[Hiring] Director, Finance @Kaléo

Role Description

This is a remote opportunity with occasional travel, estimated at less than 10%. Kaléo is a global leader in drug‑delivery device technology and auto‑injector innovation, providing millions of patients, government partners, and emergency responders with security and peace of mind.

The Director, Finance serves as a strategic financial partner and the operational backbone of Kaléo’s Corporate Finance and FP&A function. The day-to-day responsibility includes:

• Leading the annual budget, rolling forecast cycles, and long-range planning.
• Developing integrated profit and loss (P&L), balance sheet, and cash flow models.
• Preparing financial materials for the CEO, CFO, Board of Directors, and monthly Finance Committee reviews.
• Partnering closely with Treasury and Accounting to support cash and liquidity forecasting, capital planning, and debt-related reporting needs.
• Providing financial oversight of the company’s Commercial and Development revenue streams.
• Leading cross-functional coordination of forecast inputs.
• Serving as a critical decision-support resource for the senior leadership team.

The Director will lead a small, high-performing Finance team at a growing, Private Equity-backed pharmaceutical company. This role offers rare breadth — spanning financial modeling, government contract economics, cash forecasting, and C-suite reporting — while remaining deeply hands-on. Successful candidates will exhibit:

• Curiosity and ability to prioritize across competing deadlines.
• Advanced critical thinking skills.
• Ability to lead and influence others.

The selected candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CFO, and Board while playing a visible role in shaping company strategy and financial outcomes. The company is also actively exploring AI-enabled finance capabilities, creating an opportunity for the right leader to help shape the future of how finance operates at Kaléo.

As Director, Finance you will:

• Own and coordinate all company forecast cycles (annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range plans); develop and maintain integrated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow models incorporating cross-functional inputs from all departments.
• Prepare scenario and sensitivity analyses to support leadership decision-making under uncertainty.
• Prepare monthly Finance Committee decks, Board of Directors financial materials, and CEO/CFO review packages (including monthly snapshot reports and concise one-page summaries); lead Finance Committee governance including spend request review and capital vs. operating spend oversight.
• Manage a 13-week rolling cash forecast (receipts and disbursements); monitor and report on liquidity, accounts receivable financing availability, and working-capital variances to senior leadership.
• Provide detailed revenue and cost of goods sold (COGS) analysis across all business lines (including price, volume, and mix drivers and key bridge/walk analyses); maintain unit economics models and support pricing assumption development.
• Assist commercial operations in evaluating new contracts, price change requests, and overall profitability.
• Partner with Commercial, HR, Manufacturing, and Operations on forecast inputs, compensation planning, COGS, and CAPEX; facilitate monthly financial review meetings with department heads and document variance commentary.
• Perform special ad-hoc analyses and support strategic initiatives and investment decisions as needed.
• Lead and develop a team of Finance Managers and Analysts; mentor team members and build long-term finance team capabilities.
• Ensure effective internal controls and compliance with government pricing/reporting, Sunshine Act, and other applicable requirements; coordinate with external auditors and advisors.
• Ensure financial systems and published reports are properly version-controlled and accessible to relevant stakeholders.

Build relationships with the following:

• SVP, Strategy, Finance, HR & AI Transformation (Supervisor).
• Finance Managers and Analysts (Direct Reports).
• CEO and CFO (primary executive audience for financial materials).
• Board of Directors and Finance Committee.
• Accounting Team.
• Commercial/Market Access Team.
• Manufacturing/Quality Team.
• Government Development/Program Management Team.
• HR Team.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to break down and solve complex financial problems, including multi-variable variance analysis.
• Advanced financial modeling capabilities across P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and scenario/sensitivity analyses.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial data into clear, executive-ready narratives for diverse audiences including the Board, CEO, etc.
• Proven ability to manage and develop a finance team while remaining highly hands-on.
• High degree of data integrity and version control discipline; ability to manage complex, interconnected financial models across multiple workstreams.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, PE-backed environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines.
• Openness to and experience with AI-enabled finance tools and workflow automation.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal communication skills; ability to build credibility and influence across functions.
• Robust intellectual curiosity and desire to be part of an innovative organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in progressively challenging finance roles.
• 4+ years of experience supervising or leading a finance team.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling, Power Query, and data model integration.
• Experience with integrated financial planning systems and/or ERP-connected reporting tools.
• Previous experience in healthcare or pharmaceuticals strongly preferred.
• MBA preferred; CPA or CFA a plus.