Senior Manager, Finance

Job Title: Senior Finance Manager

Location: Ireland, Dublin

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.

With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.

Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

The Role:

This is a key role in the Corporate Reporting Team responsible to support our external reporting to the market. The senior finance manager plays a key role in the monthly consolidation process, quarterly and annual filings and has an on-going role in supporting the wider finance teams in ensuring preparation and appropriate review of accounting standard updates, accounting for once-off transactions and events and working with legal, co sec, taxation, treasury, commercial finance and other cross functional teams. This individual should ideally have experience with US GAAP, IFRS, SOX and PCAOB requirements. This individual should have strong accounting technical skills and experience, good report writing and presentation skills and strong project management skills. The individual should also have experience working with a multinational corporate group and an understanding of what it takes to prepare accurate consolidated results in a timely fashion.

• This individual plays a key role in the Corporate Reporting Team in the monthly and quarterly preparation of the consolidated group numbers
• They will work as part of a cohesive team of finance professionals and will need to able to support the achievement of the team's goals while managing individual responsibilities
• The individual will lead in the co-ordination and preparation key group external filings (6K, 20F and IFRS accounts)
• They will provide support the analysis with the monthly and quarterly consolidated numbers which accurately depict financial performance of the group
• The individual will support the acquisition completion and integration activities of the large transformative acquisition recently announced by ICON
• They will be responsible for specific complex corporate entities within the Group and will be charged with keeping high quality financial control over those entities
• They will support the Group's SOX and PCAOB preparedness through the completion and documentation of monthly/quarterly financial controls over their responsible areas
• This individual will be proficient and comfortable in accounting technical research and interpretation across US GAAP and IFRS
• The individual should be a self-starter, a strong communicator and a proven project manager
• They should have good report writing and presentation skills
• They will be involved in regularly communications with the Group's external auditors and accounting advisors and should be comfortable in leading conversations on accounting matters
• Foster close working relationship within the Corporate Reporting Team and other group teams (general ledger finance, finance business partners, taxation, treasury and legal teams) in identifying, analyzing and communicating accounting issues from new transactions or other activities
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop & continually improve processes & systems for both financial and statutory reporting
• Drivie project related activity on changes in group structure and in providing ad hoc accounting technical and commercial support across the wider finance teams
• Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which center around our commitment to People, Clients and Performance.
• The individual 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.
• The individual 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.

What you will need:

• An experienced high performing ACA, ACCA with minimum 8 years PQE
• Experience working with a multinational corporate group and the completion of consolidated group accounts
• Fully conversant with 'best practice' in accounting standards across multiple GAAPs, possessing a superior track record of technical financial and regulatory management
• Superior business analytic skills to understand what is going on behind the numbers and an ability to both critically analyse and clearly articulate the rationale for variances.
• Experienced in a range of finance disciplines including e.g. US GAAP and IFRS, SOX compliance, best practice reporting, taxation, and treasury.
• An ability to identify and lead development, implementation and continuous improvement of projects systems, initiatives and processes.
• An ability to identify areas for improvement and best in class practice
• A confident, decisive person with strong interpersonal skills
• An accomplished professional who is tenacious and determined

Benefits of Working in ICON:

Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That's why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture -one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career -both now, and into the future.

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, 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.

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