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Sr. Analyst - Commercial G&A FP&A

Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Waltham, MA
Position Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial G&A FP&A will support budgeting, forecasting, monthly close activities, and financial reporting for the Commercial and G&A functions. This role will work closely with functional business partners and leadership to provide financial insights and drive operational performance. This role will report to the Director, Commercial FP&A This is a key contributor role offering exposure across the organization and visibility to senior leadership.

Preferred job location: Waltham, MA. Remote candidates will be considered on a case-by-case basis or relocation may be provided.

Key Responsibilities Include

  • Support Commercial and G&A Operating Expense Financial planning activities (Long Range Plan, Annual Operating Plan, and Bi-annual forecasting with associated variance analyses and reporting).
  • Manage the month-end/Quarter-end close process for Commercial and G&A cost center expenses inclusive of PO accruals and journal entries, headcount reconciliations, while enhancing accuracy to minimize variability between actual results and budgets/forecasts.
  • Financial reporting and analysis including monthly reporting to functional leadership analyzing actual versus planned results to understand performance vs. Plan.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to review spending, explain variances, and identify risks and opportunities.
  • Consolidate monthly and quarterly FP&A team PO process & perform completeness check.
  • Assist with headcount and personnel cost planning, working with HR and Business leads.
  • Ensure compliance with SOX requirements and Apellis accounting policies and procedures.

Education, Registration & Certification

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance with minimum of 3 years’ experience in areas of accounting and financial analysis/planning.
  • CPA or MBA is a plus.

Experience

  • Knowledge of US GAAP and SOX internal control principles for a public company.
  • Experience with SAP (ERP) and Adaptive Insights (planning and reporting) is a plus.
  • Experience with BI tools such as Power BI / Tableau is a plus.
  • Strong facilitation, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and partner successfully with non-Finance personnel while remaining a strong representative of/for the Finance team.
  • Ability to work in a team environment and willing to assist other team members to achieve goals and objectives.

Benefits And Perks

Apellis offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company match, inclusive family building benefits, flexible time off, summer and winter shutdowns, paid family leave, disability and life insurance, and more! Visit to learn more.

Company Background

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company that combines courageous science and compassion to develop life-changing therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two approved medicines targeting C3. These include the first and only therapy for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness around the world. With nearly a dozen clinical and pre-clinical programs underway, we believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases.

For more information, please visit or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

EEO Statement

Apellis is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. Apellis strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, smoker/nonsmoker, and occupational pneumoconiosis or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

For San Francisco postings: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Posted 2025-09-25

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