Manager, FP&A (R&D)

Manager, FP&A (R&D) Date: Apr 7, 2026 Location: Lakewood, CO, US Requisition ID: 34928 The FP&A Manager – R&D is accountable for financial planning, forecasting, and performance management for Terumo BCT's global Research & Development organization. This role serves as the primary finance partner to R&D leadership and is responsible for ensuring financial discipline, transparency, and decision support across new product development, sustaining engineering, and innovation investment portfolios. Reporting to the Director, Corporate FP&A, this role leads R&D FP&A activities, manages analyst resources, and plays a key role in enterprise planning cycles, investment governance, and long-range planning within a global, regulated medical device environment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES Own FP&A accountability for the global R&D function, including: Operating expense and headcount planning Capital and project investment tracking Portfolio-level financial performance and ROI visibility Serve as a finance advisor to R&D leadership, enabling informed decision-making across innovation and development priorities Partner with R&D leaders to balance investment, risk, speed-to-market, and cost discipline Lead R&D components of: Monthly and quarterly forecasts Guide R&D leaders through planning assumptions, trade-offs, and scenario analysis Ensure alignment between R&D plans and enterprise financial objectives Review, challenge, and approve R&D financial submissions before consolidation at the corporate level Platform, technology, and process investments Support portfolio governance, investment committee inputs, and post-investment performance tracking Develop and maintain models to assess financial impact, capacity utilization, and risk exposure across the R&D pipeline Lead, coach, and develop Financial Analysts supporting R&D Set expectations for analytical rigor, business partnership, and executive-quality outputs Review and elevate analyses prepared by the team, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and insight Allocate workload and priorities in alignment with corporate FP&A direction Reporting, Analytics & Process Excellence Deliver clear, actionable R&D financial reporting to FP&A leadership and executive stakeholders Drive continuous improvement in R&D FP&A processes, tools, and reporting standards Partner with Corporate FP&A on standardization, transformation initiatives, and system enhancements Ensure appropriate use of ERP, planning, and BI tools to increase insight and efficiency MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Education Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting required MBA or other advanced degree preferred Experience Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related roles Minimum 2 years in a people leadership or process-ownership role preferred Demonstrated experience partnering with R&D or engineering organizations strongly preferred Experience in medical device, life sciences, healthcare, or other regulated manufacturing environments preferred Experience operating in a global, matrixed organization Skills Expert-level financial planning, forecasting, and analytical skills Strong understanding of R&D cost structures, capitalization concepts, and portfolio economics Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead through complexity Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills Strong executive communication skills, both written and verbal Experience with SAP or similar ERP platforms preferred Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., Workday Adaptive, Anaplan, OneStream) Experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) Demonstrated leadership, judgment, and accountability mindset PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS This role will be based on site in Lakewood, CO with hybrid flexibility Typical Office Environment requirements include: reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, walking, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. Target Pay Range: $107,900.00 to $134,900.00 – Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Target Bonus on Base: 15.0% We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affimative Action Employer. All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service. J-18808-Ljbffr