At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives.
Our ‘Own It’ culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.
That’s our vision. We’re driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.
If you’re as driven as we are, join us. You’ll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you’ll be helping shape an industry.
Director of Finance (Project Finance) :
Job Description:
People Leadership
- Lead & manage PFA team with high quality delivery and focusing on centre of excellence.
- Hiring right talent people for your team based on requirement and on board them based on agreed timeline.
- Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which center around our commitment to People, Clients and Performance.
- As a Manager, the employee is expected to recognize the importance of and create a culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
- Must possess exceptional communication and management skills with a strong dedication to customer service and operational efficiency.
- Embed and develop Own It @ ICON Culture and the ICON four Values
- Focus on talent development, building a strong team that can cater for customer requirements.
Sponsor Project Ownership
- Ownership of Study E2E – Understand the health of the study by analysing the financial and operational metrics such as FTE over burn or buffer, Invoicing, potential billing opportunity, financial KPIs – discussion with Project Manager if any adverse metrics will be accommodated by Sponsor in upcoming Change Order if any and reporting the same to Vice President of the study – to help in decision making and in total to comprehend the viability of study
- External Reporting to Sponsor – Monthly and quarterly reporting involving Ownership of sponsor level MIS including Fee – budgeted and forecasted, pass through expenses, Units achieved, milestone reached and Invoiced, Out of scope activities rendered to ensure potential invoicing is not missed and any additional ad hoc MIS reports to assist decision making by liaising with operational team and Project Manager
- To assist the team in ensuring that timely and accurate reports are prepared, and that our Work Orders are monitored so that our revenue, work performed and forecasts are objectively tracked and managed, in order for the company to meet established goals and objectives.
- Drive the development, enhancement of the monthly Revenue financial actuals, forecasts and budget reconciliations for the business unit.
- Analyse, summarise business unit Monthly / Quarterly financial results and key Performance indicators. Prepare monthly Business unit reporting packages with insightful commentary and analysis.
- Identification of key Revenue and Margin drivers within the portfolio.
- Build strong working relationships across the Project Management group.
- Run the pre close review of Revenue to ensure accuracy of reporting.
- Create/enhance and sign off all monthly and ad-hoc management presentations.
- Drive our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes, adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
- Co-ordinate, develop and lead the DOF team and provide accurate & relevant reports from your team on time and at a high quality departmental forecasts, budgets and long term plans. Identify risks and opportunities to the forecast and budget and devise risk mitigation plans.
- Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with stakeholder and promote effective and efficient practices and exemplary service delivery
- Manage customer relationships and expectations to ensure high client satisfaction
- To work with other team members to prepare accurate consolidated reports, KPIs & variance analysis of financial results to previous forecasts, budgets and prior periods
- Develop ad hoc financial analysis/reporting to support current & emerging initiatives.
- Collaborate with the Financial Reporting team to ensure GAAP compliance and adherence to Company policies and procedures
Experience, Skills & Knowledge Requirement:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Managing teams and performed yearly appraisal for teams.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Demonstrate ability to present complex data in understandable format to senior mgt
- Have experience and detailed knowledge in Project Revenue Business.
- Excellent working knowledge of system and process including support large projects
- Prior experience in Oracle Financial systems, Hyperion, Alteryx, Power BI, Excel Macro etc.
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and influencing skills.
- Required to have financial education (CA, CPA, CMA, MBA or other relevant financial education)
- Experience in Financial Analysis and planning required
Educational Requirements:
- Completed Bachelor’s degree or its international equivalent
- Professional Accountancy Qualification (CPA/ CWA/CA/ CMA)
- 10+ years of Post Qualification Experience.
- Other education qualifications an advantage (CFA, Project Mgt etc.)
Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals – both ours and yours.
We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer competitive retirement plans – and related benefits such as life assurance – so you can save and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
But beyond the competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, you’ll benefit from an environment where you are encouraged to fulfil your sense of purpose and drive lasting change.
ICON 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, color, 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 through the form below.
