Job Title: Financial Business Partnering Senior Manager - ISS
Location: Ireland, Dublin (HYBRID)
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:
Our GBS Business Partnering Group sits within the Corporate Finance arm of ICON Finance. This role is aimed at providing independent, objective, financial and consulting services designed to add value, direction and leadership to specific support department lines within the business, enabling ICON to accomplish its objectives by bringing a global, systematic and disciplined approach to evaluating company performance and strategic direction.
Purpose of the role:
- To provide Support Department leaders with monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc financial reports and analysis.
- Assist in the development of on-going and new financial management initiatives and projects.
Responsibilities:
- Liaise with key Support department heads to understand business and process requirements
- Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly Support department reporting packs.
- Provide assistance to Support departments by providing detailed research of variances by understanding GL and transactional level details
- Preparation of monthly forecasts and annual budget
- Produce detailed headcount reports for each Support department
- Partner with operations teams to provide insightful profitability data, drive efficiencies and track results to improve divisional gross margin.
- Gather and track business and functional requirements, provide impact assessments and identification of gaps.
- Analyse and translate data into key strategic inputs and insights to drive decision making.
- Help develop annual and long-term financial plans for support departments.
- Flexibility to work on high level ad hoc projects while continuing to achieve routine goals.
What you will need:
- Fully qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA
- A minimum of 3 - 5 years post qualification experience in an industry financial role, some level of financial analysis reporting of benefit.
- Strong oral and written communication skills are essential together with a proven ability to develop strong relationships with Executive and Senior Business Leaders.
- Solid understanding of accounting principles combined with a business focus.
- Excellent Excel knowledge, PowerBi an advantage
- Good systems experience, Oracle, Hyperion, PowerPoint an advantage.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a small team
- Candidate should be ambitious, able to multi-task & work well under pressure
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.
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.
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