Title: Financial Planning & Analysis Associate Director Location: Boston, MA, USA Job Description: Job Description Full time job requisition id REQ-29561 Job Description General Summary: The Associate Director, FP&A is a leader in Vertex's finance business partnering organization, providing financial direction and strategic insight to the key functional leaders. This role will help define and deliver against short term and long term goals, including identification of key value drivers and Business KPIs and provide strategic decision support, influencing decisions and identifying opportunities to invest, save costs and mitigate risks on a global basis. Key Duties and Responsibilities: - Provides financial direction and strategic insight to the functional leaders. Helps to define and deliver against short term and long term goals, including identification of key value drivers and Business KPIs. - Provides strategic decision support, influencing decisions and identifying opportunities to invest, save costs and mitigate risks on a global basis. - Leads a team of Business Partners ensuring coherent financial analysis and alignment across functions - responsibilities also include staff training and development, defining and evolving roles and responsibilities to meet business needs. - Leads the financial planning process for areas of responsibility (budget, forecast, long range plan) to provide meaningful forward looking direction, to develop key scenarios, and to identify key risks/uncertainties and plans for potential mitigation. - Leads the financial performance management process for areas of responsibility (objective setting, budget vs. actuals, etc), including the monthly forecast process, with a focus on understanding the key drivers of short term performance and communicating the range of possible outcomes. - Partners within FP&A and with accounting, GIS, HR and other functions to ensure there is clear ownership and management of the deliverables from those teams and that Finance services are delivered seamlessly to the business. - Ensures the financial integrity and robust corporate governance and compliance of all financial aspects for areas of responsibility. Knowledge and Skills: - Experience in pharmaceutical industry, business partnering with an executive team. - Strong skills demonstrated in MS Office and financial software applications, including Hyperion. - Strong communication, influencing and interpersonal skills necessary for daily interaction with senior management, as well as business partners and peers within Finance. - Ability to lead and drive change in a developing business environment, coordinating processes involving large numbers of people, complex systems, and tight deadlines across multiple time zones. - Capability to pro-actively participate in managing within a cross-cultural matrix organization. - Strong analytical and financial skills to evaluate a broad range of financial questions—especially portfolio analysis, valuation, ROI/ROIC, and complex business questions. - Capacity to understand the pharmaceutical industry to address a broad range of challenges and business issues globally across all functions with the ability to make and facilitate quick decisions. - Proven leadership expertise to manage and develop a high performing group of business partners. Education and Experience: - Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting or an equivalent qualification. - Typically requires 8 years experience in a finance managerial role demonstrating strong technical and analytical skills or the equivalent combination of education and experience. - A track record of success working in a team-based environment. #HYBRID #LI-MF1 Pay Range: $156,000 - $234,000 Disclosure Statement: The range provided is based on what we believe is a reasonable estimate for the base salary pay range for this job at the time of posting. This role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law. At Vertex, our Total Rewards offerings also include inclusive market-leading benefits to meet our employees wherever they are in their career, financial, family and wellbeing journey while providing flexibility and resources to support their growth and aspirations. From medical, dental and vision benefits to generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter), educational assistance programs including student loan repayment, a generous commuting subsidy, matching charitable donations, 401(k) and so much more. Flex Designation: Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible Flex Eligibility Status: In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as: 1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select 2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility. Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time. #LI-Hybrid Company Information Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation. Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law.

