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Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (Aesthetic Medical Device)
Job Location: Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
Job Requisition ID: 15446
Join our global diversified pharmaceutical company enriching lives through our relentless drive to deliver better health outcomes to our patients. We are all in it together to make a difference. Be a part of a culture that doesn't just wait for change but actively creates it—where your skills and values drive our collective progress and impact.
The Solta FP&A Director leads the FP&A function for the Solta business from a global standards, governance, and enterprise insight perspective, with accountability for standardization, global insight, and disciplined execution. The role applies a global lens to planning, forecasting, performance management, and commercial analytics, ensuring consistent standards and comparability across regions. Operating as a senior functional leader, the Director strengthens FP&A capability, scalability, and insight quality while supporting the VP Finance through high-quality analytical execution and process excellence.
Responsibilities
FP&A Operating Model & Standards
Own and standardize the Solta FP&A operating model, including planning cadence, forecasting methodologies, assumptions, templates, and analytical standards
Ensure consistent execution of budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and performance reporting across regions
Coordinate FP&A deliverables across regional teams to ensure quality, comparability, and timeliness
Own FP&A governance of cost center structures and usage across regions to ensure consistent planning, reporting, and enterprise‑level comparability
Global Lens & Cross-Regional Insight
Apply a global perspective to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and best practices across markets
Translate regional learnings into scalable Solta-wide insights to support leadership decision-making
Commercial FP&A & Performance Execution
Provide FP&A leadership and standardization for regional commercial finance teams, ensuring consistent methodologies, assumptions, and performance analytics across regions
Establish and govern common revenue and sales forecasting frameworks, enabling regions to manage forecasts locally while ensuring comparability, rigor, and transparency at the Solta level
Challenge assumptions and outcomes through cross‑regional analysis, highlighting risks, opportunities, and performance drivers for leadership review
FP&A–Controllership Partnership & Close Discipline
Partner closely with Corporate Accounting to ensure alignment between actual results, forecasts, and management performance reporting
Prepare and analyze close results for VP Finance review, including analysis of key judgments, estimates, unusual items, and true‑ups impacting the Solta P&L
Ensure forecast‑to‑actual bridges, margin walk analyses, and variance explanations are consistent, well‑documented, and suitable for Corporate and leadership review
Support continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and actuals transparency by reinforcing clear handoffs and communication between FP&A and Accounting
Enterprise P&L Ownership & Performance Challenge
Own FP&A oversight of the full Solta P&L, ensuring end‑to‑end coherence across revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and key below‑the‑line items
Challenge assumptions, trends, and outcomes across all functional areas (Commercial, Operations, Marketing, R&D, G&A, and Corporate allocations)
Identify cross‑functional trade‑offs and structural drivers impacting overall profitability and cash generation
Ensure leadership discussions focus on enterprise outcomes, not siloed functional results
Planning, Forecasting & Long-Range Planning
Own execution of Solta’s annual budget, periodic forecasts, and long-range planning processes
Consolidate regional plans into clear, decision-oriented views for leadership
Ensure forecasts are analytically sound, well-documented, and aligned with operating assumptions
Corporate & Enabling Function Business Partnering
Serve as the primary FP&A business partner for selected corporate and enabling functions, providing clear financial insight, forecasting, and performance challenge
Support functional leaders with investment evaluation, resource allocation decisions, and productivity initiatives aligned to Solta financial objectives
Ensure functional cost forecasts and plans are integrated into the overall Solta P&L and long‑range outlook
Process Improvement, Automation & Advanced Analytics
Implement FP&A best practices including driver-based models, scenario analysis, and performance scorecards
Drive automation and responsible use of AI and advanced analytics to improve efficiency and insight quality
Partner with Finance Systems, IT, and Corporate FP&A to enhance planning and reporting tools with appropriate governance
M&A Financial Modeling & Transaction Support
Support Solta M&A and business development initiatives through valuation, synergy, integration, and sensitivity modeling
Provide analytical support across diligence, internal approvals, and post-transaction tracking without deal approval authority
Strategic Marketing & Product Economics
Partner with Global Strategic Marketing to develop financial inputs for new and upcoming products
Support pricing, margin structure, launch economics, and product profitability analysis for both product and service lines
Evaluate product and service cost structures, identifying opportunities to improve profitability, scalability, and overall lifecycle returns
Leadership & People Management
Lead and develop a global FP&A team, directly and through matrixed regional teams, building analytical, commercial, and business partnering capability
Set clear expectations for quality, consistency, and execution discipline
Qualifications
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. MBA or CPA preferred
Minimum 10 years of progressive FP&A or commercial finance experience in a multi-region environment
Demonstrated experience leading planning, forecasting, and performance management processes
Strong analytical, communication, and people leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in healthcare, medical devices, or global commercial organizations.
Experience driving FP&A standardization, transformation, or advanced analytics initiatives.
The range of starting base pay for this role is 170-230. Actual starting pay will be based on a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, qualifications, education and location. In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for participation in either (i) our annual bonus program or (ii) a sales incentive plan.
Benefits package includes a comprehensive Medical (includes Prescription Drug), Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) with matching company contribution, discretionary time off, paid sick time, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, paid holidays, employee referral bonuses and employee discounts.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE Disability/Veteran. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates collaboration.