Finance Manager

Who We Are

Arcellx is a public, clinical-stage biotechnology company reimagining cell therapy by engineering innovative immunotherapies for patients with cancer and other incurable diseases. We believe that cell therapies are one of the forward pillars of medicine and our mission is to destroy cancer and advance humanity by developing cell therapies that are safer, more effective, and more broadly accessible.

Our team members are made up of talented innovators and dreamers working from our offices in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Redwood City, California. At Arcellx, we hire exceptional people and create a fun, diverse, supportive, and informal environment that allows everyone to do their best work.

What Matters to Us

Living our core values is essential to maintaining a work environment that is high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative. We look for candidates who demonstrate strong values alignment and bring different backgrounds, viewpoints, and abilities to the team.

Arcellx Core Values

• Character: Committed to always doing what’s right. 
• Audacity: Willing to challenge convention and share candid feedback with others.  
• Determination: Curious and self-motivated. Always looking to improve and learn.   
• Collaboration: "No job is too small" mentality. Humble and willing to help others.
• Originality: Will bring your unique perspective to the table and respect a diverse set of views and backgrounds.

How You’ll Make a Difference

In this role, you’ll use your exceptional finance and accounting skills to support the needs of Arcellx’s R&D collaboration, budgeting, reporting, and monthly-close process. Our Finance Manager will help ensure the success of our collaboration with our strategic partner and ultimately impact our ability to get our potentially life-saving therapy to patients.

The “Fine Print” – What You’ll Do 

• Collaborate with internal and external FP&A teams and alliance management to effectively budget and forecast partnership-related activities.
• Work closely with the accounting team to ensure collaboration activities are properly recorded in accordance with GAAP and collaboration agreement.
• Support the Sr. Director of FP&A with the financial planning, reporting, and budgeting process.
• Utilize understanding of budget and forecast to create high quality variance and trend analysis on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Track projects’ costs against budget, analyze differences to ensure project and departmental budget remain within identified budget limits.
• Track requisitions and obligations against approved budgets.
• Collaborate with the accounting team on the monthly close process and financial reporting.
• Liaise with various organizations and partner with functional leads to create plans and forecasts, understanding/evaluating key functional drivers.

Skills and Experience We Look For 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 4-7+ years finance/accounting support roles for a biotech or pharma company.
• Experience supporting the R&D and/or clinical functions.
• Understanding of US GAAP and financial statements.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Skilled in Excel and data compilation and aggregation, including pivot tables, and v-lookups.
• Highly organized and efficient with the proven ability to handle multiple projects, think creatively, and set priorities.

Rewards at Arcellx

Our people are our greatest asset, and supporting their well-being is an essential part of delivering on our mission and impacting the lives of patients. Putting this belief into practice means offering strong compensation and benefits.

The base salary range for this position is $115,000 - $160,000 per year. Where a candidate falls within that range is determined by factors such as years of experience and location. Our compensation package also includes an annual bonus based on company goals and an equity (RSU) grant. We do offer relocation assistance for roles if required.

Our market-leading benefits package includes: 100% coverage for medical, dental and vision for team members and dependents, unlimited vacation, a 3-day weekend every month, fully-paid parental leave for up to 6 months, tuition reimbursement, 401k employer contribution and more. 

Join us in our quest to reimagine cell therapy and destroy cancer. For more on our technology, culture, and team, go to www.arcellx.com.