Sr Financial Analyst/Accountant

Description

Early Phase Sr Financial Analyst/Accountant

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:
WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives - we're able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

·Act as a Business Partner to Operational team members on all aspects of financial health and investigation to drive successful and efficient completion of the Project; including respectfully challenging viewpoints as needed.

·Work with the Operations Teams to ensure accurate Revenue is recorded monthly and in timely manner according to deadlines.

·Coordinate and skeptically review pass through costs for monthly billing.

·Perform detailed analysis of monthly revenues to evaluate performance versus forecast, revenue changes and confidently communicate findings to BUC on monthly review calls.

·Critically review changes to contract to ensure sufficient coverage for required activities and provide management with a revenue impact estimates for contract changes.

·Coordinate, control, and validate month-end processes. Will include manual entries, and entries for direct revenue and pass through revenue recognition entries through month end timetable and checklist and associated validation checks.

·Reconciliation of Work in Progress, Advance Billings, and revenues by project in excel monthly.

·Work closely with one other senior financial analyst to manage 300-400 active projects each month.

·Perform regular closeout of projects including reconciliation of revenues and billings and contract terms.

·Work with other departments such as Accounts Receivable, Contracts, the Project set up team to assist with any queries or additional information they may need to progress the study.

·Maintain key project details in financial systems such as key project team members and project timelines.

·Prepares analysis associated with financial data and metrics for upper management. Maintains supporting schedules for the calculation of company metrics and BU level P&Ls.

·Prepare monthly account reconciliations for project related balance sheet accounts.

·Work with other Early Phase sites to manage and record intercompany activities.

·Monitor and follow up on working Capital balances and Aged Debt.

·Implements controls and procedures to ensure financial information is reported accurately and timely for group deadlines.

·May assist with training and mentoring of more junior team members.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

The annual base salary for this position rangesfrom $60,993.00 to $115,100.00. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications

An appropriate candidate must have:

·BS/BA degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent education and experience

·Finance background and/or have previous experience working in Finance.

·Pharmaceutical or CRO experience is Favourable.

·Strong English proficiency.

Intermediate/Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is essential.

Proficiency with accounting software packages is necessary and experience with Peoplesoft Finance is preferred.

·An Ability to work with confidential and sensitive data is required.

·Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, organizational, interpersonal, and teamwork skills. Excellent financial, communication, and interpersonal skills are as well as a high level of personal motivation to achieve.

·Leadership and mentoring skills to support less senior team members.

·An ability to prioritize activities and perform several tasks simultaneously.

·Initiative and a proactive approach to learning and management of various deliverables.

·Professional skepticism when analyzing and reviewing Revenue.

·Adaptability to changes in processes and procedures and requirements of the role.

Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you'll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health