Role Description Koniag Data Solutions, LLC (KDS) is seeking an experienced FinOps Specialist to support cloud-financial management operations for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services component. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented financial and technical professional with strong analytical skills, a practical understanding of cloud pricing models, and a commitment to financial accountability, transparency, and cost optimization. The FinOps Specialist will perform a key technical role supporting ACF cloud modernization, cybersecurity, operational resilience, and mission delivery. - Perform ongoing cloud-cost analysis across one or more cloud service providers, including AWS, Azure, and GCP, to identify spending trends, anomalies, optimization opportunities, and risks. - Develop, maintain, and execute chargeback and showback models that accurately allocate cloud costs to appropriate business units, programs, systems, or cost centers. - Build, maintain, and deliver biweekly dashboards and reports reflecting cloud-spend trends, budget variances, utilization, forecast changes, material issues, and risks. - Monitor cloud budgets, forecast future spend, and provide timely reporting and actionable variance analysis to leadership, program management, and finance stakeholders. - Collaborate with engineering, cloud architecture, and DevOps teams to identify and implement cost-saving recommendations, including right-sizing, savings plans, reserved instances, resource scheduling, storage optimization, and tagging improvements. - Support the development and enforcement of cloud cost-governance policies, tagging standards, allocation rules, budget controls, and financial-management best practices. - Partner with procurement and vendor-management teams to evaluate cloud pricing agreements, enterprise discount programs, consumption commitments, and contract terms. - Support project budget adherence by identifying emerging cost pressures, reporting risks and variances, and coordinating recommended corrective actions with program stakeholders. - Support documentation, tracking, and validation of Other Direct Cost (ODC) expenditures by maintaining accurate cost records, confirming that required supporting documentation is available, and tracking written Contracting Officer Representative (COR) pre-approval status before costs are incurred. - Assess and document whether proposed ODC expenditures appear fair and reasonable based on available pricing, estimates, or comparable cost information; elevate findings to the appropriate program, contracts, procurement, or COR authority for review and disposition. - Participate in Agile or program-management ceremonies, including sprint planning and backlog refinement, as they relate to FinOps priorities and cost-optimization activities. - Maintain current documentation of chargeback methodologies, cost-allocation models, dashboard logic, forecasts, optimization findings, ODC support records, and governance decisions. - Serve as a subject matter resource on FinOps principles, helping technical, financial, and program stakeholders understand cloud-financial-management practices and decision tradeoffs. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited college or university. - 3+ years of experience in cloud financial management, FinOps, IT finance, or a related discipline. - Demonstrated experience with cloud-cost-management tools, such as AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, GCP Billing, CloudHealth, Apptio Cloudability, or similar platforms. - Demonstrated experience developing and managing chargeback or showback models in a multi-team or enterprise environment. Requirements - Strong understanding of cloud-pricing models, billing structures, and cost-optimization strategies across one or more major cloud providers. - Proficiency in developing and managing chargeback and showback frameworks for accurate cost allocation across business units, systems, programs, or cost centers. - Experience building financial reports, dashboards, and visualizations that communicate cloud spend, trends, variances, risks, and forecasts to technical and non-technical audiences. - Ability to perform cloud-cost forecasting and variance analysis, identify deviations from budget, and recommend corrective actions. - Experience delivering regular recurring reporting, including biweekly financial and operational dashboards. - Familiarity with cloud resource-tagging strategies and governance policies that support cost attribution, accountability, and data quality. - Experience documenting, tracking, or validating costs, approvals, and supporting records in a program, contract, procurement, or financial-control environment. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. - Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English, with the ability to present financial data clearly to executive, finance, program, and technical audiences. - Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment with engineering, finance, procurement, contracts, and program-management stakeholders. - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets for financial modeling, data analysis, and reconciliation. Benefits - Competitive compensation. - Extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance. - 401K with company matching. - Flexible spending accounts. - Paid holidays. - Three weeks paid time off. - And more. Security Requirement - Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. Desired Skills and Competencies - FinOps Certified Practitioner (FinOps Foundation) or equivalent certification. - Experience with cloud-management platforms such as CloudHealth, Apptio Cloudability, Spot.io, or similar tools. - Knowledge of IaC concepts and how cloud resources are provisioned and managed, such as Terraform or CloudFormation. - Experience working in a federal government IT or cloud environment. - Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, especially Scrum. - Experience with data-visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker. - AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), or equivalent cloud-provider certification. - Understanding of ITIL or IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks as they relate to cloud-financial operations. - Experience supporting ODC documentation, COR pre-approval tracking, or federal contract cost-control processes.

The Opportunity As an Oracle Cloud Finance - Manager, you will play a pivotal role in helping organizations leverage enterprise technology to achieve their digital goals and capitalize on business opportunities. Within our Oracle consulting practice, you will assist clients in implementing Oracle solutions to address their business challenges, particularly in finance, operations, human capital, and governance. Your work will be instrumental in supporting companies on their Finance Transformation journey, utilizing Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM to create the next generation Finance function. As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining standards. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop, and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. Responsibilities - Leading finance transformation initiatives enabled by Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM - Guiding teams in leveraging Oracle offerings to solve business problems and drive success in finance, operations, and governance - Analyzing complex business issues and developing meaningful recommendations using data and insights - Managing client service accounts and driving engagement workstreams by supervising teams and solving complex problems - Coaching team members to recognize their strengths and encouraging ownership of personal development - Utilizing Oracle Financials and Hyperion Financial Management to enhance financial reporting and analysis - Monitoring and analyzing financial trends to inform strategic decision-making - Developing and overseeing the deployment of scalable finance process improvements and technology solutions - Building consensus among stakeholders to create positive outcomes and simplify complex messages - Upholding the firm's code of ethics and business conduct while addressing sub-standard work What You Must Have - At least a Bachelor's degree - At least 4 years of experience What Sets You Apart - Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Accounting & Finance, Finance, Economics, Business Administration/Management, Management Information Systems - Demonstrating proficiency the following within implementing Oracle Financials: GL, AP, Expenses, CM, AR, Project Costing, Project Billing, Grants (PPM), FA, or AHCS /FAH - Utilizing Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) for financial reporting - Excelling in financial statement analysis and financial forecasting - Managing finance transformation projects with a focus on process improvement - Leading teams in the implementation of Oracle Acquire to Retire processes - Developing strategic questioning skills to drive business process improvement The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law. PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy. Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

• Prepare and initiate accounting journals • Prepare and send customer statements and reports • Prepare and post multiple accounts receivable/billing files • Prepare and submit supplier invoice payment files (EIB) and customer invoice inbound payment files • Audit accounts payable invoices • Maintain and update customer billing information • Set up, maintain, and report on insurance claims in the ancillary system • Setup, maintain account details, investigate variances, and process bills for utilities • Drafts communications and reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unit • Answers complex fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences • Reviews transaction processing internal controls and recommends policies and procedures • Serve as a unit liaison to leadership providing financial advice, recommendations, and financial status updates • May train staff on financial processes and best practices • Monitors financial transactions and fund balances and generates and reconciles complex reports and statements in accordance with established rules and regulations • Reviews and approves complex transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations, and policies • Reallocates expenses to appropriate funding strings