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Senior Financial Accountant (Project Finance)

  1. Chennai
JR126010
  1. Accounting & Finance
  2. ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
  3. Office Based

About the role

Senior Financial Accountant (Project Finance), 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 Senior Finance Accountant, you will work with Finance group, clinical project managers and others to manage budgets and to assist with the monthly revenue recognition and forecasting for each contract.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Make sure the projects are on track to stay within budget.
  • Monitor the contracts for out-of-scope work and generate Change Orders.
  • Monitor and meet with Project Managers on the correct use of revenue tracking files.
  • Ownership of Study E2E – Understand the health of the study by analyzing 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
  • Demonstrate leadership, teamwork, energy, responsiveness, decision-making, and effectiveness.
  • Develop, prepare and Maintain Monthly Revenue financial forecasts and budget reconciliations for the business unit.
  • Analyze 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 with the Project Management group.
  • Support the preparation of ad-hoc management presentations.
  • Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which centers on our commitment to People, Clients and Performance.
  • As a member of staff, the employee is expected to 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.

Your Profile:

  • 3 + years of Post Qualification Corporate Experience.
  • Professional Accountancy Qualification (CPA/ CWA/CA/ CMA)
  • Experience in Financial Analysis and planning Preferred.
  • 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 interpret data (analytical skills) and convert between formats.
  • Numerate with financial understanding.
  • Excellent working knowledge of MS office package, particularly Excel.
  • Prior experience in Oracle Financial systems, Hyperion, Alteryx, Power BI etc. is an advantage.
  • Excellent communication (written and oral) and influencing skills.
  • #LI-SG1

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, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. 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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