Description

Financial Planning Analyst

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.  

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know.

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong. 

Job Responsibilities

Job Summary

Financial Analyst I is an entry-level position within the finance department. This role primarily involves analyzing financial data, preparing financial reports, and providing recommendations to support decision making processes. Financial Analyst I may assist in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling
activities. They may also conduct research and analysis on industry trends, competitors, and economic factors that may impact the company's financial performance. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in financial software and tools are typically required for this role.

Core Responsibilities

• Develops and delivers financial reporting, controls and procedures to ensure financial information is reported accurately and timely for group deadlines.
• Prepares, interprets and analyzes financial data, business metrics, and ad-hoc reports for global management.
• Prepares key reports such as annual cost and expense budgets, cost rates, cost and expense forecasting, monthly utilization, headcount, revenue backlog analysis, and/or gross profit for assigned area. Produces ad hoc reports as required.
• Develops and produces monthly financial reports and commentary, as well as other financial analysis and metrics as required by senior management. Offers methods for improving results by reviewing timeliness, accuracy and efficiencies in reporting.
• Serves as a key contact point for interpretation and investigation of financial results in assigned area.
• Provides financial insights to business growth trends and profitability in assigned area.
• Assists management and others within Finance department with miscellaneous projects as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent education and experience.

• Preferably Pharmaceutical or CRO experience
• Ability to utilize protocol and subject data to identify how to build subject visit forecast (i.e., split of forecast by multiple cohorts/arms, split by different subject status)
• Identify inconsistency within data (i.e., significant change in visit rate for 1 site, currency error due to typo KWW instead of KRW)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is essential. Proficiency with accounting software packages is necessary and experience with Oracle Finance is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with confidential and sensitive data is required.
• Requires exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, organizational, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
• Excellent financial, communication, and interpersonal skills are required as well as a high level of personal motivation to achieve.
• The ability to perform several tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines is necessary.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.
 

http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

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