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About Us   Kardigan is a heart health company working to make cardiovascular disease preventable, curable and no longer the leading cause of death in the world. It is Kardigan’s mission to develop multiple targeted treatments in parallel that bring people with cardiovascular diseases to the cures they deserve.   Led by Tassos Gianakakos, Jay Edelberg, M.D., Ph.D., and Bob McDowell, Ph.D., Kardigan’s co-founders have reunited after leading MyoKardia to discover and develop mavacamten, the first cardiac myosin inhibitor, resulting in an acquisition by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2020.   We have a cutting-edge discovery and translational research platform, a pipeline of late-stage candidates, and an industry-leading team that is driven to improve the lives of patients.   At Kardigan, we are motivated by our values which guide how we work, interact, and achieve our goals. Driven by patients and their families , we are deeply committed to improving the lives of patients and prioritizing their needs above all else. We believe in being authentic —leading with truth to bring out the best in others by creating an environment where every person knows they will be fully accepted. With an eagerness to learn , we encourage the highest levels of curiosity and are open to changing our minds. We are committed to winning as a team with urgency, excellence, and intention, and support each other no matter what role we play or where we sit. Lastly, we strive to enable the impossible because patients are counting on us. We are not afraid to take risks to unlock innovation and advance scientific discoveries.   These values are the foundation of our work, empowering us to make a real difference, every day.     Position Title:  Senior Manager, FP&A   Department:  Finance   Reports To:  Director, FP&A   Location:  South San Francisco, CA or Princeton, NJ (preferred) – On-site 4 days per week (Mon to Thurs)     Job Overview     The Senior Manager, FP&A will play a critical leadership role in driving the company’s financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management activities. This position serves as a strategic business partner to cross-functional leaders, providing financial insights and recommendations that support decision-making, resource allocation, and achievement of business objectives. The role is responsible for leading the budgeting and forecasting processes, overseeing financial performance analysis, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and planning activities, and continuously enhancing FP&A processes and tools to improve the quality, reliability, and relevance of financial information across the organization.        Essential Duties and Responsibilities     Own and lead the end-to-end budgeting and forecasting processes     Lead financial performance tracking, including variance analysis and business metric reporting    Provide clear, concise, and insight-driven commentary on financial results    Identify key drivers of performance and recommend corrective actions where needed    Own FP&A aspects of the close process, ensuring completeness & accuracy of expenses    Partner with accounting teams to ensure alignment between reporting and planning    Ensure adherence to financial calendars and reporting timelines    Improve existing processes to improve reliability and relevance of financial information    Own and lead the end-to-end annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, business strategies, and financial targets.     Lead financial perfor