company with a corporate headquarters located in Ann Arbor, MI. The Company offers a competitive salary including a performance-based bonus program and stock-based compensation, a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) matching plan and health insurance, and paid time off and holidays.
Position Title: Manager/Senior Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis
The Manager/Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis will serve as a finance business partner to assigned functional area(s), supporting senior leadership and their teams across planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision support. The individual will collaborate with cross-functional teams, engage in market analysis, and make data-driven recommendations to maximize the overall performance. This position will report to the Executive Director, Financial Planning and Analysis.
Preferred Location: Remote – US
Essential Duties and Responsibilities*
Business Partnering and Financial Planning
- Build strong relationships with functional leaders, serving as a trusted finance partner and advisor.
- Develop operating expense and capital investment budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans that align with organizational goals.
- Design and maintain financial models to support procurement decisions, resource allocation, investment prioritization, business cases, and other strategic initiatives.
- Prepare and present financial results, variance analyses, risks, and opportunities to leadership.
- Partner with Accounting and related functions to support month-end close activities including accruals.
Corporate Finance and Reporting
- Manage rolling cash projections in coordination with FP&A, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury to support accurate cash planning.
- Establish and monitor operational key performance indicators, financial metrics, and capital goals; partner with systems and reporting teams to develop effective reporting cadence.
- Prepare quarterly and ad hoc financial reporting deliverables for executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
Functional Finance Support
- Influence investment decisions through NPV, ROI and scenario analyses that guide resource allocation.
- Partner with business, procurement, accounting, and operational teams to improve profitability through production forecasting, cost of goods (COGS) modeling, and procurement strategy.
- Analyze business drivers, cost trends, revenue or expense assumptions, and operational metrics to support informed decision-making across assigned areas.
FP&A Infrastructure and Process Improvement
- Evaluate existing financial processes, methodologies, and reporting practices to identify opportunities for improved efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness.
- Support enterprise financial process improvement initiatives, including planning system enhancements, ERP implementation activities, and broader continuous improvement efforts.
*additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications (Education & Experience)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. MBA and/or CPA preferred.
- Minimum 5 years’ finance experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
- FP&A experience in a commercial biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences organization preferred; experience supporting R&D, Technical Operations, Commercial, or other functional organizations is a plus.
- Ability to travel domestically up to 10%.
- Comfortable communicating, presenting, and influencing at senior leadership levels.
- Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in a high-growth, global organization a plus.
- Experience leading or supporting financial reporting, analysis, forecasting, and budgeting processes.
- Strong knowledge of accounting and finance principles, including familiarity with U.S. GAAP.
- Knowledge of healthcare industry dynamics, business intelligence tools, planning systems, and ERP platforms preferred.
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining complex financial models.
- Strong analytical and technical skills, including advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with SAP or similar systems preferred.