Mara Wachholder, MSA, CPA, CTP

Enigma
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Director, Treasury at Amgen

United States

Overview

Mara is a Director of Treasury at Amgen, bringing extensive experience in biotech and financial systems. She is recognized for her expertise in global cash forecasting, M&A, and SAP S4/HANA implementation. She holds both CPA and CTP certifications.

Mara enjoys engaging with her biotech peers, particularly on treasury aspects of mergers and acquisitions. She is passionate about cross-functional collaboration and delivering efficient results.

A unique fact about Mara is her role in spearheading international expansion from a treasury perspective.

Personality Overview

Friendly Yet Blunt

Hard To Convince

Persuasive & Assertive

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

M&A Integration
Mara is deeply involved in M&A activities, including leading the Horizon Treasury Integration into Amgen, focusing on legal entity optimization and banking partner coordination.
Cash Forecasting
She has a strong background in developing and improving direct cash forecast models, managing global cash forecasting, and US cash management.
Financial Systems
Mara has deep experience with financial systems and analytics, notably leading SAP S4/HANA implementation as a cash, debt, and treasury accounting specialist.

Media Appearances

Mara has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Director, Treasury at Amgen
4-2024 - 7-2025
Associate Director, Treasury at Amgen
11-2023 - 4-2024
Associate Director, Treasury (Horizon was acquired by Amgen, October 2023) at Amgen
11-2022 - 10-2023
Associate Director, Treasury (Horizon was acquired by Amgen, October 2023) at Horizon
3-2021 - 11-2022
Senior Manager, Treasury at Horizon

Education

2010 - 2011
MSA from University of Illinois at Chicago - Graduate College
2007 - 2010
BS from Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Insights For Selling To Mara

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mara is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mara

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mara move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Mara take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Mara

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