Nearly 37 million Americans are currently affected by Chronic Kidney Disease. 37 million.

At Akebia we take that number very seriously and every day we come to work, with the purpose of bettering the lives of each person impacted by kidney disease and the renal community that serves them.
Our tenacious, passionate employees’ challenge the status quo and work to develop unique therapeutics that have the potential to set new standards of care for people living with kidney disease.

This is life-changing work, and we are all in, are you?

Reporting to the Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, the Senior Director, Corporate Finance is responsible for leading all finance activities to drive Operational and Strategic decisions key to Akebia’s success. This individual will work with teams across the organization to identify and assess risks and opportunities that will impact Akebia’s Operating Plan.

• Lead the team responsible for all Corporate Finance activities
• Lead regular Financial Forecasting processes to provide key updates to the CFO/CBO & Executive team
• Lead Long-Range Planning Process to drive the company’s strategy
• Provide analytical support to the Business/Corporate Development & Alliance Management teams; partner with teams to drive process to assess BD/M&A transactions
• Assess financing transactions by leading internal analysis and making recommendations to the CBO/CFO & CEO
• Support Investor Relations, including evaluating analyst models & providing recommendations to CFO/CBO and IR team to inform external messaging based analyst consensus
• Partner with the CCO & Commercial teams to refine revenue projections for Auryxia & Vafseo and assess the impact on the Operating Plan
• Present key financial updates to the Board of Directors, as necessary
• Drive and enhance both near and long-term cash forecasting
• Lead the annual Budget process by partnering with the entire FP&A team to ensure broad cross-functional alignment
• Oversee administration of Enterprise Performance Management system
• Partner with Accounting, Tax, & Treasury teams to provide necessary forecasts, reporting, and drive valuation processes required for SEC purposes
• Support Quarterly and Annual financial filing & SEC reporting processes, as necessary
• Provide ad hoc support to the CFO/CBO and Executive Leadership Team to inform financial and strategic decisions

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 12+ years’ experience in Finance; Pharmaceutical/Biotech Industry experience required
• Experience in Corporate Finance, including leading the Budget, Forecast and Long-Range Plan processes
• Deep understanding of financial statements and valuation
• Deep understanding of the drug development & commercialization process

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Strong written & verbal communication skills, including with Executive Leadership
• Background in corporate finance and strategy
• Willing and able to contribute across a variety of areas as business needs evolve
• Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Experience with NetSuite and Adaptive Planning

Compensation:

Targeted Base: $224,336 - $277,121*

*Base Compensation for this role will depend on a number of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Base pay is only one component of the company’s total rewards package, all regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or the incentive compensation program (if applicable), as well as equity. Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, etc.

Are you an Akebian?

An Akebian is curious, empathetic, and values making connections to people and ideas. Akebian’s aren’t afraid of diving in and owning a process or a problem, because we all want to deliver a great solution. Akebian’s believe that we are better together because we are all working toward a common purpose – to better the life of each person impacted by kidney disease. Want to learn more about what it means to be an Akebian? Visit our website: www.akebia.com

COVID 19 Vaccination: All Akebia new hires will be required to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or, if not, that they are legally entitled to an accommodation due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and Akebia will consider, among other things whether a proposed accommodation would create an undue hardship. Please note that it is unlikely that accommodations can be granted for customer-facing positions.

Akebia is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all job applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.

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