Financial Analyst I

Financial Analyst I - Chennai

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.

As a Financial Analyst I at ICON, you will support financial planning, analysis, and reporting activities. You will contribute to the financial health and strategic decision-making of the organization by providing insightful financial data, analysis, and recommendations.

What You Will Do:

You will take responsibility for finance and financial management deliverables, applying your skills to ensure quality and efficiency.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the preparation of financial reports, budgets, and forecasts to support business planning and decision-making processes.
• Analyzing financial data to identify trends, variances, and key insights, and communicating findings to stakeholders.
• Supporting month-end and year-end close processes, including account reconciliations and financial statement analysis.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial tracking and reporting of projects and initiatives.
• Contributing to the development and improvement of financial models and analytical tools to enhance financial forecasting and analysis capabilities.

Your Profile:

You will bring relevant finance and financial management experience, along with the following qualifications and skills.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Should be fully qualified CA/CMA.
• Should have 2+years of post qualification experience.
• Entry-level experience in financial analysis, accounting, or related roles, with a strong understanding of financial principles and practices.
• Proficiency in financial software and tools, such as Excel, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 5%)

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.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON 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 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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