Senior Director Commercial Finance

Senior Director, Finance - Ireland, Dublin Hybrid: Office/Remote

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

Senior Director – Commercial Finance

Dublin

An unparalleled senior opportunity now exists within ICON's Finance function for a Senior Director - Commercial Finance. This is a C-Suite, global and strategic position which will play a critical role in advancing ICON’s competitive advantage in the Large Pharma market, with a particular focus on the creation of solutions tailored to meet the individual needs of our clients.

This individual will be a leading member of the Global Commercial Finance team.

Job description:

• Support in the advancement of ICON’s market leading position in the Large Pharma market, with a particular focusing in the construction of blended solutions for our clients
• Collaborate effectively with a broad range of internal stakeholders (including C-Suite) to construct and negotiate bespoke commercial frameworks tailored to meet the individual needs of our clients
• Collaborate with Finance colleagues to ensure commercial terms drive the desired financial outcomes as well as leverage P&L and Balance Sheet data to inform negotiation strategies
• Support, and lead as appropriate, high profile negotiations that arise during service delivery
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with our clients
• Pro-active holistic analysis (including Business Development, Legal, Operational, Commercial considerations) for specific deals
• Liaise with Legal team, and directly with clients as required, on commercial terms in client agreements and multi-year service contracts
• Ensure integrity of the pricing tools so as to ensure consistent precision and accuracy at all times
• Effective utilization of available financial and operational tools and data to aid better decision making
• Oversee the provision of high quality, timely support to the Proposals team to ensure client proposals are commercially sound
• Manage and develop team members
• Always looking for the next good idea and foster an entrepreneurial culture in the team
• Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which center around our commitment to People, clients and Performance.
• Embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.

You will need:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc) or relevant years’ experience
• A minimum of 10+ years of commercial finance experience at senior management level, preferably in a services arena
• People management experience with a proven ability to influence the development and success of a team
• Negotiation experience (seller side preferable)
• Proven ability to resolve conflicts
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) with the ability to succinctly articulate the given situation and inspire confidence
• Ability to interact with and influence a variety of stakeholders across the organization including C-Suite
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to plan and manage projects
• Very strong focus on accuracy and quality of information provided; attention to detail
• Very strong focus on delivery of quality outputs in a timely manner to clients (internal and external)
• Excellent working knowledge of MS office package, in particular Excel.

What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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